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Temps too much.
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The use of DR..
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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
CONCERNING VARIOUS STATES

All of North Dakota's 80 conntieshave
increased in population in the past 10
years. Wells county has increased by
nearly 600 per cent; three other
ties Billings, Mclean and PIERCE, by
nearly 500 per cent. The state has 70
incorporated cities. towns and viii
lagos.
The population Of Nebraska is more
than 81 times as large as that given for
1860, the first year in which the popula-
ton appears in the census report. There
are about IA people to each square
mile. One county Boyd has shown in
the last decade a phenomenal increase,
the population now being nearly 10
times greater than in 1890. Nearly
two-ifths Of tho counties of the
state have shown a decrease. One
county (Hooker) shows in the census
report an increase of only 6 for the
decade. Lincoln has q population
over 3 times as great as in 1880.
Omaha's advance has not been nearly
so great, but South Omaha has grown
very rapidly, and mostly in the past
~ ytdIS. lulS ldttcl titg 10 WA
times as great as in 1890.
Illinois has an area of $4,000 square
miles, and for each square mile Gland
surface) there are Sc inhabitants.
The past decade has seen a great
err increase in population than any
previous decade in the history of
the state. This increase has lacked less
than 5000 of being 100000. Only 6
counties out of the 102 have shown a
decrease in population. All the rest
have shown a rather steady advance in
the decade. There are $50 incorpo-
rated cities, towns and villages in Hi
nois. In 1910 Chicago had only 4,470 in
habitants. The city's present popula-
ton of 1,69s,575 is over 357 times the
former figure. Peoria is the second
city in the state, and then come in Or
der the following cities: Quincy,
Springfield, Rockford, East St. Louis
and Joliet.
All of Minnesota's So counties have
increased in population since 1890.
The largest increase is in Hen
nepin county, the largest percentage
of increase is that of Beltrami, which
shows a population 3,435.3 per cent.
larger now than 10 years ago. The
state numbers 447 incorporated cities,
villages and borroughs. Three cities
minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth)
have over $4,000 inhabitants. In 1860
Minneapolis had 2,564 against her pres
emf population of 2o2, 71s. St. Paul had,
in 1880, 1,112 inhabitants against the
present showing of 163,o65. Duluth
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HOW STATES HAVE GROWN.

