The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-01
WE MUST Hurry.
Wichita Threatens to Usurp
TOpeka's Place.
Within $500 of Capital City
Population.
MADE A BIG GROWTH.
Increased 3,762 in Past Year
Topeka Only 487.
State Gain in Population Is
Only Sixty-Six Hundred.

The total population of Kansas is l.
6o6,799, an increase of $3.50 over last
year
shawnee county, which was last year
crowded out of second place in the or
der of population of Kansas counties
by Montgomery county, is this year
crowded into fourth place by Sedgwick
which made a gain of 1851 in popula-
tion during the year.
Topeka still retains the second place
IN population of cities, but is now only
z'619 ahead of Wichita, which gained
ed 4S7.
These figures are given out by F. D.
Coourn, from returns made by the
county assessors to the state board of
agriculture
SlXty-six counties show an increase
or 2S131. and SO an aggregate decrease
OF zz,4S2 The counties showing de-
creases are for the most part in the
southeastern. north central and north
west portions, while the largest per-
centages of increase are in the south
west.
By far the largest increase reported
IS IN SedgWick county, which gained
S,S6l, or nearly IA per cent of the en-
tire increase for the state. Wyandotte
is next with a gain of 1,465, followed
by Barton with 1852 Pratt 1885 and
Riley 12S3. The gain in these five coun-
ties represents nearly a third of the
increase for the state. The smallest in
crease is D, in Logan county.
The largest decrease is in Cowley,
whose officials certify to a falling off
of 1916, or 16 per cent of the total
decrease for the state. Allen is next
with decrease of 2,444; then Leaven-
worth, 2,422. Atchison. which makes
the first complete return of population
since 1905, eertifies to a decrease of p
Gi loo
tion; Crawford has decreased 1894 and
Lyon 1,311
Statements of the percentages of
growth and decrease perhaps convey
the best idea of the population condi-
tions in many of the counties. Horton
shows much the largest per cent of in
crease, 122: followed by Stanton with
75. Stevens 3S, Meade %, and Haskell
and Grant each 24-aH these in the ex-
treme southwest The largest per cent
of increase in the eastern half is per
cent in Riley. The largest per cent of
decrease in the state is IL per cent in
Cowley.
The rank of the five counties leading
in population this year reveals two
changes. Shawnee, which was last year
crowded from second to third place by
Montgomery. is this year fourth,
changing places with Sedgwick, which
now ranks third. The positions of the
five leaders are as named: Wyandotte,
Crawford.
Comparisons of this years figures
with those of ten years ago show some
noteworthy increases. The population
for the state in 1908 is 265, $50, or 1911
per cent more than in 1898. In the de-
cade 81 counties have increased in pop
ulation and "a have lost. The entire
northern tier of counties from the east
ern border to the center of the state
show decreases. In the ten years Fin
ney has increased 1876 per cent: Ford
1877, Cove 133, Grant 155, Gray 176 and
Greeley 201 per cent Hamilton county
shows an increase during this period
of 125, Haskell 219. Kearny 22O. Kiowa
135. Logan 11S. Meade $50 and Mont
gomery 127. The gain in Morton is 81
per cent. Scott 195. Seward Alb, Stanton
219 and Stevens 312 per cent.
The population by counties follows:
Allen county. 28'2SS; Anderson, II
613: Atchison, 27.805; Barber. 1914: Bar
ton, 1881; Bourbon. 26,479; Brown, 20
800: Butler. %, $50; Chase 1888; Chau-
tauqua. 11,204; Cherokee, 3s,929; Chey-
enne. $3.50; Clark. 1858; Clay, 1916;
Cloud. 17,492; Coffey, 15,245; Comanche.
| Decatur, 1925; Dickinson, 24.760;
Doniphan, 1861; Douglas. 25.941: Ed
wards. 6.373: Elk, f0.225; Ellis. 1884;
Ellsworth, 9,67S; Finney. 7,45S; Ford,
1869; Franklin, 21,03S; Geary, 10,540;
Cove. 4,SS7: Graham, 1856: Grant, L.
wood, 1914; Hamilton, 3,273; Harper
| 1882; Harvey 17,2O4; Haskell. 1.41S;
Hodgeman. 2.940: Jackson, $4,000; JEFF
| ferson, 1857; Jewell 1853: Johnson,
16,466; Kearny. 3,29s; Kingman. 1852;
Kiowa, 4,429; Labette, 35,113; Lane, g.
$50: Linn, 1913; Logan. 3,785; Lyon. o.
| $50; Marion 21,639: Marshall, 23,725:
Mcpherson, 20,659; Meade, 1896; Miami,
20,174; Mitchell, 1859; Montgomery,
Nemaha, 2O.O53: Neosho. 22,s15; Ness,
5,709; Norton, 1881; Usage, 2O,209 Os-
born, 1885: Ottawa, 11171: Pawnee,
7,446; Phillips, 1904; Pottawatomie,
1850; Pratt, 9,571; Rawlins 6,154;
Reno, S4,765; Republic, 16,54S; Rice, 49,
$50; Riley, 15,164; Rocks. 1o,511; Rush.
Scott. 1897; Sedgwick, 5s,Sss: Seward
| $500: Shawnee 59.245; Sheridan, 5,604;
Sherman 1855; Smith, 15.4S3; Stafford.
10,SS9 Stanton, 1,041; Stevens, 2,13S;
Sumner. 26.7s1 Thomas. 5.63s: Trego,
! Washington, 20.091 Wichita, 2O22; Will
son, 19,507; Woodson, 10000; Wyan-
dotte, ,316.
| Total, 1.6567s
While Kansas City, Kan, has big
\ lead as the largest city in the state
with SG,sss, Wichita. made the largest
gain during the past year. 1t now has
40,660, an increase of 3.762 over last
year. Kansas City only increased BIZ
! and Topeka 4S7. The latter now has
] 43.299. Leavenworth is fourth with
22,117; Pittsburg fifth, with 17.2s7;
Coffeyville sixth, with 17.251; Atch-
| ison seventh, with 1891; Independ-
ence eighth, with 1873; Parsons
ninth, with 1915; Fort Scott tenth,
with 1888; Lawrence twelfth. with
13.174, and lola thirteenth. with TO-
079. No other towns reach the 10000
| mark.
The towns which fall below the 10000
mark but over the 5000 are these. in or
der of population:
! salina- a-zAa: EmDOEia a-2a1: Cha