The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-01

BIG; Arkansas City, $3.50; Galena, g.
4S6; Argentine, 6,363; Winfield, $3.50;
Cherryvale. 5.879; Junction City, 5.765;
Manhattan, 5,706; Rosedale, 5.407; Well
ington, $3.50; Great Bend. 5.037.
The returns indicate that the growth
in Kansas population in the year end
ing March 1 was mostly in the rural
districts. instead of in the cities as was
the case in 1907, when about two
thirds of the net increase of the state
was reported in the cities and towns
of 1000 or more inhabitants.
This year the municipalities belong
ing to such list number 131, or one less
than in 1907. and their net increase has
been 7SS, or less than 12 per cent of the
increase (6,639) for the entire state.
Seventy municipalities show an aggre-
gate gain of 1905. and so decrease of
1927, while Nickerson neither gained
or lost
Wichita reports the largest increase.
1852 followed by Great Bend with a
gain of 1884 Caney 1.121. and Manhat-
tan 1.042. Wamego shows - smallest
increases. The Cowley county Of
ficials certify to a loss of 2,104 in Win
field which is the largest decrease. AS
in 1906 there are 13 cities having 10000
or more inhabitants each: Emporia
having dropped below that figure since
1907, and the combined population of
the thirteen represents a little over 10
per cent of the population of the state.
over class. They are: Syracuse, which
gained 121 in the year, Alma, which in
creased SO, Scranton and Solomon with
800 and 159 more, respectively. OF these
Scranton re-entered the list after an
absence of two years. Five towns
Kfowa, Strong city, Curranville. Jewell
and Almena, have dropped below the
1000 mark.
There has been considerable shift
ing this year in the rank of the lead
ing cities. Kansas City. of course,
continues in first place with a margin
of more than $1,000 inhabitants over
Topeka, which is still second largest.
Wichita established herself more firm
ly in third place with her large in
crease, having gained appreciably on
still ranks fourth. Pittsburg with 20
people less than last year, neverthe-
less advances two points in rank. and
is now fifth. Coffeyville is sixth. as
inhabitants were enumerated in 1908
for the first time in three years, shows
a decrease of 1, 468 in that time, and
recedes in rank from fifth to seventh
place. Independence has gained
point and is now eighth, changing
places with Parsons, which is ninth.
Salina and Emporia exchanged places,
the former advancing Ottawa rises
from nineteenth to seventeenth place,
Newton twentieth to eighteenth, and
Manhattan twenty-eighth to twenty
fifth Great Bend increased phe-
nomenally, having gained nearly 3S
per cent in population. and seven
points in rank, now beng twenty
eighth. Garden City which made
even more striking gains in the two
years preceding. retains it's last years
rank. (34th), but shows a slight loss.
Other noteworthy changes in rank
are shown by Caney, which in 1906
was forty-fourth, and has jumped
from thirty-ninths place in 1907 to
which advanced from forty-fourth to
thirtv-sixth placer Olathe forty-sixth
to fortieth place. and Girard fifty-sec-
ond to forty-seveflth place Council
Grove is now 1ftieth in rank instead
of fifty-sixth, Anthony flfty-second in
stead of Sixty-secOnd. Pratt fifty
seventh instead of eighty-seventh, and
Mineral Seventy-f1fth instead of 10Sth.
Liberal which entered the list in
l 907 with a 54 per cent gain. continues
to grow, reporting IS per cent more
inhabitants this year. and going for
ward 20 points to 1920 place. Arkan-
sas City, another Cowley county town.
has dropped from seventeenth to nine
seventh to thirtieth place. Horton
ington thirty-second to forty-second.
Holton lost 4 points in rank. and is
now forty-fifth, Frontenac goes from
forty-third to rty-eifhth place, and
Burlington from fifty-first to sixty
second place. La Harpe and Gas,
both in Allen county, show decreases,
the former dropping from forty-ninth
TO sixty first place. and the latter from
| seventy-ixth to ninety-sixth place.