The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
Census Bureau Issues Est-
mates for Large Cities
BIRMINGHAM GIVEN 42,O87
These Figures Are Based on What Is
Known as Arithmetical Method
Based on One-Tenth of
Last Decennial Increase.

Washington, April 1.-The census bureau
today issued a bulletin which gives the
estimated population Of the United States
for 1903 exclusive of Alaska and the in
sular possessions of the United States at
1880, sS9. This is an increase of S,eo5Sl4
since the census of 1900. The population
is estimated for 43S cities having 10000 or
more inhabitants in 1900. According to
these estimates New York is now city
Of 3,716 1879 inhabitants; Chicago is rapidly
approaching the two million mark, having
1,s7s.sS0 inhabitants; Philadelphia has L.
se7, ,716; ST. Louis has just passed and Bos-
ton has almost reached the 100000 mark;
Baltimore has 5s1, ,Sl3; Cleveland is now
considerable distance ahead of Cincin-
natl, which cities have 414,950 and 3S2,9S4
respectively. Detroit, Milwaukee and New
Orleans have just passed 100000, and
Washington is close to that figure.
In the number of towns and cities hav-
ing over 1000 inhabitants, Massachusetts
is in the lead with forty-seven, containing
a total of 2,197, 706 inhabitants, but this
total of urban population of course is not
as large as that of New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois.
New York Leads.
Considered by states, New York leads
in population with more than seven and
half Million Pennsylvania exceeds six and
half million. and Illinois has passed fve
millions; Texas has over three millions,
having passed Missouri But twenty-five
states now have less than a million inhab-
itants, and fourteen exceed two millions.
The estimates are made in a bulletin CIV
ing estimates of population in lsol' lsoz
and 1903 tor all cities of 10000 inhabitaB's 5
or more in the United States.
1t shows that the number of incorpora-
ted places having population OF l0voo
inhabitants or more in 1900, including
cities, boroughs and villages, and New
England towns not having municipal cor
porations within their limits, was 43S
with total population of 24O47361 while
their estimated population for 1903 Is 70, =
per cent during the three years. The
same cities between 1890 and 1900 increased
in population over 32 per cent. Part of
the increase during the six years Is due
TO the inclusion of suburbs. The estima-
= ted population In 1908 in cities of 10000
or more, is distributed follows:
The north Atlantic states, 1888 cities 12,-
SIS, 800; north central division. 149 cities.
S,272, los; south Atlantic, 6S cities, 1,84l,-
IA
western states 26 cities, 1,343,S2.
Will Make Annual Estimates.
An official statement accompanying the
bulletin says:
1.-The bureau of the census has decided
to make annual estimates of the popula-
ton based upon what is known as the
arithmetical method. This rests upon the
assumption that the annual increase for
each year since the last census will be
one-tenth of the decennial increase be-
tween the last two censuses. The coun-
try as whole, and most of the states
and cities are growing with a steady
percentage in increase. AS this condition
has obtained in the United States for the
last twenty years, 1t is likely to hold good
in the immediate future. Under such
conditions the arithmetical method has
proved more correct than any alterna-
tive method.
Estimates by this method based on the
census population of 1880 and 1890 were
made for the 20 cities each of which had
over $4,000 inhabitants In 1900 and the re-
suits compared with the census count.
The estimates give these cities total
annual increase between 1890 and 1900
of 407.O2S. The count shows an actual
average increase of 414,793, or closer than
estimates based on votes cast or number
of names in directory or a local census
of school children.
Referring to the inclusion of suburbs In
cities. the bulletin says that of the 43S
cities with 10000 more population. 162
annexed territory between June /. 1890 and
June l. 1903 There are no cities credited
with 25.000 population in Mississippi, Okla
homa, South Dakota, Wyoming. Vermont
and North Carolina. The following are
the estimates of the population in 1903 of
all cities given $4,000 and upwards:
Population of Cities.
Florida-Jacksonville 31,79s.
Georgia-Atlanta, 96550; Augusta, 4.2sS;
Savannah 64,562
South Carolina-Charleston &C. 062
Virginia-Norfclk. So, 149; Richmond, &c.
14s.
Alabama Birmingham. 42,Os7; Mobile,
40. $50: Montgomery. 32.SSf.
Arkansas-Little Rock, 42.036
California-Los Angeles, 116, 420; Oakland,
40, 36, sacramento, ~, odn rTdnclscO'
3559l9.
Colorado-Denever. 1445ss; Pueblo, 29,237
Illinois-Aurora, Is. .4s5; Chicago, 1,S73sS
East ST. Louis, 34,O07; Joliet, 80, 1853; Peoria,
62,O94; Quincy 1850; Rockford. 33,36l;
Springfield. 1921.
Indiana-Evansville, 1882; Fort Wayne,
4S031; Indianapolis, 19l033; South Bend,
1927; Terre Haute, 3S,611.
Iowa-Cedar Rapids, 27,94S; Council
Bluffs, 29171; Davenport. 37.76s; Des
Moines. 65.754; Dubuque, 1904; Sioux City,
81, 701.
Kansas-Kansas City. 55.a4s; Topeka. S5.-
$685.
Kentcky-Covington, 4,759; Lexington
27s09: Louisville. 5,402; Newport, 29,3l5.
Louisiana-New Orleans. 3O0,6 ,625.
Michigan-Bay City. H.565; Detroit. 3O9.-
653; Grand Rapids, 81, $50; Jackson, 26 494
Kalamazoo, 262 252; Saginaw, H,151.
Minnesota-Duluth. 57,397; Minneapolis
2l4.112; ST. Paul. 172,03
Missouri-Joplin, 30. s47; Kansas City. 49,.
O6l: st. Joseph, 110,479; st. Louis, 612, 279.
Montana-Butte. 36127.
Nebraska-Lincoln. 44243; Omaha, 113..
s61; South Omaha, 81 ,3S3.
ohio-Akrcn. 1883: Canton. s2.oi1; Gin