The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-20
INTERESTING STATISTICS
SHOWN BY TIE CENSUS
Hoookcn the Nest Denseiy Po7sis:e5
City in the United s.ases-Eos,cn
the Wesiehiest-

From the Chicago Tribune
Out OF g mass OF statistics Just pub-
lished By the bureau of labor az Wash
{ i1gtou and constituting as z whole ti.s
latest figures for the cities OK the eosIa
try some most Interesting facts can
be drawn In their published shape
the statistics are only raw material,
but when digested and rearranged,
they offer some notable comparisons.
especially when viewed in the light Of
the latest figures OF population
One inevitably thinks OF New York
as the most thickly populated city in
the country. but one OF its New Jersey
suburbs, however, Hoboken. carries OF
the palm for the country for density of
population 1t averages 81 persons 20
the acre, which means that il its terri
tory was subdivided equally each man.
woman and child would have q space
20x36 feet.
Next to Hoboken, but with less than
half the density, stands significantly
enough another suburb OF large city
Covington, Kentucky, has an average
of IS, while Cincinnati, across the
Ohio, has but 10. Allegheny is third
VIII nearly %. while Pittsburg. 0t
which it is a suburb. has but Is. Rich
mond. Va, which has but II is thus the
most densely populated city in the
union OF those not the bedroom
towns of larger places.
Akin TO density of population as Z
factor in civic life is the relative area
OF breathing space in pubne or semi
public parks. Washington naturally
leads among the larger cities, having
an acre of park TO every II Of her
population. The number OF persons TO
each acre of park in other cities runs
thus in order: Minneapolis, $50: In
dianapolis. 1876; Louisville, 149; Bos-
ton, pa; Denver, 234: Rochester, 24S:
st. Louis. 264; Detroit, 270: ST. Paul.
273; San Francisco, PSF; Cleveland,
2SS; Philadelphia, 319: Providence,
322: Buffalo, 343: Pittsburg, Sos; New
Orleans, 81: Baltimore. 446: New
York, 497: Kansas City. $50; Cincin-
natl, 604; Milwaukee, 655; Newark.
693: Chicago, 7S9; Jersey City, 11.46S.
Richest among the twenty-five larg-
est American cities is Boston, if the
valuations fixed by the assessors are
taken for a guide. Every inhabitant Of
the New England metropolis would
have s1,942 worth of property fsthe
city's real and personal estate were
divided equally among all. In Boston
all propuerty is assessed at full value
for purposes of taxation. Most mu-
inequalities, however, assess for only
large fraction of the value. II all
valuations be .readjusted on 100 per
cent basis we have the following fig
ures as the amount of property belong
ing TO every man, woman and child IN
case of equal division: New York, ST.
577; Chicago, sl,016; Philadelphia. ST.
127: st. Louis, s91S: Baltimore, 1852:
Cleveland, $3.50; Buffalo, s697; San
Francisco. s1,027; Cincinnati. 1918:
New Orleans, s401: Detroit, $1.O27:
Milwaukee, 1857; Washington. s737:
Newark, 1891: jersey City. s445: Lou
isville, S779: Minneapolis. SSH: Provi-
dence, s1,07S; Indianapolis, s1,09S;
Kansas City, s1,OS4: st. Paul. 1855:
Rochester, sS49.
Put in graphic way. the valuation
of New York, readjusted to a 100 per
cent basis (s4,735,114,S7O) almost
equals the debt of Russia. and if it
could be coined instantly into dollars
it would pay the net debt of the Unit
cd States four times and leave the
comfortable balance of $500 0OOO. Quo. |
Similarly, Chicago's actual valuation
OF sl,725,9S2, 095 is greater than the
debt of Prussia. Philadelphia has
property enough, If it could realize |
face value (s1,45S.4 20,S29) to paw the
Le~Cs Of Germany and Turkey com.
bined
With entire fitness the city that
seems the rishest spends the mos.
money in proportion. Boston spent IN
the year scheduled si0,62s. 500. which
was a third more than Chicago $780,
99l,I15). which is three times as large.
San Francisco is the most saloon
ed" OF any Of the larga cities of the
United States. One licensed saloon
to every ia inhabitants is the record
OF the Goi1cG Gate city.
Milwaukee, not unnaturally. is close
behind with one for every l53 Of rhe
population. New York is comparative
" moderate with one saloon to every |
317 persons. Some other ratios of In
habitants to each ''thirrt parlor" are: |
Chicago. 262: Philadelphia. 7s7: st.
Louis. 279: Boston. i0z; Baltimore. /
25e; Cleveland. 202; Buffalo. "a: Gin
cinnati. 1873; Pittsburg. 62h. New Or
leans. 209: Detroit, 311; Washington. [
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