The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-31

department at Washington. For the
three years 1904, 1905 and 1906 the
first five cities in the Union have re-
NAMED as follows: New York. Chi
cago, Philadelphia, st. Louis and Bos-
ton. The following figures are inter.
estlng as showing the rate of increase
in population Of each:
1904. 1905. 1906.
New York. 1887, 762 1900, 4O3 4,113.O43
Chicago ..1,932,315 1907 $50 2O49I85
Phila. ....1,392,989 1,417,062 1,441, 1876
st. Louis . 624,626 636,973 649.S 800
Boston go. 588,482 $685. 62O27S
The interesting feature about these
figures is the fact, according to the ex-
perts of the census bureau, that at the
present rate of increase no other city
will ever 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 in
crease 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 4,563,6 04, while that of Lon
don will be about 7,4S4,1S1.
There are 20 cities in the United
States with a population of more than
10000, evansville, Ind, bringing up
the rear with a population in 1906 of
63,957.
New York leads in the local popula-
ton in chartered places in 1905, with
/ 6,471,7S0, or S0.2 per cent OF the total
population of the state, Massachusetts
being second, with 2,O24,3 25. The com.
parison is hardly fair to Massachu.
2 sets, it's towns being chartered entire
as cities, of which there are only 33
New Jersey is third, with 1,709, ia
in its 225 interpretations, Wyoming be
: ing last, with 1881 population in its
81 incorporated places.
= The state showing the greatest in
crease in interpretations is North Da
kota, which has gained 1916 per cent
tn number of such places having in
creased from IS to 124, and the popu
lation from Z 1,14S to 116,407.
In number of incorporated places O
less than 1000, Iowa leads, having 60f
Minnesota being second, with 4S4. Il
places of from 1000 to 5000 New Yor'
leads, with 234, Iowa being second
with 165.
In places of 5000 to $4,000 New Yorl
is first, with 35, Michigan second, wit
II, and Wisconsin third, with IA.
In those places of $4,000 to 10000
Massachusetts again leads, with
New York following with 5, and Me-
Jersey with A.. In places OF 10000
popuIaLion and upward New Yor
leads with 4, and is followed by Ma
s~achusetts and New Jersey, with
each.
The total estimated population !
1906 of the SAL places in the table, e.
GLIDING San Francisco and Los Al
geies. Cal, is 28, 466, 624; these san
places had in 1900 a population Of q
554.436, an increase of 3,912,1SS, {
159 per cent. This is more than i
of the percentage increase in con
mental United States from 1900
: 1906, which was 7,946,935, or 1O.5 p
cent.
It is evident that if these cities co
> tinue to increase at the same rate thu
will have increased in 1910 more thu
i continental United States, exclusl'
of these cities. This indicates IN
= striking manner the rapid growth
urban population.
The following table gives the pre-
ent population of the United Stat
and all her outlying territory WI
a glance into the future:
1900. 1906. 1910.
U S. ..84,S15,937 SO, 1S2,24O 98,S54,5
Contin.
u, S. 75,994,575 S3,941,51O $685.
Alaska 1852 S2,516 $751;
Outlying territory
Guam 5000 9,64S l0,C
Hawaii. 154,OO1 192,4O7 Also
Philippine
Igrds. 7,635,426 7,912,593 S,2S2,1
P. Rico. 953,248 1,O37,O28 LOSS;
Samoa. 6,1OO 6,5SS o.
How's ThiS7