The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-02
NEW YORK SECOND
LARGEST CITY IN
The WORLD
American Metropolis Rapi dIy
Gaining on London.
POPULATION OF 4,766,8S3
An Increase of 1,32e,6e1 or 1877 per
Cent Since Last Census Was
Taken.

New York, Sept. 2.-Greater New
York has a population OF 4,766,SS3 I'M
der the 18th decennial census, accord
ing to figures issued at Washington
last night by Director of the Census
Durand. This makes New York the
second largest city in the world, and
as large as any two foreign cities, ex-
cepting London. Since 1900 the pop
ulation of the metropolis has increas-
ed by 1,329,631, or 1871 per cent. as
compared with 3,437 ,202 under the
last census. The borough of Bronx
showed the greatest increase in the
greater city, Queens, Brooklyn, Rich
mond and Manhattan following next
in order The figures for these Dor
oughs, together with the increases,
are as follows: Bronx 430,9S0, an in
crease of 230,473, or 114.9 per cent;
Queens, 2S4,041, an increase of 49,, 042
or S5.6 per- cent; Brooklyn, 1854, 351,
an increase of 457769, or 401 per
cent; Richmond borough, $500, an
increase Of 1913. or 2S.3 per cent;
Manhattan borough, 1881 ,542, an in
crease Of 49, ,449, or 26 per cent
New York city contains only 1884,
649 fewer people than the combined
IA cities Of more than 100000, the pop
ulation of which already has been an
nounced namely: Pittsburg. St. Louis
Detroit, Buffalo, Cincinnati. Newark,
Milwaukee, Washir gton indianapolis,
Jersey City. Kansas City, Providence.
ST. Paul and Denver. The aggregate
population of the cities named Is Civ
en- as l931,532.
The city of New York as consttut-
ed prior to the act Of consolidation eff
fective January /. 1898. had a popu.
lation in 1890 Of 1,515,301 as compared
with 3,437.202 In 1900, showing an ap-
parent increase of 1921 90l or 1865
per cent for the greater city. It is
expected that the census figures for
Philadelphia the third largest city in
the United States. will be issued to
night. The population of Chicago
the second largest city In the coun
try, probably will be announced about
the middle of this month
While New York according TO the
English census returns Of 1903. I.
still 2,662.S57 souls behind London n
the race for the greatest city Of the
world, she Is so far ahead OF the othel
great cities of the globe that there Is
little likelihood Of any of them catch
ing her In many decades. The cen
sus Of 1909 showed greater Londoni
population TO be 7.i29.7i0. rs agains
6.5S1,S72 In 1901. That New York Il
slowly catching London Is shown b!
the fact that in eight years London
increase was 4S36S. while that o
New York for 10 years was l,329,GSl
Paris, according to the census Of 1900
was the third largest city in tn
world, with a population OF 2.763392
while Toxic. under the census OF 1870
was fourth. with 2.1S6.079. Berlin Il
1905 had a population OF 2,0i0.l4S
Leaving aside the figures OF large eli
les, New York city now has popu
latlon greater than many OF the cour
tries Of the world For Instance, Aus
tralia in 1905 had within it's border
4,275.S06 persons. exclusive OF abor
gines, while Ireland last year had
population Of i37l.l5S. Bulgaria &
1908 showed q census return Of 4.15S
400. and Denmark and Greece respo,
lively had 2,G59,O00 and $685.. 900 sui
iects Of various kinds Norway /
the same year was populated hy 9
S507S6 persons and Switzerland
1863 900.