The population OF Michigan is more
than sos times as large as that given
for 1910, the date of the first census
taken in that territory.
Indiana holds second place in the
matter of phenomenal increase in pop
ulation between the taking of the first
and of the last census. The inhab-
itsnts of the state now number over
446 times what the returns gave in
1900.
Illinois is third in this classification
of the states, its population now num-
bering over 392 times what it did in
1916. The close proximity of these
three states is worthy of note, as also is
their almost simultaneous settlement.
Minnesota comes fourth in such a
classification OF the states, but her rec
ord is really as wonderful as that of
Michigan. for it is to be considered
that her first census was taken as late
ly as 1850, at which time Michigan's
population was 397, 654, and M~innesota's
only 6,O77. Minnesota now has a pop
u%lation exceeding 2ss times the latter
figure.
Mississippi has multiplied its popu-
lation 175 times within the century
just closed. The two Dakotas come
along each having at the present time
a population nearly $50 times as large
as at the first census taken in those
localities. The Dakotas' increase is
really larger, however, than Missouri's,
because the comparisons are made
with Missouri's census of 1910 and that
of the Dakotas in 1860. Ohio has a
population 91H times greater than she
had a century ago, and Arkansas fig
ures show a population now 30 times
greater than in 1920.
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Over one-quarter Of the entire pop
u~lation of the country is found in the
large cities.
The 159 cities having population
of over $4,000 inhabitants combined
have a population of 19.694,625.
No one state in the entire union
could furnish a population great
enough to people the s largest cities.
The population of the 3 largest cit
les combined would exceed that of
the I'd state, Pennsylvania. The pop
ulation of the 4 largest cities would
almost equal the entire population Of
the Empire state.
The absolute increase in the popula-
ton of the 159 largest cities from 1890
to 1900 was 1850, 1856, Dr. 8 ,426 less than
the absolute increase from 1880 to 1890,
when II was 4,921, 562. The percentage
of increase from 1890 to 1900 was 32.5
against 4s.5 the decade previous.
In 1880 there were but 20 cities which
contained moro than 100 COO inhab-
itants, but in 1890 this number had in
creased to 2s,And in 1900 to SO. In 1900
there were rs cities Of 10000 inhab-
itants or more as compared with So
in 1890 and IS in 1880.
The combined population in 1900 OF
the 10 cities of the first class is II, 1885,
500 as against q population in 1890 OF
$3.50 los, representing an increase dur.
ing the 10 years Of s,sls,7o or as
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first appears in the census report in 1870
with a population of 3,131; nov that
city has 5000.
Indiana has on the average 10 peo-
pie for every one of it's $500 square
miles of land surface. There are go
counties in the state, and rs of these
have a larger population now than
in 1890. Indiana's population is more
largely rural than either Of the
states which bound it east and west.
1t has but 500 incorporated cities,
towns and villages. indianapolis is
the oldest of the principal cities of
the state, having in 1910 only 1852
inhabitants. There are 4 other cities
having a population exceeding $4,000.
Iowa has only one out of its 80
counties which has not shown an in
GREASE in population during the past
10 years. The total land surface of
the state is 55,475 square miles, the
average number of persons to the
square mile being 40. The state has
esl incorporated cities, towns and
villages. Six of these are numbered
among those having a population of
over $4,000. Des Moines is now the
largest, though it was the smallest
of the 3 which were reported in
the census of 1850.
Kentucky was admitted to the
union as a state June 1, 1892. Two
years before that date a census was
taken of its people. The population
as then returned was 1857. Its
present population is over 80 times
as large as in 1890. There are 119
counties in the state, all but 10 of
which have more inhabitants now
than a decade ago. The state has
354 incorporated cities, towns and
villages.
The total land surface OF Missouri
is es,735 square miles, the average
number of persons to the square
mile being just about As. OF the
states 553 incorporated cities, towns
and villages 81 have a population OF
more than 1000, 4 of which exceed
in population $4,000 inhabitants. st,
Louis began with 10,049 inhabitants
in 1920. Its present population OF
575,23s is over 81 times as large as
when first enumerated. Kansas City
has multiplied it's population over 81
times since 1860, having started with
4,41s inhabitants.
Nevada is the one state in the union
of all the states and territories which
has lost in population since 1890. The
decrease has amounted to 1926.
Population of reater New York.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
CENSUS ODDS AND ENDS.


Porto Rico has o53,2 people.
Guam has a population of s,56l.
Tutuila and adjacent islands have
4,165 inhabitants.
The total population OF the United
States is 76,295,32o. .
The population of the Philippine is
lands is estimated at 7,000,o 600.
The population of Birmingham, Ala
has increased from 3,0s6 in 1880 to 49,
AIS in 1900.
1t is estimated that there are $4,000
persons in the service of the United
States stationed abroad.
Greater New York contains four
ffths as many people as composed
the whole republic in 1900.
In round numbers the population OF
the United States and its lately ac-
quired territory is s',ooo,ooo.
Not counting the national capital,
there are a towns and cities pear
ing the name of Washington.
New York city is growing in pop
u~lation at the rate of $4,000 a year,
according to the latest municipal fig
ures.
During the last century a total OF
about 10, 900, 900 people came from for
eign countries to make their homes
in the United States.
There are three Springfelds in the
list of the 159 largest cities: Spring
field, Mass, ranks 60 in that number;
Springfield, o., 101; and Springfield,
ILL.,, 116.
According to Gov. Crane, 40 per
cent. of the population of the state
of Massachusetts, is included in a
circle including ten miles in every
direction from the state house.
1t has been estimated by experts that
the population of this country a cen
fury hence will be at least 300, 900 90.
One estimate puts the figure at A.
009, 206. The first estimate is that of
Robert P. Porter, the director OF the
census of 1890; the last is that of the
present ensus Office.
OF Ohio o cities having a population
of over $4,000, Cincinnati and Dayton
are the only ones which had an exist
ence as far back as 1910. At that time
the former city had 2,54o inhabitants,
Dayton only $50. Cincinnati is now over
12s times as large as then, and Dayton
about 222 times. Ohio has in all 700 in
~corporated cities, towns and villages by
249.
1t is a curious fact that, in q state
that now has 1,27o,159 more inhab-
itants than in 1890, over a third Of
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THE Il ORIGINAL STATES.

