The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-08
ESTIMATES OF
CENSUS BUREAU
United States Now Has a Pop
ulatiOn of 80,0OO.00O.
NEW YORK LEADS THE CITIES
, CHICAGO SECOND AND PHILA-
DELPHIA THIRD.
NEW YORK LEADS THE CITE:

Washington, April THE census bu-
reau today issued a bulletin which
gives the estimated population Of the
United States for 1903. exclusive of
Alaska and the insular possessions of
the United States, at -. 800 3S9 This
is an Increase of 2,059,O14 since the cen
sus OF 1900. The population is esti-
mated Tor 4SS cities having 10000 or
more inhabitants in 1900 According
10 these estimates New York is now
a city Of 3,7l6.139 inhabitants: Chicago
has l.SI5,S30; Philadelphia. I.367.7i6. St.
Louis has just passed and Boston has
almost reached the 10000 mark san
FRANCISCO and Pittsburg are close COM
petitors, the former having 355,919 and
the latter 345,043 inha bitants.
In the number OF towns and cities
having over 10000 inhabitants. Massa-
chusetts is in the lead with fOrty-seven,
containing a total Of 2.197,707 inhabi-
tants. Considered by states, New York
leads in population, with more than
100000, Pennsylvania exceeds $500. 600
and Illinois has passed 10000 But
twenty-five states now have less than
100000 inhabitants, and fourteen ex-
coed 1000. 600
The estimates are made in a bulle-
tin giving estimates of population in
1901, 1902 and 1903 for all cities of 10 900
inhabitants or more in the United
States.
Annual Estimates.
An official, statement ACCOMMODATING
the bulletin says:
The bureau of the census has de-
c'ded To make annual estimates of
population. based upon what is known
as the arithmetical method. This is
ON the assumption that the annual in
crease for each year since the last
census will be one-tenth of the decen-
mai increase between the last CEN
suses. The country as a whole and
most Of the states and cities are grow
ing with steadily decreasing per
cent of increase. As this condition has
hbtained in the United States for the
last twenty years, il IS likely 10 hold
good in the immediate future Under
such conditions the arithmetical meth
Cd has been proved more accurate than
any alternative method. Estimates by
this method, based on the. census popu-
iatiOn Of 1880 and 1890. were made for
the Seventy-eight cities. each of which
had over $4,000 inhabitants im 1900. and
the results compared with the census
count. The estimates gave these cit
les a total annual increase between
1890 and 1900 of 407. OBS. The count
showed an actual average increase of
4l4,193, or closer than estimates based
on vote cast or number Of names i'm
directory or a local census of school
children. OF course in a number Of
individual cases the estimates which
have been made viii ultimately be
proved 10 be wide Of the truth, but
even in such cases the bureau of the
census believes that they will be Ct
value for the only purpose for which
they have actually been prepared.
namely. to establish a basis for the
computation Of death and birth rates,
etc
Estimates of Cities.
Referring TO the inclusion of SUBURBS
81 cities. the bulletin says that of the
4SS cities with 10000 or more pOpula-
tion, 162 annexed territory between
June I, 1890, and June 1. 1903 There
are no cities credited with $1,000 pOpu-
latioE in Mississippi, Oklahoma. South
Dakota, Wyoming. Vermont and North
Carolina. Following are the estimates
Of the population in 1903 of cities given
$4,000 and upwards:
Arkansas-Little Rock, 42C36.
California-Los Angeles. 49, 420: Oak
land. 70.3S6: Sacramento, 30.152; San
Francisco, 355.919.
Colorado-Denver, 1445ss; Pueblo, %
Ulinois-Aurora. 25.4s5: Chicago.
"a.
30.169; Peoria, 62.O94: Quincy. 1850;
Rockford, 32,261; Springfield. 1921.
Indiana-Evansvil'e. 61.4S2; Fort
Wayne. 4S031: indianapolis. 10. O33;
South Bend, 4O,327; Terre Haute, Ss,-
eli
Iowa-Cedar Rapids. 27.94s: Council
Bluffs, % III; Davenport. 7.76S: Des
Moines. 65.754; Dubuque. 3S.O94; Sioux
City. 31.070.
Kansas-Kansas City. 55,35S. Topeka.
35.3SS
entucky-Covington 44.759. Licking
ton. 27,s69; Louisville, 215.4O2; Newport,
29.315.
Louisiana-New Orleans. 300625.
Minnesota-Duluth 57.397: Mime
apolis. 214.112; St. Paul. 172,03S
Miss0uri-Joplin. 30S47: Kansas City,
J'3,064: St. Joseph, 11O4 40; St. Louis,
6l2.279
Montana-Butte. 3S,127.
Nebraska-Lincoln. APPS: Omaha.
113.361: South Omaha. 313SS.
OregOn-POrtland. $3.50.
Tennessee - Chattanooga so 469:
Knoxville, 1884; Memphis. 1860:
Nashville. S2311.
TeXas-Dallas. 44.19J: Fort Worth %
192; Galveston, S2.742; Houston. 50. $50:
San Antonio. IS. 016
Utah-Salt Lake. 57.13S
Wasnington-Seattle $1,000; Spokane,
1892: Tacoma, 45.l02
CHASE ACROSS CITY.