Daily camera., 1900-03-08
CITIES IN THE CENSUS
Position of Several Likely to Be
Changed in 1900.
Standing Of the Leading Cities In
Point of POpula ulatiOn-Interesting
Facts Cleaned from the
Last Census.

There were only seven cities in the
United States that by the federal cen
sus of 1890 had more than 200 inhab-
itants, New York, Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Brooklyn. ST. Louis, Boston and
Baltimore, in the order named. Be
tween 100000 and 400, 900, measure of
population quite frequent in European
countries, there was none in the United
States, those most nearly approaching
the 100000 mark being San Francisco
and Cincinnati. each having almost the
same population, and Cleveland and
Buffalo following with more than 250,
900. Since the census of 1890, Brooklyn
has been absorbed into the Greater New
York, the boundaries of Chicago have
been enlarged. and the growth in pop
ulation of other American cities has not
been so uniform as to make ii probable
that each will retain the position it held
in the census of ten years ago.
New York, which is now city of
3,6C0. .00S, will. of course, remain at the
head and so far at the head that any
serious thought of actual rivalry from
any other city may be dismissed. Chi
cago has now a claimed poru.ation" of
1,SG0,0GO, 500, 600 more than it had at
the last federal census and one-half as
large as the present population Of New
York. Whether Chicago has now as
large a population as some of its in
habitants assert, or whether ii is like
ly to have such a population in June, if
somewhat short of the mark / present.
is not a matter of much concern. in
view of the fact that no other American
city SO nearly approaches it, and hence
the position of Chicago as the second in
populat ton in the United States and the
first in Illinois is secure.
Philadelphia, as in Benjamin Frank
Inns time, retains position of prom
inence among American cities. and it
is now third on the list with popula-
ton of 100000 Philadelphia, which
long enjoyed distinction as the
greatest city in the country territori-
ally, has forfeited that position since
the last United States census, New
York having an area of more than 300
square miles. Chicago of lSs and Phil
adelphia of only 100. The position of
fourth city on the list among American
municipalities, formerly occupied by
Brooklyn, cannot be fixed in advance of
the official census in June. Two cities
expect it, Baltimore and St. Louis. BY
the census of 1890 the population of ST.
Louis was 100000 and of Baltimore
$4,000 ST. Louis is now claiming 623.-
OGO and Baltimore 626, GOO. an imma
terial difference when it is considered
that both estimates are to some eX-
tent con njectural, being based upon es-
Inmates rather than upon ascertained
results. To most persons il would seem
probable that ST. Louis in the thriving
region of the west has been Increasing
more rapidly in population during the
last ten years than conservative and
substantial Baltimore. In the presiden-
tial election of 1896 the total vote Of
Baltimore was 106,574 and of st. Louis
116.9s9, which would seem to indi-
cate, other things being equal, that St.
Louis, with more than 10000 voting
population in excess of Baltimore, had
at the established ratio ofother Amer
lean cities, comparing the number OF
voters to the number of inhabitants,
30 600 or 10000 mora population than
Baltimore.
Whatever may be the claims of rival
cities as to fourth and fifth places, in
the census of 1900, Boston is secure in
sixth place with population OF 55o,Ooo,
the other important cities being San
Francisco, with claimed population OF
35O,C00: Cincinnati. 400 GOO: Pittsburgh,
325,OOO; Cleveland, 100000; Buffalo.
10000: New Orleans, 100000; Detroit,
a5G,0Oo; Washington, 100000; Mil
waukee, 25O,oOO; Louisville, 225,Ooo;
Newark, 1000; ST. Paul, eco 900; Den
yer, 10000: Minneapolis, 100000; In
dianapolis, 2O0.OG0-or nearly that.
Generally speaking, eastern cities
have gained more through annexation
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