Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-31
iowa LEADS IN
TSSMALLT TOWNS
CENSUS DEPARTMENT SHOWS
LARGE NUMBER OF CITIES
OF LOO.
MANY TOWNS OF $4,000
Seventy Have Already Passed That
Mark-New Years Lead Will
Probably Never be Over
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Washington, Dec, 30.-Interesting
figures, showing the increase in popu-
lation OF various American cities dur
ing the past three years, have just
been issued by the census department
OF Washington. For the three years
1904, 1905, and 1906, the first five
cities in the Union nave remained as
follows: New York, Chicago, Phila-
delphia, st. Louis and Boston. The
following figures are interesting as
showing the rate Of increase in popu-
lation of each:
New York, 1904, 3,5S7,762; 1905. A.
600. 403; 1906, 4,113,O43.
Chicago, 1904, 1~.932,315; 1905, l.
900, $50; 1906, 2,O49,1S5.
Philadelphia, 1904, 1,392,3S9;, 1905,
1,417, O62; 1906, l,441,735.
st. Louis, 1904, 624,626; 1905, $685.
973; 1906, 649,320.
Boston, 1904. 58S,4S2; 1905, 595,3s0;
1906, G2O,27S.
The interesting feature about these
figures is the fact according to the
experts of the, census bureau, that at
the present rate of increase no other
city will W be able to overtake New
York.
On the other hand, looking ahead to
the time when New York shall be the
greatest city in the world in point OF
population, the same experts say that
assuming the present rate of Increase
is maintained. it will take until the
year 2071 for New York to over take
London. In 1910 it is estimated that
the population of New York will be
about $4,563, 604. while that of London
will be about ~7.434,1S1.
Seventy Of $4,000 Population.
There are seventy cities in the Uni
ted States with a population of more
than $4,000, Evansville, Ind, bringing
up the rea with a population in 1906
of 63,957.
New York leads in the total popula-
ton in chartered places in 1905, with
6,471, $50, or 80.2 per cent of the total
population of the state. Massachusetts,
being second, with 2,024,325. The COM
parison is hardly fair to Massachu-
sets, it's towns being chartered entire
as cities. of which there are only 35.
New Jersey is third, with ~1,700,174
in its 225 interpretations, Wyoming be-
ing last with 63,521 population in its
81 incorporated places.
The state showing the greatest in
crease in corporations is North Dakota
which has gained 63.6 per cent, the
number of sucn places having in
creased from rs to 124, and the popula-
ton from 71,14s to 116,407.
In number of incorporated places of
less than 1000. Iowa leads, having
enc MipnocDtn bainr cooorI ry:tl,
4S4. In places of from 1000 to 5000,
New York leads. with 234. Iowa being
second. with 165.
In places of 5000 to $4,000, New
York is first with IS; Michigan second
with 81 and Wisconsin third with II.
In those Of $4,000 to $4,000 Mas
%sachusetts leads with IA: New Jersey
being second with 8; New York third
with Z.
Massachusetts in the Lead,
In those places Of $4,000 to 100000
Massachusetts again leads with Z
New York following with 5, and New
Jersey with 4. In places of 100000
population and upward New Yorl
leads with 4, and is followed by Mas
sacnusetts and New Jersey with ;
each.
The total, estimated population ii
1906 of the BAL places shown in the
table, excluding San Francisco anc
Los Angeles, CAL, is 2S,466, 624; thest
same places had in 1900 a population
of 24,554 ,436. an increas e of 1912,
1873. or 1873 per cent. This is more
:tnan n and one-haf the percentag.
increase in continental United State.
from 1900 to 1906, which was 1916.
935, OF 10.5 per cent.
1t is evident that. if these cities con
tinue to increase at the same rate, the,
will have increased in 1910 more thar
continental United States, exclusiv'
of taese cities. This indicates in
striking amer the rapid growth o
urban population.
The following table gives the pre-
sent population of the United State
and all her outlying territory, with
glance into the future:.
United States, 1900. S4,S15,937; 1906
93,1S2,240; 1910, 9S,S54, 583.
Continental u. S., 1900, 1894, SIS
1906, S3.941,510; 1910, S~9,153,792.
Alaska. 1900, 63,592; 1906, s2,516
1910, 95,13o.
Outlying Territory.
Guam, 1900, 5000; 1906, 9,64S; 1911
10000.
Hawaii, 1900; 154,oo1; 1906, 1872
407, 1910, 21S,012.
Philippine Islands. 1900, 7,6s5,426
1906, 1912, 593; 1910, S,282,149.
Porto Rico, 1900, 953,243; 1906, /
r 037, 02S: 1910, LOSSES.
i Samoa, 1900, 6,1oo; 1906, 6,53S
1910, $3.50.
CANTRIL.
: Cantril-Miss Matte McLane VIII