The Van Buren press., 1902-01-11
OUR EXPANDED POPULATION.
Wha, the Returns of the Twelfth CensU-
Shows-Phenomenal Growth OF
the United States.

Washington, Jan. s.-The censtm
bureau yesterday issued report an
nouncing that the population OF the
entire United States, including al!
outlying possessions. was S4,233,0o9
in the census year 1900 This is item
lied as follows Continental United
States n United States proper, 75,'
594 57j heretofore announced); Phi!-
ippines 6,96l .339, being the estimate
of the statistican to the Philippine
commission: Porto Rico, 9j3,243; Ha'
wall 154,OOl; Alaska, 63,j92; Guam
5000; American Samoa. 6,1O0; per-
sons in the military and naval serv-
Ice of the United States outside tie
territory of the United States proper
q1.210.
The report announces that the
twelfth census only extended 70
Alaska and Hawaii outside of 'con-
tinental United States" brt that the
figures for the rest OF the Unitei |
States domain are taken from the
best available sources.
These figures are based on the
enumeration of June |, 1900. The re-
port says:
"a census Of the Philippine islands
was in progress in 1896, when the in
surrection broke out, and returns for
ever two-ffths Of the population
were found stored in Manila. These
were carefully tabulated, and the
foregoing estimate is based upon the
result. The figures for Porto Rico is
taken from the census of 1899, made
by the war department in conJunc'
ton with the census office, The fig
ure for Hawaii and Alaska and for
persons abroad in the military and
naval services are from the results
of the twelfth census. Those from
Guam are an estimate made in a re.
port of the war department, and
those from American Samoa an eJ'
innate reported to the census Office
by the acting secretary OF the navy,
"'rhe total population of the Uni
ted States at the close of the
nineteenth century was about eighty.
four and quarter millions AS the
population of the United States AT
the beginning of the century was
about five and third millions, the
nation has grown nearly sixteen
fold in 100 years.
"There are but three countries
which now have greater population
than the United States, viz: China.
the British empire and the Russian
Empire.
The Russian empire, China and the
British empire have, each of them.
probably. between 350,000000 AMI
400 100000, or together nearly one
half of the total population Of the
earth. The Russian empire, with
about 13i,000,000 people, has more
than half as many again as the Unit
ed States, and has been increasing
during the century just closed with
greater rapidity than any other Eu'
ropean power. Its growth, like thar
of the United States, has been partly
through the natural increase OF IT,
population and partly through great
accessions Of territory. 1t had about
3s,sO0,o0o people in 1900, and has IN
creased more than three-nnd-a-haif
times during the nineteenth cen.
fury.
"France, intending its dependen.
cles, Is the fourth country OF the
world In order of population. and has
about eighty-three and two-thirds
millions, or almost the same numbc.
ny the United States. OF these over
25,000,000 are in African dependencies.
nearly 100000 in Asia, and 2,000,000
In Madagascar. These five most pop
ulous countries together include over
two-thirds Of the estimated popu'a.
tion Of the world, which is placed BY
the best authorities between 1900.
100000 and 100000.