Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-05

interesting Extracts on the Subject
From Report oil Governor OisrO.
STEADILY INCREASING

A Washington dispatch gives the
following extract from Governor
Otoros report regarding the popula-
tion of New Mexico as estimated from
a careful comparison OF election re-
turns. registration and the school cen.
sus:
Steady Increase IN Population.
The census OF 1850 credited New
mexico. which then included the ter
ritory OF Arizona and sixty miles OF
the southern portion Of the state of
Colorado, with a population Of 6l,bi7.
In 1860 the same boundaries had a
population OF S7.O34 The census OF
1900 credited the same area with a
population OF over 400 .O0o, a gain of
nearly coo per cent In fifty years
and each year saw a steady increase
each decade a substantial advance In
population. 1870 the territory AS con
stituted today had population Of 91,-
ST4. in 1850, lls,o6b. in 1890 IL had
153. 1873 and In 1900 a population o.
1880 Today the population in
round numbers approXimates $4,000,
or over three times the population
that Rev dexico. Arizona and sixty
miles OF the southern portion OF the
state OF Colorado had together in
1850.
character Of People.
In character, the populati' =. of New
Mexico is at present divided almost
and residents who nave 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 To-Day It is about
40 900. including $4,000 indians. 1ne
population born outside of New Mexi.
co, and their children, in 1850 was
about 5000 today II is 44.0v0. and IL
rapidly assimilatlng the native-born
population. OF whom all but 90 per
cent can speak the English language,
the younger generation especially
having adopted the language. the
ideals of new corners into the terri
tory.
Our indians.
The increase In population during
the past decade was especially note
worthy. having been over 100000 and
that this rate CT increase is being
kept up, owing TO the building OF new
railroads, the development OF the ter
ritory's splendid latent resources, and
the better advertising OF New Mex
ico's superb health giving climate. ad.
mits of no doubt, and is borne out by
registration, school census. and land
Office statistics The number OF In
dams In the territory Is $4,000 of
whom about 1000 are Pueblo. 1000
crease In the number OF Indians Is
very small. o! Afro-Americans, New
Mexico has scarcely a thousand, and
ioreign-born residents make up less
than 2 per cent of the population
German, English and Irish predomi
mating.
Population by Counties.
The population by counties S fol
lows: Bernalillo 2b,500; Chages, 10.
600; Colfax, 10000; bona Ana, 10,
600: Eddy. $500; Grant, 1880; Leon
ard Wood. 10000 Lincoln. 10000
Luna, 1900; Mckinley, $500; Mora
1900: Otero, 5000; Quay 1000; Ri'
Arriba $500; Roosevelt, $500 San
doval 1850; San Juan, $500; Sal
Miguel, 10000; Santa Fe. $1,000
Sierra, 5000; Socorro, 10 900; Taos
$4,000; Union. $500; Valencia. $4,000
Population OF Cities.
The population OF the principal Gil
les and towns. and their suburbs is a
follows: Albuquerque. $4,000; La
Vegas, 10000; Santa Fe, 500; Rator
5000; Roswell, 400; AiamogordC
$500; Gallup. 5000; Las Cruces, 3
600; silver City. 5000; Deming,
OO0; Carlsbad, 1000; Ranches
Taos, 1900; Socorro. 1900.
One third of the population OF Ne
Mexico lives in towns OF 500 or NOR
inhabitants. In fact, almost 80 pc
cent of the population lives either
towns or village communities.
Spanish Predominates.
In the following counties the nun
her of inhabitants OF Spanish an
Mexican descent predominant: Don
Ana, Leonard WOOD, Mora, Rio Arr
ba, Sandoval Socorro. San Migue
Santa Fe. Taos, Union and Valenci
while In Bernalillo, Lincoln, Cola
Chaves. Eddy. Grant, Luna, McKi
ley, OterJ Sierra, San Juan, Roos
welt and Quay. immigrants from II
states and their children predominant
or both nationalities are about bi
anced.
Compared with the states OF q
union, New Mexico, Is but sparse
inhabited the census showing 10
habitants to the square mile, viii
the present population Is about
inhabitants 20 the square mile.
Several OF the counties are qul