The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-08
UNITED STATES IS FOURTH
BUT THREE NATIONS NOWLARGER
NPoPULATIoN.
They Are China, the British and Russian
Empires--Tyv0 Former Have Nearly
One-HaIf of the Population of the
try and of Russia-Stattstics of Other
Countries.
COun tries.

Washington, Jan. THE census bu-
reau to-day issued a paper announcing
that the population of the entire Unit
ed States including all outlying possess
sions was S4,23S, ,O69 in the census year
1900. This is itemized as follows:
Continental United States, or United
States proper, 75,994,575 heretofore an
nounceO; Philippines, 6,961, ,339 being
being the estimate of the statistician to
the Philippine commission; Porto Rico,
$685. ,243; Hawaii, 154.001; Alaska, 63,592;
Guam, 5000; American Samoa, 6,100;
the United States outside of the terri
tory OF the United States proper, 91,219.
The report announces that the twelfth
census only extended to Alaska and
Hawaii outside of continental United
States" But that the figuring for the
rest of the United States from the best
available resources. These figures are
based on the enumeration of June 1,
1900
The report says: "a census of the
Philippine islands was In progress in
1895 when the insurrection broke out
and returns for over two-fifths Of the
population were found stored in Manila.
There were carefully tabulated and the
foregoing estimate is based upon the
result The figure for Porto Rico is
taken from the census of 1899, made
by the war department in consultation
with the census office The figures for
Hawaii and Alaska and for persons
abroad in the military and naval SER
vice are from the results Of the twelfth
census. Those from Guam are an esti-
mate made in a report of the war de-
partment and those from American
Samoa an estimate received from the
census office by the acting secretary Of
the navy.
"The total population of the United
States at the close of the nineteenth
century was about eighty-four and one
quarter millions. AS the population Of
the United States at the beginning of
the century was about five and one
third millions the nation has grown
nearly sixteen-fold in one hundred
years.
"There are but three countries which
now 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 350.000,000 and
400, ,O00,0 600 or together nearly one-half
of the total population of the earth.
The Russian empire, with about 49,
200, 600 people, has been increasing dur
ing the century just closed with greater
rapidity than any other European coun-
try Its growth like that of the United |
States, has been partly through the
natural increase of it's population and |
partly through great acquisition of ter |
ritory It had about 3S,S00,000 people in
1900 and has increased more than three
and half times during the nineteenth
century
France. including its dependencies, T
s the fourth country Of the world in
1rder of population and has about
eiehty-three and two-thirds millions, or
almost the same number as the United
States. OF these over $4,000, 900 are In
African dependencies nearly 100000
n Asia and 100000 in Madagascar
rhe five most popuIous countries to-
yether include over two-thirds of the
estimated population of the world
which is placed by the best authorities
It between 1,500, 900, 900 and 1900, ,000-
700. I"