Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-02

A.. Aoov, $4,000; IN 1890 it had
1883, and in 1900 a population or
1s5,31O. Today the population In
round numbers approximates 284,OOO,
CT over three times the population in
1860 and more than four times the pop
uation that New Mexico. Arizona and
60 miles of the southern portion of the
state of Colorado had together in 1850.
In character the population of New
Mexico is at present divided almost
evenly between native-born residents
and residents who have come from the
other states and territories or are
children of such. The native popula-
ton has and is increasing steadily,
but not at the same ratio that the pop
ulation by immigration is increasing.
The native population in 1850 was
about $4,000, while today it is about
14O, 900, including $4,000 Indians. The
| population born outside OF New Mexi'
co. and their children, in 1850 was
about 5000; today it is 144,OOO. and Is
rapidly assimilating the native-born
population, of whom all but 20 per
cent can speak the English language,
| the younger generation especially
having adopted the language, the mode
of living, and ambitions and ideals or
the new corners into the Territory.
The increase in population during
| the past decade was especially note
worthy, having been over 100000, and
that this rate of increase is being
kept up, owing to the building OF new
railroads, the development of the Ter
ritorys splendid latent resources, and
the better advertising of New Mexico's
superb health-giving climate, admits
of no doubt, and is borne out by regis
tration, school census, and land once
statistics. The number of Indians In
the Territory is $4,000, of whom about
5000 are Pueblo, 1000 Apache, and j.
900 Navajo. The increase in the num-
Der of Indians is very small. OF AFRO
Americans, New Mexico has scarcely
a thousand, and foreign-born residents
make up less than 2 per cent of the
population, German, English and Irish
predominating.
The population by counties is as fol-
lows: Bernalillo, 25,5OO; Chaves. 10.-
900; Colfax, 10000; Dona Ana. 1900;
Eddy, $500; Grant, 12,5O0; Leonard
Wood, 10000; Lincoln, 10000; Luna.
1000; Mckinley, $500; Mora, $4,000;
Otero, 5000; Quay, 1000; Rio Arriba,
16, 500; Roosevelt, 4,500; Sandoval, H.
500; San Juan, $500; San Miguel, 25,-
, 500; Santa Fe, 1000; Sierra, 5000;
, Socorro, 10000; Taos, $4,000; Union,
$500: Valencia, $4,000.
, The population of the principal cities
and towns, and their suburbs is as
follows: Albuquerque, $4,000; Las
Vegas, 10000; Santa Fe. $500; Ration.
8. 900; Roswell, 4,2OO; Alamogordo,
$500; Gallup, 5000; Las Cruces, 5000;
Silver City, 5000; Deming. 1000;
Carlsbad, 1000; Ranches de Taos, l.
800; Socorro, 1,5OO.
One.third of the population of New
Mexico lives in towns of 500 or more
inhabitants. In fact, almost 80 per
cent of the population lives either in
towns or village communities.
In the following counties the num-
Der of inhabitants of Spanish and Mex
ican descent predOminate: DOna Ana,
Leonard Wood, Mora, Rio Arriba. San
, doval, Socorro, San Miguel, Santa Fe.
| Taos, Union and Valencia; while In
bernalillo, Lincoln Colfax, Chaves,
Eddy, Grant, Luna. Mckinley. Otero.
, Sierra, San Juan. Roosevelt, and
Quay, immigrants from the states and
their children predominate, or both
nationalities are about balanced.
. Compared with the states OF the
union, New Mexico. is but sparsely In
/ habited, the census showing 1.6 fnhab-
itants to the square mile, while the
present population is about 2.S inhabi'
tants to the square mile.
Several of the counties are quite
| densely populated. such as Bernalillo
a which has a population of 6 to the
square mi.e, and Santa Fe County