New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-08
NEAR SO,OOO,OOO MARK.
POPULATION IN 1908.
Census Bureau Estimates 1t at 49,
900, 389-Ne5C-York City, 3,716,139.

900, 989-Nezc- York. City, 3,716,139.
Washington April The Census Bureau to-day
! issued bulletin which gives the estimated popu-
Iation the United States for 1913, exclusive Of
! Alaska and the insuar possessions, as 19s0O3S9.
This is an increase OF 3905S4 since the census or
1900 The population is estimated for 43S cities hav-
ing 1000 or more inhabitants in 1900 According 70
these estimates. New-York now has 316.139 inhahi-
tants; Chicago is rapidly approaching the 100000
mark. having 1,S13.SS0 inhabitants; Philadelphia
has 1367,716 st. Louis has just passed and Boston
has almost reached the 100000 mark; Baltimore has
! 5Sl .313; Cleveland IS considerable distance
ahead Cincinnati. and these have A4950 and S52sSi
/ respectively. Buffalo also has considerably IN
creased its population. being credited with SS41S
inhabitants San Francisco and Pittsburg are close
competitors the former having $3.50 and the latter
/ s4jOtS Detroit Milwaukee and New-Orleans have
just passed 100000 and Washington Is close to that
| figure
! In the number OF towns and cities having owe;
10000 inhabitants, Massachusetts Is in the lead.
with forty-seven. containing 21977o6 Inhabitants
but this total OF urban population. Of course, Is
not largo that Of New-York. Pennsylvania
and Illinois Considered by States. New-York leads
IN population with more than 100000. Pennsylvania
exceeds $4,000 and Illinois has passed 100000
Texas has over 100000. having passed Missouri.
( Only twenty-five States have less than 1000
900 inhabitants and fourteen exceed 100000
The estimates made IN a bulletin giving e.
Inmates OF population In 1901. 1902 and 1893 for all
cities OF 1000 inhabitants or more In the united
States. It shows that the number OF incorporated
places having 10000 inhabitants or moro IN lSJV IN
Guiding cities boroughs and villages and New
| ENGLAND towns not having municipal corporations
within their limits 1875 with total population OF
2f0i7 357 while their estimated population for 1913
IS % sos $751; increase Of 175962O. or over per
cent IN the three years. The same cities between
1890 and 1890 increased over 80 per cent Part OK the
increase in the three years is due 10 the inclusion
OF suburbs The estimated population IN 1903 Oh
cities Of 1000 or more is distributed as follows;
North Atlantic States ass citis SIS gg
North Central division l49 cs9' et1 ok
South Atlantic States s oitigsl 555
Western GO Citles) AS7'-
An Official statement accompanying the bulletin
says:
The bureau OF the census has decided to make
liI low as me srItRmetcai method This rests
upon the assumption that the annual lnCI tase II
each year since the last census WIN Pe Or, I've
Of the decennlal increase between me EsI W. W
censuses. The country whole and most OF
the States and cities are growing with stea 3.
decreasing percentage Of Increase AS this cGndloa
twenty years. it IS likely TO hold good In the I'M
mediate future Under sueh ed more accurate
than any alternative method Estimates ~, IE Us
me [sdi 1ea oad for the severty-eieht cities
each OF which had over 5ooe inhabitants IN no 1'
The estimates give these cites t95a a annual ann m
showed nm qctual average increase Of E4793. or
closer than estimates based OF vote cast or number
.
children; or fouTss yb,fb baVs been made viii
ultimately be proved 20 be wide Of the truth But
even IN such cases the bureau OF the census be-
By r5 5a wBs ttv have actGsy been prepared
namely. 70 establish basis for the complt9atlon
with ali the cities reported. very careful comPgta;
tons have heen mace OF h popuat5n Of
cities NAV not he estimated 70 be as large as
lSTa ,Se adTa1tars ~ being prepared in a con-
sentative and unbiased way.
