The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-22
HAWAII WELL POPULATEDNANANAKER AND MAYOR
THE FINAL CENSUS BULLETIN
ISSUED.
our Percentage is 2S.9 Which is a Little
Less Than Average for the Entire
United States.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June g.-The
Census office has just issued the fina
bulletin on the population of the United
states by States and territories. 1t
gives the figures for Hawaii at l5I,O Dol
and on comparison with the census TAX.
en- by the Republic in 1896 shows gain
of 64,Oll. The density of Hawaii's popu-
lation is given at 23.9 per cent. This is
almost the exact average for the whole
United States. The figures for the en-
tire country show a density of 25.6 pei
cent. and the comparison in this res
pect is convincing that Hawaii is not
overcrOwded.
The Director of the Census says in the
bulletin:
The newly acquired territory of Ha-
wall shows an average density OF popu-
lation in 1900 of not quite "a persons
ranking in this respect between Maine
with 232 persons, and Arkansas, with
24I persons to the square mile.
Excluding the District of Columbia
which is in effect municipality. Rhode
Island, with 407 inhabitants to the
square mile in 1900, is the most densely
settled state in the Union while Mas
Sachusetts comes next with not quite
349 inhabitants to the square mile. New
Jersey, with a little more than $50 in
habitants to the square mile in 1900, is
the third state in point of density of
population, while Connecticut. with
somewhat more than 1871 inhabitants tc
the square mile, occupies fourth place
-Four other states have more than 100
Inhabitants to the square mile in 1900
namely, New York with 1926 inhabi-
tants; Pennsylvania, with 1401 inhabi-
tants; Maryland, with 1908 Inhabitants:
and Ohio, with 102 Inhabitants to the
square mile.
ALASKA has, on the average, but one
tenth of l person to the square mile In
1900, and similarly, Nevada had only
four-tenths of l person to the square
mile. Wyoming has not quite 1 inhabi-
tant to the square mile in 1900 while
Arizona has an average to the square
mile of IL inhabitants; New Mexico of
l.6 inhabitants; Montana of IL inhabi-
tants; and Idaho of 1.9 inhabitants"
Hawaii on the final figures SHOWS VI
with more population than either of the
Following states and territories: wy
Oming, Nevada, Arizona and Alaska.
She is next in rank below Idaho in 20
pulation. The population of the United
states, including that of Alaska, Ha-
wall, Indian Territory, and Indian re-
SerNations taken as of June l. 1900, is
l6,3O33SI. The Philippines and Porto
RICO are excluded, but 81 ,2l9 persons are
included in this total who are at mill
tary or naval stations abroad"
The Naval Governor of Tutuila and
It's dependencies has just reported to
the department here the first official cs-
innate of the population of the Ameri-
can Samoan possessions. He Ei.'ns the
number of people as 6,1OO IF which az
~ 100 are whites. Two-thirds of the
population are on Tutuila and the re-
mainder on the small islands of the
Mamma group. 1t is now possible to
give very close estimate of the peo-
pie in the bye-and-bya state of Ha-
wall Gas sometimes discussed herel tD
embrace the present territory, Guam.
Tutuila, Mamma, Wcke and all the
American islets ir The Pacific.
1t is interesting 10 note the tabuIa-
non the persons at military and ma
al stations abroad. which is as follows: