The times., 1901-06-01
QUICK CENSUS WORK.
Final Report TO Be Four Years Ear
Her fn Publication.

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The Director of the Census issued yes
terday the first half of the final report
on population. showing the aggregate pop
ulation of the United States by States and
| territories, density of population, centre
| or population In its medium point, popu-
| lation of Alaska and the Hawaiian ISL
snds, the number of Representatives ap-
| portioned under the recent act of Con-
| gress; also the population of States and
| Territories by minor civil divisions pop
ulation of cities having q. 900 Inhabitants
or more in 1900 increase of population in
the same. and the populations of incor-
| porated cities, towns, villages, and bor-
oughs in the year 1900
This report is issued in the form of
monograph and makes up about 800 pages
| of the final report on population of the
| United States. The other portion of the
| final report on population will be issued
! during the early fall, putting the entire
| volume in the hands of the public at
| least four years in advance of any pre-
vious census
The Census officials feel very much
gratified that they are enabled to give
these important facts to the public in less
than one year since the enumeration
began.
This bulletin, prepared under the direc
tion of William C. Hunt, chief statisti-
clan for population, gives the population
of the United States by States and Ter
ritories, according TO the official count of
the returns of the Twelfth Census, taken
as of June l, 1900
By the terms of the Census act ap-
proved March 8, 1899, the Census Office
was charged with the duty of enumerat-
ing the population of each of the States
ha
District of Columbia, and, in addition
the population of Alaska, Hawaii, and
Indian Territory. For the purposes of
this enumeration 300 supervisors dis
tricts 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, ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate. In the remaining three dis
tricts. namely, two in Alaska and one In
Hawaii the enumeration was placed in
charge of special agents, appointed by
the Director of the Census, under the dis
cretion given him by the Census act. For
purposes of the enumeration the area COM
prising the 297 supervisors districts was
divided into g. .72e enumeration districts,
and, similarly, that comprising the three
districts in Alaska and Hawaii into 145
districts. The census was taken as of
June l, 1900, and was to be completed in
two weeks in places Of 5000 inhabitanss or
more at the census of 1890, and In one
month in rural districts.
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
tons In this country or abroad, was made
in behalf of the Census Office through the
agencies of the War and Navy Depart
ments.
The first returns of population were re-
ceived June IL. 1900, and the count of pop
ulation was begun shortly thereafter
The announcement of the population OF
the entire country, needed for purposes |
of apportionment, was made on Novem- |
Der q. 1900 including an estimate of A. 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 few minor |
changes In the population have been |
made, arising from complaints of faulty |
enumeration which upon investigation |
were sufficiently substantiated to warrant |
making the necessary corrections The |
population of the United States, including |
that of Alaska, Hawaii, Indian Territory, |
and Indian reservations, taken as of June |
/, 1900, is 76, 33, 3S7.