The Van Buren press., 1900-11-10
Relative Size Of The States in the
Union as Shown by the Census
Figures Given Ont by Dir
eetOr Merriam Last

WOruS III means tnat during each day OF
the nineteenth century 1000 persons
were added to the population of thi.
country. This means that for each
minute during the century now closing
more than one child has been added Il
Uncle Sam S great family.
OF this Immense Increase 50, 900, DOC
were native. born Americans
Between 1920 and 1899 there were 18,
316, 53S immigrants into the United
States.
Between 1890 and 1899 the immigrants
numbered $500, 900. The native in.
crease during these years was 8, 425 900.
During the last 10 years a population
of GAG, SOB greater than the entire popu.
lation Of Mexico (12, 57S, S6l) was added
to the United States.
Our increase in population during that
time equals the entire present population
of Canada, Denmark, Holland and
Switzerland.
1t equals the entire population of Nor.
way, Sweden, Switzerland and Den
mark.
1t equals one third of the population
of Great Britain and Ireland.
This increase in 10 years would make
90 cities of the size of st. Louis.
1t would populate four states the size
of Missouri, with more than ZOO, 900
people to spare,
If the entire population of Canada in
GLIDING Manitoba, New Brunswick
Nova Scotia, British Columbia and the
great northwest territory, with its 4, :.
900, 900 square miles. were dropped down
into the state of New York, with only
SO, no square miles, there would be a
deficit of 2 1914 900 people.
The people of Illinois could supplant
almost the entire population of Canada s
a, 900, 900 square miles. Canada has
4, 1923, S75 people. Illinois has 4 S2l $50.
Missouri is the home of greater
number of people than lived in the
United States 100 years ago.
No civilized country ever showed such
great gains as have been recorded by
the United States.
People have been living in Great
Britain and Ireland, as now constituted,
for 1000 years, yet their combined pop
ulation today is only half as great as
that of the United States, and the islands
are not full, either.
The eternal city of Rome was in its
glory 1000 years ago, yet the present
population of Italy is only 20, 900, 900.
During the last 10 years New York
state showed the unprecedented gain of
1888. 1853 people. The Empire state,
with 1885, 900 inhabitants, is Il kingdom
in itself.
Pennsylvania, the second state, in
creased in population 1 ,043 ,351.
Illinois gained 955, 1919.
Ohio, the fourth state in population,
gained 4s5, 800,
Missouri, the fifth state, with st.
Louis, the fourth city, increased 427,
1888, and now has population of g..
107, III.
Texas is the sixth state, with 8, O4s, 1913
inhabitants.
Wyoming made the greatest gain In
point Of percentage-85 per cent. Its
increased from so, 705 to 90,
53i,
The only state that fell off was Nevada.
Its population, in 10 years, decreased
3427.
The territory of Oklahoma has u pop
ulation 1856, 0ll greater than of Nevada
and 305, ia greater than that Of Wyom-
ing.
The population of New Mexico, Ari.
iona and Indian territory Is each far In
excess OF that Of these two states.
OF the As states in the Union, IA have
u population Of 1000, 900 or more and
l3 have II population of more than 1
900 900 and less than 2, 900 900.
The most populous southern state,
aside from Texas, is Georgia, with 2,
si6, 500 people. The natives call it the
Empire State of the South.
In Massachusetts there are 32S people
to the square mile. In Missouri there
are 40, In Illinois, 81, In New York,
1876, In Texas, the average is less than
10, In Rhode Island, the average is
343, In Delaware, n. In Connecticut,
1852, California shows the small average
of ..
One hundred years ago only 100, 900
Americans lived west Of the Allegheny
mountains Now the center of populn.
ton Of 70, 900 900 people is near Terre
Haute, Ind. Ten years from now it
will be st. Louis,
Here are a few comparisons. The
population Of Illinois is greater than
that OF Sweden II is greater than that
Of Portugal.
Missouri has more people than Swift.
erland,
The combined population OF New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio exceeds
that Of Spain.
Iowa, Indiana, Georgia and Michigan
each contains more people than Den
mark, one of the most thickly populated
countries on earth.
Massachusetts, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Wisconsin each has more people
than the kingdom Of Norway, ~
New York nearly equals Persia.
The combined population of Missouri
Illinois and Ohio equals that Of Mexico
II the entire population of the United
States were crowded into Texas, on each
of It's 900, 900 square miles would be 2s,
people, making one continuous city
4222 times the area Of st. Louis,
The average density Of population In
ST. Louis Is 0l27 TO the square mile.
Therefore, taking another view OF ~
II MI the people IN the United Statel
were formed into one city Of the sam,
density Of population M 81. Louis, the,
would make one gigantic municipality
covering 1899 square miles.
In other words they would fern
city such M was never heard OF OF
earth ,-l3e times the area OF 81. Louis
This city, IN the shape of rectangle
would roach from st, Louis TO New
York eight miles wide 1T every point
A bicycle rider could make 10 "centur,
runs on one OF its streets without stop
plug, going one way, Each OF its mai
ihorouuhfarcs would be 1000 milea long