Evening star., 1901-07-11
Census Office Issues Bulletin Show
ing an Increase.
GREATER new YORK IN TEE VAN
Washington Fifteenth in List, but
Shows Substantial Gain.
EBRASKAN CITIES LOSE

An interesting bulletin on the subject OF
urban population. prepared under the dfrec-
tion of Mr.. William c. Hunt chief statls
tician of the division Of population, was
issued at the census office this afternoon.
1t is a volumfnous document. containing
many facts and figures Of general interest
and shows in detail among other things,
the population of every city in the United
States above the 5000 mark. 1t states
that the increase in urban population dur
ing the past ten years has been proper
tionately higher than that of the rural dis
tricts. In this connection the following
statement is made in the bulletin:
There has been an increase since 1890 in
urban population, for the country as a
whole, of 7.642,S17, very nearly 81 per
cent. as compared with an increase In
total population during the same period OF
not quite q per cent. In the south central
and western divisions there has been an
increase in urban population in ten years
of very nearly AZ per cent as against an
increase in total population of practically
26 and 3P per cent, respectively. Ihe urban
element has increased during the decade
about 80 per cent in the north central
division as against II per cent in total pop
ulation, 30 per cent in the north Atlantic
division as against substantially p per
cent in total population, and not quite S2
per cent in the south Atlantic division as
against very nearly Is per cent in tota:
population.
Proportion of Increase.
Following are enumerated the cities OF
the country with populations in excess OF
q, 900 showing their relative standing and
giving the proportion Of increase over the
figures of 1890 Washington stands fifteenth
in the list:
New York, N. Y. 3,347, ,2O2, 1868 per cent;
Chicago. Ill. 1,69s,575. 54.4; Philadelphia.
Pa. 1.293.697. 1916; st. Louis, Mo, ,2sS,
Nd, 5oS,957. 172; Cleveland, Ohio. 381, 1853,
46.1; Buffalo N. Y. 352, ,3S7, 37.S; San Fran
cisco, CAL 342. 1872, 14.6; Cincinnati. Ohio.
3,9"2. s.s; Pittsburg: Pa. 32i .6l6, 34s;
Mich. 2s5. .7o4. 3ss: Milwaukee, Wis. 2sS,-
80. 39.5; Washington, D. c., 27s.7ls, 21.O;
Newark N. j., 24s,o70. 35.3: Jersey City.
n. j.. 2o6.433 26:6; Louisville, Ky. 2o4.5 .531,
Providence, R: l., 1887, s2.9; Indianapo-
lis. Ind, 1859, ,164, 6o.4; Kansas City. Mo-.
1G3.752. 23.4; St. Paul. Mimi, 163.065 22.5;
Rochester, N. Y, 1s2 COS. pa Denver,
61.o; Allegheny, Pa. 100, SOC, 2a.4; Column
bus. Ohio, 12556O. 42.4 Worcester, Mass.
11s421. 800; Syracuse, N. Y, 10s,374. go;
New Haven. Conn. 10s,O27. s2.9: Paterson,
1853, 400; St. Joseph, Mo-, 102.979.-
~s Omaha. Neb.. 1928 27O;
Los Angeles Cal, 1O2,479. 1884; Memphis,
Tenn: 1923 $50; Scranton. Pa, 1O2, OPS,
Y. 9a .1o1, 8: Cambridge. Mass. 1855.
3l.2; Portland, Ore. 9o.426. $40; Atlanta.
Ca. s9.s72. 371; Grand Rapids. Mich.
81 .o6S. 45:3; DaytoH Ohio. s5,S 39.4; Rich
%ond m md 1a $500 AZ NashyiIls: Tenn.
Hartford. Conn. 1850. 500; Reading. Pa.
Camden. N: J., 1896, so.2: Trenton.
7ooss q 4s Co., nyaa ms; Msss Briasepsr ss Conn
Oakland: Cal. 66,9eo. s7.5: Lawrence,
e., 442, 533; Yves Moines. Iowa, 62.139, "a;
sNprlnged Ns1n e, "a Mass e2qSa 4oS somesyls
vile md: Sa.oo7. 1Ss; aei Manehester o sai n H.
569s7, 291: Utica. N: Y. 5e3ss. 2s1: Pc
Salt Lake City. Utah, So, ,5s1. 1874; San An
tonic, Tex. 5s,321. 4.5: Duluth. Mimi.
