Evening star., 1901-05-31
Part Of Final Report on Population
Issued.
NOT 4 YEAR Since ENUMERATION
Amount Of Work Accomplished
bx the Bureau.
INTERESTING COMPARISONS

population of the United States was issued
by William R. Merriam director of the
census, today. This report shows the
aggregate populatior of the United States
by states and territories density of pop
ulation, center Of population in its medium
point, population Of Alaska and the Ha-
Waiian Islands, the number Of represent
at1ves apportioned under the recent act of
Congress; also the population Of states and
territories by minor civil divisions. pop
ulation of cities having 25,OOO inhabitants
or more in 1900, increase Of population in
the same and the population of incorporat-
ed cities, towns. villages and boroughs in
the year 1900.
This report Is issued in the form Of
monograph and makes up about five hun
dred pages of the final report on popula-
ton OF the United States. The other part
OF the final report on population will be
issued during the early fall putting the en-
tire volume in the hands Of the public at
least -FOUR years in advance of any previous
census.
The census officials feel gratified that
they are enabled to give these facts to the
public In less than one year since the
enumeration began
Requirements of the Census Act.
By the terms Of the census act, approved
March g. 1899, the census Office was charged
with the duty of enumerating the popula-
tion OF each of the states and organized
territories, including the District of Colum-
bia, and, in addition, the population of
Alaska. Hawaii and Indian territory. For
the purposes Of this enumeration 300 su-
pervlsors' districts were established, and in
297 OF these districts comprehending all the
area to be canvassed, with the exception of
Alaska and Hawaii, the conduct Of the
work was vested in officers termed by the
census act supervisors Of census, appointed
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate.
In the remaining districts in Alaska
ana l In Hawaii, the enumeration was
placed in charge of special agents. ap-
pointed by the director of the census, un-
der the discretion given him by the CEN
sus act. For purposes Of the enumeration
the area comprising the 297 supervisors
districts was divided into 80, 726 enumera-
t1on districts, and, similarly that compris-
ing the districts in Alaska and Hawaii
into 145 districts. The census was taken
pleted In two weeks in places Of 5000 in
habitants or more lat the census Of $780,
and In one mouth IN rural districts.
Army and Navy Enumeration.
By special arrangement with the Secre-
tary of War and the Secretary of the
Navy the enumeration Of persons in the
military and naval service, either at sta
tions in the United States or abroad, was
made in behalf of the census office through
the agencies Of the War and Navy de-
partments. }, --I
The first returns of population were re-
ceived June 13, 190O,. and the count Of pop
ulation was begun shortly after.
The announcement of the population of
the entire country, needed for purposes Of
including an estimate of IA 400 persons in
the military and naval service Of the
United States stationed abroad. principally
in the Philippines, for which no returns
had at that time been received
Since that announcement a few minor
changes in the population have been made
tion which upon investigation were suffi-
GENTLY substantiated to warrant making
the necessary corrections.
Total Population 76,3O3,3s7.
The population Of the United States, in
Guiding that of Alaska, Hawaii, Indian
territory and Indian reservations taken as
Of June 1. 1900. is 76,3Os, ,3s7.
The population OF the District Of Colum-
bia is given as 27S7 Maryland. 1,16S,-
$500.
The number of Indians not taxed who
were enumerated in the census Of 1890 was
129.518. These are included In the late
statement OF the aggregate population of
the country.
No provision was made by the census act
for the enumeration Of the inhabitants Of
Porto Rico, but census for that island.
taken of November TO- 1s99 under the
direction of the War Department showed
a population of 953 243.
A similar enumeration, under the drec-
tion Of the War Department. was made of
the Island of Cuba, and this census, taken
Of October 16, 1899, showed a popula-
ton Of 1872, ,797.
Census of the Philippines,
No census of the Philippines or Of the
Islands of Guam and Tutuila has been
taken since they have been in the possess
sion of the United States although an
attempt is now being made to take a par
tial census of the Philippines, under the
direction Of the civil commission, popular
ly known as the Taft commission an
pointed by the President April Z, 1900.
There was no enumeration made as part
Of the United States, census prior to 1890
Of the Indians and other persons living in
tions, or prior to 1880 of the population
Of Alaska. Hawaii was annexed August
II, 1898, and the census of 1900 is, there
fore, the first census of the islands taken
under the supervision Of the United
States.
The Hawaiian government, however, took
a census every six years from 1865 to 1885,
inclusive. and the figures derived from the
census taken as Of December %, 1890, are
used for comparison with similar results
for 1900. =.
Population In 1890.
The total population in 1880, with which
the aggregate population at the present
census should be compared, is 63,O69, 1856
comprising g. 622 $50 persons enumerated in
the states and organized territories at that
census, 32,O52 persons in Alaska, 1sO, ,1s2 In
dians and other persons in Indian terri
tory, 1922 Indians and other persons on
Indian reservations. etc. and 50 800 persons
in Hawaii. this last named figure being
taken from the census Of December 2S
1890. C 81
Percentage of Increase.
1t is set forth In ,the report just issued
that in the census report Of 1890 there was
a deficiency III the, enumeration of the
population in the southern states in 1870,
which not only gave an exaggerated rate
OF increase between 1870 and 1880 in the
population of those states. but affected ma
terially the rate o, Increase in the country
at large.
Using, It is said. the corrected population
for 1870, an Increase Of % per cent is
shown for the decade from 1870 to 1880, or
practically the same rate of increase that
was attained during, the preceding ten
years. There was an increase in the popu-
lation. of the states and organized terrific
ries from 1880 to 1880 of not quite Is per