The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-01-31
CENSUS
OF U. S.
AND OUTLYING POSSES.
SIONS AND CITIES.
NEW YORK CITY Is BOUND TO BE
ALWAYS THE LARGEST
CITY.

CITY.
Interesting figures showing the in
crease in population of various Amer
lean cities during the last three years
have just been issued by the census
department at Washington. For the1
three years 1904, 1905 and 1906 the
first five cities in the Union have re-
manned as follows: New York. Chi
cago, Philadelphia, st. Louis and Bos-
ton. The following figures are inter
esting as showing the rate Of increase
in population of each:
1904. 1905. 1906.
New York 3,Ss7,762 1900, 403 4,113,043
Chicago .1,932,315 1,9o0,750 2,049,ls5
Phila. .1,Ss2,3S9 1.417,O62 1,441, 735
st. Louis 624,626 636,973 649,32O
Boston -. 5S8,482 595,38O 620,273
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 abe to overtake New
York.
On the other hand, looking ahead
to the time wnen 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 2O71 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 Lon
don will be about 7,484,181.
There are 10 cities in the United
States with a population Of more thar
10000, evansville, Ind, bringing w
the rear with a population in 1906 Of
63,957.
New York leads in the local popula
ton in chartered places in 1905, with
6,471,780, or S0.2 per cent OF the tota
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 80
New Jersey is third, with 1,7Os,17
in its 225 interpretations, Wyoming be
ing last, with 63,521 population IN 1t
81 incorporated places.
The state showing the greatest IN
crease in interpretations is North Ds
kota, which has gained 63.6 per cent
tn number of such places having II
creased from rs to 124, and the popl
lation from 71,148 to 116,407.
In number of incorporated places G
less than 1000, Iowa leads, having 6O'
Minnesota being second, with 484. L
places of from 1000 to 5000 New Yor
leads, with 234, Iowa being secont
with 1865.
In places of 5000 to $4,000 Now Yor
is first. with So, Michigan second, wit
81. and Wisconsin third, with H.
In those places of $4,000 to 10000
Massachusetts again leads, with
New York following with 5, and Ne
Jersey with A. In places of 10000
popu.auon and upward New YoI
leads with 4, and is followed by Ma
sachusetts and New Jersey, with
each.
The total estimated population
1906 of the 541 places in the table, e
Guiding San Francisco and Los A
geles. Cal, is 28,466,624; these san
nlaces had In 1900 q population OF 3
436. an increase of 3,912,1SS,
15.9 per cent. This is more than 1
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 TN
will have increased in 1910 more th'
continental United States, exclusi
of these cities. This indicates IN
striking manner the rapid growth
urban population.
The following table gives the PR
emf incubation of the United Stat
and all her outlying territory WI
a glance into the future:
1900. 1906. 1910.
U s. ..s4,s15,937 s3,1S2,24o ss'SS4''
Contin. ago
u. S..75,994,575 S3.941,51O ss,l53'.
Alaska 63592 82,516 $751;
Outlying territory
Guam 5000 9,64S ~.
Hawaii. 154,OO1 1s2,407 2lS''
Isrds. 7,ss5,42s 7,s12,5s3 $685.
D Rico s5s ,24s 1,O37,02S 1,oSS,'
Samoa. 6,1OO o'oSo w.
Nordica to Wed Again?