81 969' 80: 81 Erie; Pa. 52,7s3, 29,s: Elizabeth.
Harrisburg. Pa. 5O167, PA; Port
land. Me. 5o.145. s77; Yonkers, N.
y. y: 47,ssl 4ss; Norfolk. Va, 4e.e24, 1871;
Mass, 1912. 2s.3; FortWayne, Ind, 45, 49,
27.5; Youngstown. Ohio a. .ss5. 35.1; Hous-
ton. Texas 44.63S $40; Covington, KY,
1898. 14.9; Akron. Ohio. 42,72s, 548; Dali
ido, AeAdS, 7S,p>o, ISU, saginaw, Mich,
4Isdo; ;ado;n So eh Lancaster ,as Pa 4145o 2a5;
Mass. 4o.O6s 4ss; Binghamton, N
~. 70 a9;e47' 9!4 1ss: Augusta, Georgia,
Pawtucket R; l.. 30. 2s1. 42.O: Altoona, Pa.
3s.913. 2s5: Wheeling. w. Va, 3ss7S, 1873;
Mobile. Ala, 80 Ago. 1913; Birmingham, Ala,
ss.4l9. 49,; Little Rock. Ark. 3s3o7. 4s.1 !;
Texas. 37,7s9. 800: Tacoma, Wash. 81. ia
~: Haverhill. Mass. 81, 7,175. $50; Spokane
Wash, 38.s4s, $50: Terre Haute Ind &c.
81s' p a; Dubuaue. Iowa. ss927. 1917: Quin-
ase. ESQ; Salem. Mass, IS. $50, 1a7: Johns
=: ss.e72, 1s:s: Allentown, Pa. a5.-
41s; 4o4: Davenport, Iowa, a5. .254 80;
Ill. 34,159. 1858: Chelsea, Mass, 81 ,O72. % /
Chester. Pa, 33.99s, $50; York. Pa. ss, 7os
621; Ma lden. Mass. 1864, 1852; Topeka
Kan, 49, COS. 81; Newton, Mass, 33 ,5s7
N. j., 30, 722 10: Knoxville. Tenn, a2, ,637
burg; Mass. 81. .asl. 4$.1; Superior. wis.
Sl,osi, 1872 Roekford &c oaa H.. s1o5l, s1:7:
D.667, I'll: Butte, Mont. 3O,470. 1912:
Montgomery. Ala. 3O.346 3S7; Auburn, N.
Y. 30,345, ia; Chattanooga Tenn. 30 '154
49, East n St. 90 Louis H. 1855, 95;5; Joliet
11.O; Racine. Wisconsin. 201O2, 3s5;
La Crosse, wis. 2s,ss5. 1872: Williamsport.
Pa. 2S7o7, so; Jacksonville, Fla 28 40
$50: Newcastle, Pa, 28. .333, 144.3 Newport
KY. 2s.3O1. 1875; Oshkosh. Wis, 2S. .2S4. 2s.9:
Woonsocket, r. L., 2S.204. 35.4; Pueblo,
Col. %. 157. 14.7: Atlantic City. NJ j., 27. .ss8,
1882; Passaic. N. J.. 27.777. 1872: Bay City,
Mich. N,62S, s.: Fort Worth, Tex, 20 6ss,
15.7: Lexington. KY. 26.369. 22.3: Glouces-
ter. Mass. 1912 so: Joplin. Mo-, "a, ,O23,
1911: South Omaha, Neb 26.O01, 222. s;
New Britain. Conn. 25 ,93S. 57.4: Council
Bluffs, Iowa, 25.SO2. 20.2; Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. 25,656 42.4: Easton, Pa, 25,23S,
74.3: Jackson, Mich, 25. .1sO, 21.1.
Growth of Leading Citixens.
In this connection the bulletin says:
New York. under the act of consolida-
ton which became effective January /,
1895, has grown to be a city of very nearly
100000 inhabitants in 1900. as compared
with a population for what was formerly
New York city Of a little more than 1 .5OO.-
600 in 1890. and Of substantially 1000 900 In
1880. The population of the territory now
comprised within the present limits Of New
York was, approximately. $500 600 in 1890
and 100000 in $780, 1t is the premier CITY
of the country in point of population, a DO
sition which 1t has uniformly held at each
decennial census since and including 1870.
Chicago, with practically l7OO,O in
habitants. and Philadelphia with not quite