In 1890 the various states in rank
of population were as follows: ~ Vir-
ginia, ,(2) Pennsylvania, 80 North Car
DINA, () Massachusetts, (5) New
York, (6) Maryland, ~ South Caro-
lima, (s) Connecticut. 90 New Jersey,
(1o) New Hampshire, (11) Georgia, (12)
Rhode Island and (13) Delaware.
The order in rank of these states has
considerably changed since the first
census, being now as follows: (D
New York, (2) Pennsylvania, az Mas
sachusetts, a. Georgia, (5) North Car
DINA, (s) New Jersey, ~ Virginia, (s)
South Carolina, (9) Maryland, (10) Con-
necticut, (11) Rhode Island, (12) New
Hampshire and (3) Delaware.
Pennsylvania and Delaware are the
only ones among the original states
at the present time holding the same
relative rank in population as in 1870.
Pennsylvania is the only one holding
the same absolute position, being I'd
now as in 1890. Delaware is now 46th
in rank among the present states and
territories.
In 1890 Virginia was first among the
states, and New York 5th. New York
is now first and Virginia is 7th among
the original states and nth among all
the states and territories of the union,
Georgia has made the most notable
leap among the original states in the
matter of rank, being 18th in 1890, AND
4th now among the original states
Another notable fact in this same con,
n%ection is that in 1890 the population
! Of the territory now embraced in the
state of Maine and the population Of
what is now Vermont. in each case ex'
ceeded in number the population Of
Georgia. Georgia is still 18th in the
column OF states, as in 1870, and Mains
has been relegated to 3oth place ant
Vermont TO 4oth. Still another notable
fact is the rate OF Georgia's growth
in the past Ito years as compared with
the rate of growth of the other states
Georgia's present population is jus
under 81 times what it was in 1890
The nearest approach to this among
the 10 states is in the case of New York
whose population is about 81 time
what it was when the first nationa
census was taken.
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per cent. The same cities showed q,
increase from 1880 to 1890 of ?. 5s7 4sa
or 40.6 per cent.
h population Of Greater Nav
York is greater than that of all Mi,.
souri,, the 5th state of the union. In
rank of population. Following tn,
states down according to rank, ons
does not get quite halfway before
reaching 2 whose combined popula.
tion does not equal that of the coun.
try's metropolis. Minnesota and Mis-.
sissippi (ranking 18th and Goth, re.
spectively) could not together fur.
nish enough people to make a town
that would come up to Greater New
York in number of inhabitants.
The 10 cities taking the leading rank
comprise New York, which, with more
than 5000, 900 inhabitants, properly
stands by itself; 2 cities, Chicago and
Philadelphia, each Of which has a pop.
ulation in excess Of a million; 3 cities.
st. Louis, Boston and Baltimore, which
have . population of half a million
each; S cities, Cleveland, Buffalo, San
Francisco, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh,
which have q population between 3Oo,.
900 and 400 900 each; and 8 cities, New
Orleans, Detroit, Milwaukee, Washing.
ton, Newark. Jersey City, Louisvill.
and Minneapolis, which have a popu.
lation of between zoo, 900 and 300, 900
each.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
OF CHIEF CITIES

Massachusetts, contains more large
cities than any other state in the
union. OF the 15s largest cities this
old state has 20.
Pennsylvania comes q close second
to Massachusetts,, with IS large cities
New York state is third, with Il.
The little state Of New Jersey 10
fourth in the list with 10 of the large
cities, and Ohio is fifth, having ..
Illinois mt next in line with 7.
Iowa has six large cities within it,
borders.
Five states each have s of 159 cities
containing a population Of $4,000 in
habitants OIL more. These five states
are Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Con-
necticut and Texas.
The following named states and
territories do not at this time con.
tain any city with a population Of
$4,000 or more: Arizona, Idaho, In
dian territory, Mississippi, Nevada
New Mexico, North Carolina, NorthDs-
kota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Yer
mont and Wyoming.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09

