The state herald., 1907-04-12
GAIN IN POPULATION
CENSUS FIGURES SHOW MARVEL
Gus GROWTH IN SIX YEARS.
Nearly s,ooo,ooo More People in United
States in 1906 Than in 1900
New York Still Largest
City, Chicago Second.

Washington. - The population OF
continental United States. according
to the estimates of the census bureau,
was S3,941.5l0 in 1906. This is 1886
935 more than the population in 1900.
The estimated population of the
United States, including Alaska and
insular possessions. in 1906 was 93,-
1920. The growth in population in
continental United States from 1905
TO 1906 was l,367,3l5.
Tho population of continental
United States in 1905 as obtained by
adding to the returns of the states
which took census in that year the
estimated population of the remaining
states and territories is S2,5I5,l ,lS5, an
increase over 1900 of G,579,6lO, or 81
per cent
Computed on the basis of the estt-
mate the density of population of con
tinental United States in 1906 was Is
persons per square mile, as compared
with &c in 1900.
Chicago remains the second city In
the union in point Of population, New
IOIh btllls ST WIN hrAA's'i'H
figures for Chicago are 2,Oi9.lS5. In
1900 It was 1,69S,575 The gain in six
years therefore is 35O.61O. New York
is twice as large as Chicago, Six
years ago its population was 3.iS7,2O2'
so that its increase has been 665,Sil.
Philadelphia has 1.4ll,735, against
1898. .697 six years ago. St Louis has
passed Boston in the race. the Mis-
souri, metropolis having 649,32O in
1906 and 575,23S in 1900. Six years
ago Boston had 595.OS3. while in 1906
the bean eaters city had G02,27S.
Illinois is the third state of the
union In point of population. In 1906
the census bureau estimates that 1t
was populated by 5.ilS,670 persons,
as against 4,S2l.55O in 1900. New
Yofl, is leader with sect, 800; then
comes Pennsylvania with 5,92S,5I5.
Ohio. 4.i4S.677; Indiana. 2,7l0,S9S.
The rapid growth OF urban popula.
ton Is noteworthy. The total esti.
mated population OF incorporated
places having 5000 or more inhabit.
ants. exclusive OF San Francisco and
Los Angeles. Cal. is 2S.l66,62i for
1906. an Increase over 1900 OF 1912.
lSS, or 15.9 per cent, while the esti.
mated population Of the United States
exclusive Of these cities showed an
Increase OF i.isO.OO3. or only SIS per
cent
The sS cities with an estimated
population OF 10000 or more In 1906
had total estimated population OF
I9.I7l.lG7. an Increase OF 2.766,S63. or
l63 per cent. over that reported at
the twelfth census.
The states that took census In
1905 are Florida. Iowa. Kansas. Mas
sachusetts. Minnesota, New Jersey.
New York. North Dakota. Oregon,
Rhode Island. South Dakota. Wiscon.
sin and Wyoming. In Michigan the
census IS taken In the years ending
with a -"
The population returns for these
states was 26,263.S77. an increase
since 1900 OF 1901 .J72. or rs per cent.
For the remaining states and terri.
tories the population for 1905 as de-
termlned by the method adopted by
tho bureau was i6.2S3 .O59. an increase
over 1900 OF i,37i,O40. or 81 per cent,
The population OF the II states max.
ing an enumeration. II estimated in
the same manner. would be 2G.20i .7G2.
a difference OF only o. per cent from
the actual returns.