Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-08
]. s. P0PULA1 |ON
1T is 7e,e9O,399 EXCLUSIVE OF
ALASKA AND TIE lNSUlAR
POSSESSIONS.
Present Population Of Little Rock Es-
timated at 42,o36 by Census
Experts.
A BIG INCREASE SINCE 1900.

Washington, April S.-The census
bureau Yesterday issued bulletin. III
which it gives the estimated popula-
tion Of the United States for 1903,
exclusive Of Alaska and the insulaf
possessions of the United States, at
1875 $3.50. This is an increase OF
1905 ,S14 since the census of 1900.
The population is estimated for 43e
cities having 10000 or more inhablt-
ants in 1900. According tc' these estl-
mates, New York is now city OIL
3.716169 inhabitants. Chicago is
rapidly approaching the 100000 marx
having 1,S73,SSO. Philadelphia has
v367 .716. St. Louis has just passed
and Boston has almost reached the
100000 mark. Baltimore has 53l,3lo,
Cleveland is now a considerable dis
tance ahead of Cincinnati, which cities
have 414,95O and 332,934 respectively.
Detroit, Milwaukee and New Orleans
have lust passed 100000 anu Washing
ton is close to that figure.
In the number of towns and cities
having over 10000 inhabitants, Massa-
chusetts is in the lead, with Al, con-
tanning total of 2.197,706 inhabitants,
but this total of urban population, or
course, is rot as large as that OF New
York, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Considered by states, New York
leads in population with more than,
seven and one half millions; Pennsyl-
yania six and one-half millions, and 1lll-
nos has passed the five million mark.
Texas has over three millions, having
passed Missouri.
But twenty-five states now have less
than a million inhabitants, and four
teen exceed two millions. The estl-
mates are made in bulletin giving
estimates in 1901, 1902 and 1903, for
Jill cities of 10000 inhabitants or more
i'm the United States.
It shows tnat the number of Dncor-
porated PAGES having a population or
10000 inhabitants or more in 1900, in
cluding cities, boroughs and villages
and New England towns not having
municipal corporations within their
limits, was 43o, with total population
of 24,O47,367, while their estimated
population fer 1903 is 25,O61 ,9S7, an in
crease of 1,759,62O, or over per cent
during the three years. The same
cities between 1890 and 1900 increased
in population over 80 per cent. Part
of the increase during the three years
is due to the inclusion of suburbs.
The estimated population in 1903 IN
cities of 10000 or more is distributed
thus: The North Atlantic states, 1873
cities, 12,S1S,990; North Central di-
vision, 149 cities, S,272,105; South At
lantic states, 80 cities, ], 1,S41 .215; South
Central states, 81 cities, 1880, ,S55, and
Western states, 26 cities, 1,343,S22.
Cities OF $4,000 and Upward.
The following are the estimtes OF
the population in 1908 of all cities
skiven 25,O0U and upward for the states
Gamed:
Arkansas-Little Rock, 42,O36.
California-Lc.s Angeles, 116,420;
Oakland, 70,3S6; Sacramento, 30,152;
Sam Francisco, 355.919.
Colorado-Denver, 144,5SS; Pueblo,
29,237.
&1,ansas-Kansas City, 55,34S; Tope-
ka, 55,3SS.
Lcuisiana-New Orleans, 300,625.
Missouri-Joplin, 3O,S04; Kansas
City, 173,O64; St. Joseph, 11O,479; st.
Louis, 612.279.
Nebraska-Lincoln, 44,243;; Omaha.
113,361; South Omaha, 81, ,3S3.
Oregon-Portland, 98.655,
Tennessee - Chattanooga, 30,469;
Knoxville, 34,944; Memphis, 1869;
Nashville, S2.711.
Texas-Dallas, 44,195; Fort Worth,
27.192; Galveston, 32,742; Houston,
<6os76O; San Antonio, So. .016.
HUtah-Salt Lake City, 57,13S.