Among the most notable changes in
the rank of cities which have taken
place since 1880 may be mentioned that
Of Seattle, which has advanced from the
15oth TO the 4sth pace; that of Los
Angeles from the 135th to the seth
place; that of Duluth from the 156th
TO the 72d place; that OF Kansas City
Kan, from the 153d to the 10th place;
and that of Portland, Ore, from the
io6th TO the 42d place. Other notable
changes in rank from 1880 to 1900 are
Birmingham, from 154 to 90; Tacoma,
from 1855 to 1903; Spokane, from 1877 to
iO5; Dallas (betore the hood), from 1877
20 IS; and Saginaw, from 1876 TO 50.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
CLASSIFICATION OF STATES.

Only one state has over 1000, 900
inhabitants-New York.
Pennsylvania is alone in the class
between 6,oOO,oOo and 1000, 900.
Two states, Illinois and Ohio, have
between 1000. 900 and 5,o00,0 900 inhab-
ltants. Illinois took the lead from
Ohio in the census of 1890. In 1880 the
positions were exactly reversed, though
neither state at that time had anywhere
near 100000 people.
Texas and Missouri are the two
states which number between 10000
and 4.O0o, 900. Missouri had better look
out for her %laure,s. Texas has during
the past decade leaped TO within $4,000
OF as large a population. These two
states are showing a remarkably rapid
growth.
There are S states which have a fig
ure . place in the million column. Mas
sschusetts leads with 2,sO5. 346. Then
come in order OF their rank Indiana,
Michigan. Iowa. Georgia, Kentucky,
Wisconsin and Tennessee. The close
race OF Georgia and Iowa is TO be noted.
In the last census they held the same
relative position, but then Iowa had
. lead of 74,543; now her lead is but
1882.
IL is a peculiar fact that there are
as many states having the figure | in
the million column as there were origi-
nal states. The two states that head
the list of these 13 are North Carolina
and New Jersey, and they ara making
. close race for precedence. North
Carolina led in the census of 1890 by a
margin of 1904. Now her lead is only
10.141.
There are IS states, all the territories
(6) and the District of Columbia-25
in a%ll-which have a population of less
than 1000, 900. OF these, and indeed
of all the states. Oregon and New
Hampshire are the nearest to a tie, the
former having the lead by less than
1000, the actual difference being l.
s5s. The District Of Columbia has a
lead over the state OF Utah of scarce
ly more, 1869 being needed by the lat.
ter to make a tie. 1t il to be noted
that four of the 10 original states are
within the number having a population
OF less than LOOT, 900. These 4 states
are Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire and Delaware. Vermont
che first state 10 be admitted after the
organization Of the union. is also in thi,
list.
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the counties should have shown q
material decrease. Yet such is the
case in New York state. Out of 81
counties 90 have shown decreases ag-
gregating something over 10000. Six
of these % counties have each had a
loss of over 1000 in population, 8
a loss of owe 1000, and s others of
less than 1000. One county shows a
decrease Of only 66, another of 113,
while a third had a loss Of 100. Mas
sau is a new county and the returns
consequently show neither decrease
Or increase. Thirty-eight counties
have shown an increase.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
DISTRICTS.
ALMOST A TIE.

Auburn, N. Y, comes within one OF
the population of Montgomery, Ala.
Harrisburg, Pa, and Portland, Me.
are not far from a tie in population the
former having but 20 more inhabitants
than the latter.
Dubuque, Ia, and Quincy, ILL.,, come
within As of each other in the matter of
population. The Iowa town has that
much of a lead according to the 1900
census.
Plucky little Johnstown, the Penn
sylvania city which was almost COM
pletely wiped off the face of the earth
a few years ago by a food, lacks only
20 of equaling the venerable town of
Salem, Mass.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
CLASSIFIED SIZES OF CITIES.
In 1880 but 20 cities contained more
than 100. 900 inhabitants.

than 100. 900 inhabitants.
OF the cities which contained . pop
ulation of over 200, 900 in the recent
cepsus. New York heads the list with
o,4a7.2o2. Minneapolis crowds in with
but ans more than enough to admit
her to the class.
OF the cities containing between
1oo,o 600 and 100000 people Providence,
R. l., comes first with 1857. Scran-
ton, Pa, numbers 1921 inhabitants.
Lowell, Mass, heads the list of cities
having between $4,000 and 100, 900 with
$4,000 inhabitants. Portland, Me-,
comes 40th in this class with just 50,-
las. Harrisburg, Pa. has just 20 more
people than Portland.
Yonkers, N, Y, comes first in the
last list (%cities having more than u.s.
900 but less than 5o,ooo), its population
reaching 1881. Jackson, Mich, is
s1st in this classification and 159th of
all the large cities of the United States,
having exactly rs, $50 inhabitants.
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The Hawaiian islands.