Referring TO tho Inclusion OF suburbs IN cities.
tho bulletin saws that Of the 43s cities with 10000
or more population 162 annexed territory between
June J. 1880 and June l. 1893. There cities
credited with 1900 population in Mississippi.
Oklahoma. South Dakota, wyoming. Vermont and
North Carolina
Tho following are tho estimates OF the populs-
ton IN 1903 of all cities given 5000 and upwardi
Ar1,ansas-Littlo Rock 42O5o.
S y, san Anss,s ia 800 q, 9 SS 'o''e' Sac
Colorado-Derver 144oss; Pueblo. q. psi.
p I : 55 NtTas.a s'' li N
waterbury &c bo1
Observation-Disclosures. 81 500.
D,s;rir; O; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 9os 21T.
ullaois-Auro-a. 254s.. Chicago 1sTa $50; East ST.
so JcfSrj So gGi. sprig9aed 81 III N-''' "
ia5 south Bend 5oT' .s o' Haa
n s S5os, c ss9 ni Bsa3e. l. Ps
Kansas-Kansas city. o5.s4s: Topeka ssass
Kentuclv-Covirgton 100; Lexington. a. 0ei Louis
vile. 2l5.4O2: Newport. 29.sl5.
/ COMMUNICATIONS. soo.sc5.
Maine-Portland. b2.G5
Naryinnd-BaI,irnoTe 531.s1a.
! Massachuuetts-Boston 5ete1s: Brockton 4ss7s Cam
"a as: Gloucester 90 562: TIav
crhn 9s7; Hoyoe 4s 1876: Lawrence 67932; lowell
az %ewo. 80 800: Adams 295i0; Quincy, 2RO53;
salem 81 5O4: somorvIle. 6 o90 Springfield GI423;
I Taunton. S2.7l3. Worcester. l2S,502
MebiFan-Bay City. 2 1G5; Ds,roit 500 s5s Grand
41i5L
.1nnerota-DuIu,h J7ao7, Minneapolis. R1411si St.
| Paul. l72O3S
Nssouri-JopIin sosi7 Kansas City. I7S.oo4i St 10
Heph. 1l0.479: 81. Louis. 6i2.2I9
/ Montana-Butte. 3Gi2T
/ Nebrnska--I.ncon. 44.2499 Omaha li3.s61i South
/ Omaha 3l3s3.
Observation-Disclosures. GOs45: Nashua. % 2T5.
Jersey-Atlsntic CITY. 33.272: Bayonne 90s29i
Camden 40 81 Elizabeth. 6644i: Hohoken t4SO; Jer-
sale 30 49, Patterson 1132l7: Trenton. 7dI6G: West
I Uoooken Town Dob.
Nevy-York-AIbany o. 92O Auburn 81 .692: Bingham
ton 1889 Buffalo 8sl 4oS: Elnira g JOG; Kingston
7QS Schenectady. 43.53S: 114.443 Troy
/ 10 567: Utica 60 o97; Yonlers. 52.7O1-
OhoA1ron sS5; Canton. sc oil Cincinnati 232 os4;
Hamilton 25.sl0: Lima, 25 445: Springfield. 4O18l To-
/ ledo 145. 901: Youngstown 4s.3S6.
oregon-Portland 9s.655
Pennsylvauia-Allegheny l3s 01s: Allentown ss57s:
Altoona .565: Chester S5 1885, Eason. 26.775; Eric.
harrisburg a5; Johnstovn 80 O59:
A 29s McKeesport. IS Pa Newcastle Sc $685. Phade
pha Pittsbur. 345O43: Reading So O51:
| ton lOIO26 WlkesbaETe, OoVzLi WAhansDorI 2v210i
/ York 3G,43s-
Rhode IsandPawtucbot. 4271ii Providence, 49, TAP;
; Woonsockst 80 415.
Tennessee, chattsnoosq;, 80 1922 Knoxville S4o44;