The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-26

prise New York, which, with more than
100000 inhabitants, properly stands by
itself; two cities, Chicago and Philadel-
phia, each of which has a population in
excess of a million; three cities, St.
Louis, Boston and Baltimore, which have
a population of half million each; five
cities, Cleveland, Buffalo, San Francisco,
Cincinnati and Pittsburg, which have a
population of between 300 600 and 400 900
each; and eight cities. New Orleans, De-
troit, Milwaukee, Washington, Newark,
Jersey City, Louisville, and Minneapo-
lis, which have a population of between
100000 and 600 each.
New York, under the act of consOlida-
ton which became effective January /,
1885, has grown to be a city of nearly
$500, 600 inha bftants in 1900, as compared
with a population for what was former
~ New York city of little more than
800 600 in 1890, and substantially 1,200,-
900 in 1880. The population of the terri
tory now comprised within the present
limits of New York was approximately
100000 in 1890 and i 400, 600 in 1880. It
is the premier city of the country in
point of population, a position which it
has uniformly held at each decennial CEN
sus since and including $780,
Chicago, with practically 100000 in
habitants and Philadelphia with not quite
third places in 1900. the same as in 1890,
although at the census of 1880 their posi-
having nearly $50, coo inhabitants as com
pared with not much more than 500, 600 for
St Louis, Boston and Baltimore, the
next largest cities, have not changed their
relative positions in 1890. Cleveland and
Buffalo have both increased materially in
population during the last ten years and
now take precedence over San Francisco
and Cincinnati, which in 1890 were in the
seventh and eighth places in point of pop
ulation. Pittsburg also shows a large in
crease in population since 1880 and is now
the eleventh largest city in the country,
having exchanged places with New Or
leans.
Among the most notable changes in the
rank of cities which have taken place in
1900 as compared with 1880. may be men
toned that of Seattle, which has adj
vanced from the 150th to the 4Sth place;
Los Angeles, from the l35th to the 36th
place; Duluth, from the 156th to the 72nd
place: Kansas City, Kan, from the 153rd
to the 18th place, and Portland, Ore, from
the 106th to the 42nd place. Other notice
able changes in rank from 1880 to 1900 are
Tacoma, from 1855 to 1o3 and Spokane from
The following named states and territor-
les IN 1900 do not contain any city with
sissippi Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming.
OF the whole number of cities having
are found in the north Atlantic division,
forty-eight in the north central division.
eighteen in the south. central division,
in the South Atlantic division.
Massachusetts has the largest number
lowed by Pennsylvania, with eighteen and
New York with twelve The most sign1-
fieant growth Of cities is that for the three
cities in the state Of Washington. namely
SEATTLE Spokane and Tacoma These three
cities combined had only 4.SS1 Inhabitants
in 1880, but their population had increased
to 95.765 in 1890 and to 1928 in 1900, the
increase during the past decade being
equivalent to ST. per cent
Nebraska is the only state in which the
combined population of the cities con-
tanned therein shows a decrease from 1880
to 1900.
OF the total population. represented by
the 1873 cities in 1900 (9, 694 $50 10,90s sos or
5l-3 per cent, is contained in the seventy
cities situated in the north Atlantic divf-
sion and SOL .s61. or 30S per cent in the
forty-eight cities situated in the north
central division. leaving only 3. 524, 06S, or
17.9 per cent, for the remaining cities sit
uated in the other three geographical
divisions.