The present census shows a popu-
lation in the islands of 154,oo1, repre-
senting an increase over that report-
ed in 1896 of 1881, or 41.2 per cent.
During the past 10 years, from 1890
to 1900, or substantially the same in
terval as for the census Of the United
States proper, there has been an in
crease Of s4.o1i. or TIL per cent
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
POINTS ABOUT ALASKA.

Alaska has almost doubled its pop
ulation in the past 10 years.
A curious point about this increase
is that the increase of the northern
district has almost equaled the en-
tire population of the southern dis
trict at the time of the census of
1890; and coincidentally the popula-
ton of the southern district increased
by just about the entire number of
people who were at that same time
in the northern district.
The following table shows the man
ner in which the two districts have
so %curiously come to have about the
same population:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09
sTATISTICIAN ON POPULATION.
The official under whose direction have
been compiled the statistics Oh pop

ulatlOn Is NlInam
c. Hunt. He was
born at Charles
town, Mass, and
before 20 years of
age showed an
aptitude as a stat
i~stician, being en-
ployed in S ! on
a census of the
a of Massa-
chusetts. In 1895
he became a sta
tistical expert in
the United States
department of Ia
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The record of Mr.. Merriam's life is
that of a successful business man. He
was born in New York state in July,
1s49. Since his graduation from coll
lege he has been engaged in the bank
ing business in st. Paul. He was twice
elected to the state legislature, and
was for one session speaker of the
lower house Of that body. His legisla-
tive career opened the way to the gov
ernorship. to which he was elected for
two consecutive terms,
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Thinly Populated Counties
Texas has II counties tout OF 2i5)
which have a population of less than
so. Four other counties have less thaA
100.
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Dor, and held that position until APP
pointed chief statistician for popula-
tion fol If the census of 1900.
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MI. Frederick H. Wines was . ona ~.
lain in the northern army durins
civil wal, and was afterwards a IN u.
byterian pastor in Springfield, ~ a.n,
organized and, in 1888, was Precs Char.
of the National Conference Oh "om.
tiles and Corrections. Mr.. VINES n,.
piled the Report ION the Deieo" for
pendent and Delinquent Glasses on
the census of 1ssa md the "hep noss
Crime, Pauperism and oeS >
for that Of 1890.
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1880.
BoRouoHs.

Population Of Greater New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13
FLORIDA APPOINTMENTS.
DIR. v. III. Gwinn to BE Superinten-
dent of Stntc Asylum.

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. Gov Jen-
nings has appointed Col. Fred L. Robert
son of Brooksville, John F. Dorman OF
Live Oak, John e. King of DeFuniak and
J. r. Cobb of Brooksville to be exam
liners of the vouchers, books and records
pertaining to the state offices.
He has also appointed DR.. V. H. Gwinn
of Brooksville to be superintendent Of the
State Hospital for the Insane at Chatta-
hoochee, vice Hon. John NJ. Trammell,
whose term will expire Feb /, 1901
Jacksonville has new corporation the
Peninsula Lumber Company, with a cap
ital of So, 600.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13
FLORIDA'S RAILROADS.
A Mileage of 3,1Oo.7O with a vaIua.
ton of $40, 100, 3OI. 81.

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 12.-Controler
Reynolds in his annual report, says
In 1884, the railroad mileage of Florida
was 1901 miles, valued at IS. 457, 429. 81.
For the year 1900 the mileage had increas-
ed to 3,1O9.7O, and the valuation to $780,
301. 81.
Continued improvement In the volume
of business by the state banks is very
gratifying, and the fact that there has
been no suspensions or liquidations dur
ing the past two years, indicates that
the business has been wisely conducted