The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16
STANDING or THE CITIES.
Even Growth Of Population In the Last Ten
Years shown by the Census.

Whatever expectations there may have been
OF radi cal changes, the fact Is now evident
that this years Federal census. unlike any Of
the preceding ones. shows an almost uniform
Increase In the population Of American cities
and very little change in the relative position
or one city TO another. compared with tho
enumeration OF ten years ago.
Between 1850 and 1900 there were many strlk-
Ing changes in the position OF American cities
as 10 population. Chicago rose from fourth
TO second place. Philadelphia fell from second
TO third, 81. Louis and Boston changed places.
Boston being the more p~opulous city OF tho
two In 1850 md st. Louis the moro p~opulous
In 1900. During the decade. Cleveland rose
from eleventh to tenth place. Buffalo from
thirteenth 10 eleventh. Detroit from eighteenth
TO fifteenth. Minneapolis. the most surprising
change of all, from thirty-eighth 10 eighteenth.
ST. Paul rose from the forty-hfth place among
American cities TO the twenty-third: Denver
from Aftieth TO twenty-seventh. On the other
hand. Charleston, S. G, fell from thirty-sixth
TO hfty-third place and Hartford from forty
third to nfty-fourth. Omaha increased from
10000 to $4,000 population, and Los Angeles.
Cal, from 1900 TO $1,000.
SO far ~ the cities are concerned the census
OF n" United States for 1900 IL practically
complete and show few ~ the changes that
marked the census Of ten years ago. Tho six
chief cities Of the country. New York, Chi
caRo, Philadelphia, 81 Louis, Boston and Bal
tiinore remain In exactly tho same position as
ten years ago. something unprecedented in
the history Of the country Two cities, Cleve-
land and Buffalo, have, by the operation Of like
causes the development Of railroad busi-
ness In connection with the Lake trade gained
some In position, instead Of being ninth and
tenth among American cities resi- ectively
they are now seventh and eighth, and the two
cities which exchanged places with them,
san Francisco and Cincinnati, occupy ninth
and tenth places respectively. Among the ten
cities Of the United States which we're at the
head Of the list ten years ago. there ia not one
which has fallen out Of that place.
For eleventh and twelfth places Pittsburg
and New Orleans have moved. Pittsburg one
point up and New Orleans one point down.
The thirteenth place. occupied by Washington
ten years ago. la now taken by Detroit, the
fourteenth by Milwaukee and the fifteenth b.
Washington. Louisville has moved a point
UT. from nineteenth TO eighteenth place, and
Jersey City, possibly through its proximity
10 New York. has moved up also, Minneapolis
and 81. Paul have moved down 70 make way
for them
An illustration OF the evenness in the growth
OF population during the past ten years Is given
by Rochester and st Paul, two cities In differ
ent parts OF the country which have little in
common. but share the general growth
and prosperity Of the country at this time.
Ten years ago, Rochester had a population Of
1913. Ose and St Paul had ls3.i5e After ten
years. Rochester now has Ie2, 1876 and st. Paul
1872. asa The increase OF population in the two
cities has practically been the came; but be-
tween 1880 and 1890 Rochester gained 1900
and St Paul o.. 900.