The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-27
CITIES OF KANSAS
There Are ia That Have Over
1000 Population.
Wichita Leads in Making the
Largest Gain.
ARE VERY FEW LOSSES.
Topeka Has 742 More People
Than Year Before.
Seventy-three Towns Have Gain.
ed 2O,934.
ARE VERY FEW LOSSES.

Kansas has Ia cities and towns with
1000 inhabitants or more. according to
comoilation of the assessors and
county clerks official returns for 1902,
just completed by the state board Of
agriculture, as against Ill belonging to
such list last year. Seventy three NUM-
cipalities have gained 20,934. Wichita re-
porting the largest increase, 1851, while
81 others lost 6.114 and four made no
returns. Oberlin, Hanover, Alma and
PleaSanton have fallen below the LOCO
mark. GoOdland. Downs. and Lyndon
have again entered the list, and st. John
with gain of 40. La Harpe 1876, Hois-
ington $50. and Troy 81. have been ad-
ded. Nine cities having 10000 popula-
ton or more aggregate POI, 307 inhabit-
ants, or 14.15 per cent of the states to-
tai. The relative rank of the eleven
cities leading in population remains the
same as one year ago, except Fort Scott
goes from Sth to- 7th, changing places
with Lawrence.
lola now precedes Arkansas City. OF
tawa and Galena. the latter dropping
from 18th to 18th place. Salina ad-
vances from 18th to 14th place, Newton
18th to 18th, Coffeyville 21st to 18th,
Manhattan 9th to 26th. Osawatomie
goes from 36th to 29th place, Cherryvale
33d to 30th, Clay Center 35th to 33d.
Great Bend 4eth to AID. Some of the
other cities that have shifted their rank
are Council Grove, which rises above
Columbus and Girard: Dodge City from
fStu u fou place., SdiOWSl 0fti u 01St,
Harrington 57th to SD, Neodesha 59th
to 55th. Sabetha passes from 18th to 65th
place, Scammon 72d to 66th, Hays 18th
to 68th, Ellis 1920 to 10Th, Caney 18th
to 18th. Anthony SSth to 73d. Blue Rap
ids now ranks 91st insted OF 1OSth, Lin
coin Saith instead of 93d, Harper 81st in
stead of 92d Norton 85th instead of Goth.
Horton gained in population yet fell
down in rank, as did Chetopa. Garrett,
Sterling, Seneca, Minneapolis, Arkansas
City and ST. Paul. Hiawatha and Rus
sell lost in population but advanced in
rank, the latter three points Rosedale
advances two places in rank this year,
with last years figures. Chanute, Win
field, Mcpherson. Junction City. Con-
cordia and Smith Center each gained in
the number of their inhabitants but re-
main unchanged as to rank. yelling
ton, Abilene, Ottawa and Fredonia lost
in population, but retained the same
rank as one year ago. Valley Falls
dropped from SD to sSth place. St.
Marys S5th to 102d, Oskaloosa saith to
93d, Beloit 45th to 47th. Peabody 10th
to SOD. Empire 69th to STth. Girard 41st
to 44th Columbus 42d to 18th. ElDorado
falls down from 10Th to 31st, Holton 32d
to 35th. Olathe 30th to 32d, Paola 31st
to 36th. Argentine is goth instead of
18th, Weir Goth instead of 37th. Bur-
lington 45th instead of 44th, and Ster-
ling 54th instead of SD.
The following table gives the cities
and towns in Kansas, having one thou
sand or more inhabitants March /, 1902,
in the. order Of their rank, and the popu-
latiDn of each, together with it's gain or
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