The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-08
ONLY THREE COUNTRIES HAVE
LARGER POPULATION THAN
THE UNITED STATES
CENSUS BUREAUGIvEs FIGURES
Enumeration of June 1, 1900, shows
That Over S4,OOO,OOO People Live
i'm the United States and
It's Dependencies.
FRANCE THE NEXT SMALLER

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE census
bureau today issued report announcing
that the population of the entire United
States, including all outlying possessions,
was 81, ,O69 in the census Of 1900. This
itemiZed as follows: Continental United
States, or United States proper 70 994, ,575;
Philippines, 6,961, ,339; Porto Rico, 953, ,243;
Hawaii 154,001; Alaska, 63,592; Guam, 5000;
American Samoa, 6,100; persons in mill
tary and naval service of the United
States outside of the United States
proper, 91,219. The report announces
that the twelfth census only extended to
Alaska and Hawaii outside Of continents
al United States but that the figures
for the rest of the United States domain
are taken from the best available
sources. These figures are based on the
enumeration of June /, 1900.
A census of the Philippine islands was
in progress in 1896, when the insurrection
broke out, and returns for over two-fifths
of the population were found stored in
Manila. These were carefully tabulated
and the foregoing estimate is based on
the result. The figures for Porto Rico
are taken from the census Of 1899, made by
the war department, in consultation with
the census office. The census of Alaska,
and Hawaii, and for persons abroad in
the naval servnce, are from the results
are an estimate made in a report of the
war department, and those from Ameri-
can Samoa an estimate reported to the
census Office by the acting secretary of
the navy.
Is in Fourth Place.
Tho total population of the United
at the close of the nineteenth century was
about S4,250,000. AS the population Of
the United States at the beginning of the
century was about 5,333, 1873, the nation has
grown nearly sixteen-fold in 100 years.
There are but three countries now
which have greater population than the
United States, viz: China, the British
empire and the Russian empire. China
and the British empire have each of them
probably between $50, ,000, 600 and 400,0000O0,
or together nearly one-half of the total
population of the earth. The Russian
empire, with about 131 ,003,9e0 people ha3
more than. half as many again as the
United States, and has been increasing
during the century just closed with
greater rapidity than any other European
power. It's growth like that of the
United States, has been partly through
the natural increase of its population, and
partly through great accessions of terri
tory. 1t had about 3S, SOC, ,0000 people in
1900, and has increased more than three
and half times during the nineteenth
century.
France, including it's dependencies. is
the fourth country of the world in order
of population, and has about S3,7000OO, or
almost the same number as the United
States. OF these over 25,000,000 are in
African dependencies; nearly 100000 in
Asia, and 1000, 600 in Madagascar. These
five most populous countries include over
tWo-thirdS of the estimated population OF
the world, which is placed by the best au-
thorities at between 1,500, 100000 and 1,600,-
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