The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-15
Topeka FACTS.
How the City Compares With
Others of Its Size.
Its Rank Is 12l in the United
States.
THE SHOWING is GOOD.
Stands Near the Top in Parks
and Sewers.
Also Keeps Up in Marriages
and Divorces.
THE SHOWING is GOOD.

The September bulletin of the depart
ment of labor. at Washington, gives
iBome interesting statistics regarding the
totties of the United States with q popu~
Nation of $4,000 Oh over.
The cities in the list number 1Sl ana
Topeka ranks 121 in size with Newton,
MASS. Sioux City. E2yonne, N j.,
Knoxville, Schenectady, FItchourg, ST.
'perior. Rockford. H.. Taunton Mass.
Canton. O.. Butte Montgomery, Au-
burn, N Y Chattanooga, East st.
Louis and Joliet ranging from 122 to 13f
In the list.
BY comparison with fifteen other cities
with a population within range OF
1000 more or less than Topeka, the
Kansas capital makes creditabie
showing. The figures have been com
piled by the DepaI tment of Labor from
4he twelfth census. The populations
given We're for June /. 1900, and the
other figures are for fiscal years endins
In 1900.
For comparison the following cities
are taken: Davenport. Ia; Mex eesporl,
Pa; Springfield, Ill: Chelsea, Mass.
Chester, Pa. York. Pa. Maiden Mass;
Newton, Mass: Sioux City, Ia;
Bayonne, n. Y: Knoxville. Tenn;
Schenectady. N. Y; Fitchburg, Mass;
Superior Wis. and Rockford, Ill
The following shows the population OF
Topeka and the seven towns with
slightly larger population and the eight
towns with a smaller population:
Topeka 80 sos; Davenport. 35,254; Nc
Keesport. 34277; Springfield. 34,l59; Chel-
sea, "a. 072; Chester. 33,9SS; York, 80, EOS;
Maiden 49, 664; Newton. 80, 5S7; Sioux
City, 33.111; Bayonne. %. 722; Knoxville
80 637; Schenectady, 81, 6SZ F1tchburg
81, 531; Superior. 1901: Rockford. Sl.o5l
The population of Kansas City, Kan, IS
given as 81 AIS.
The statistics show the death rate in
Topeka to be slightly higher than in the
other towns. The rate is given as so
many deaths to each 1000 population.
The comparisons are as follows. some
towns not reporting.
Topeka, 1880; Devenport. 1852: Nc
Keesport 1888; York. 12.54. Springfield
17.2S; Chelsea. 1886; Chester 1923: Nal
den, 14.02. Newton, 1894; Kansas City,
Kan, 15.41. Knoxville, 1888; Schenectady
1916: Fitchburg, 1906.
Topeka seems to 5ave about an aver
age number of policemen. The numbers
given are as follows:
Topeka, %; Springfield. 81; Newton.
60; Schenectady, %. Davenport, SO; Chel-
sea, q: Sioux City. y: F'itchburg. "a;
Mckeesport IS; Chester. %; Bayonne,
30; Superior. 80; York. 30; Maiden, IS;
Knoxville 80; Rockford. 10.
TOpeka's number of arrests for drunk
enness is neither high nor low, accord
ing to the arrests reported from the 9th
er towns. The table in the report shows
the following number of arrests for
drunkenness:
Topeka. ga; Chelsea. 342; Newton. ASS;
Schenectady, 625; Poo kford III: Deven-
port. 80; Chester, $40: Sioux City, $40;
Fitchburg, 564; McKeesport, 1876;
York. PA; Bayonne. us; Superior. 929;
Springfield. 722; Maiden. $50; Knoxville,
$50.
Topeka keeps up with the procession
when it comes to marriages. but two
towns having more The statistics are
as follows.
Tonelza SOS. Springfield S1A. Newton
355; Knoxville. 900: Rockford 267: Dav-
export, 584: Chelsea. AS: Sioux City. 566
Schenectady, 269; McKeesport, 1856; Ches-
ter, 224; Bayonne, 259; Fitchburg. 33S
York, 396: Maiden, 1872; Superior, PCS
When 1t comes to divorces Topeka