The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-02-08

from S,511 to 1906 within the same
period.
POPULATION OF NEW JERSEY NO. 20
New Jersey was one of the original
thirteen States.
The population of the State in
1900 is 1,SS3,669 as compared with
population in 1890 of 1,444,933,
representing an increase during the
decade of 43S,736, or 3O.4 per cent.
The growth Of the State in popula-
ton was relatively slow during the
first half century of its history, from
1870 to 1910. and during that
derioa lis population was but little
more than doubled, while in the sub
sequent sixty years its population
has become more than five times as
large as it was in 1910.
The population of New Jersey in
1900 is more than ten times as large
as that given for 1890, the first year
in which its population is given in
the census report.
The total land surface of New
Jersey is, approximately, 1925
square miles, the average number of
persons to the square mile at the
census of 1900 being 250.3.
| The only territorial change which
has been made in the counties of
New Jersey since 1890 is the annex
alton of the part of Burlington to
Ocean.
OF the 21 cnnr,tins s.. IL a.---,-
1890: of these 80 have less tnan
< 900: and 10 have more than 25, ,OOo,
namely. Newark, with 246,o1o;
!; Jersey CITY, with 2O6, ,433; Paterson
with los, III; Camden, with 75'93o;
Trenton. with 73,307; Hoboken,
with 50, ,364; Elizabeth, with 81, loo;
. Bavonne, with 32,722; Atlantic City,
!, with 1888; and Passaic, with 21,-
TT inhabitants. cN
OF the 10 principal cities of Ne"
If Jersey, Elizabeth, Newark and Tren
E. ton are the oldest in the census
m m records, having been first enumerate;
,n m in 1920. =
st POPULATION OF NEW MExIco-No. D
ny ny New Mexico was organized as
:e, territory December IL, looo:
IN, The population OF the territory
Bile 900 is 1876, 80 as compared with
i've nonulation IN 1890 of 1853, 593, sho'
The irg an increase during the decade
nee nee 4i'717, or 27.2 per cent. "A ps
tvs. tS. of this increase is due to the fact tt
eth there were 6,490 Indians and l
other persons. or total OF 90
der nersons. on Indian reservations, 81
1nt' in New Mexico, who were specia
enumerated in 1890 under the p
2o. visions of the census act, but W
r,i- not included in the general popu
d as ton of the territory at that cen
The population Of New Mexlct
q IN 1900 is more than three times
ith a large as the population given tor Il
the first census in which the pop
a Of tion of the territory appears.
we're The total land surface OF ,o
I'd 81 Mexico is approximately, l2I
| .594 SQUARE miles, the average numo
etc. persons to the square mile az
nnder census of 1900 being l.6:
Il butt The following territorial cha
aneral in the counties of New Mexico
nnsus heen made since 1890: Chave'
than Eddy organized from part OF
ion as coin in 1891; Guadalupe org'
census from parts of Lincoln and San
uel in 1891; Union organized
Nevada narts eff Colfax, Mora and San
square uel IN 1892 o'eto ;nool
lnsus Of Socorro in 1899; and parts OF
Fe annexed to Bernalillo.
rr;tor;al Of the 10 incorporated place
Nevada are 7 that have population
of more than 1000, namely,
State 7 VI oueroue, with 6,23S; Santa I
screased 5.6O3; Las Vegas, with 8,6522;;
with 3.540; Gallup, with ~,
90 Reno YER City, with 2.785; and
le popu- with 2,ooo ihh"oN'an0