Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-01
FIGURES GIVEN OUT
Census Shows Cities Of Less Than
$4,000 Grow Fastest.
Average Record Not Up to 1900
Many Places in West Report
Phenomenal Advance.

Washington-Ca though unoffi-
cial, analysis of the returns from the
thirteenth census on cities thus far
announced reveals that the increased
rate of urban growth for the last de-
cade over that of 1890 to 1900 has
been confined largely to places having
a population of less than $4,000.
While universally there has been a
healthy increase, in large majority
of cities exceeding so, 900, the rate Of
the previous decade has not been main
tained. In no instance so far has an
actual loss of population been shown
and present comparisons are only on
the rate of growth.
The population of 63 cities of more
than 25, 900 has been officially announ-
ced. These are somewhat more than
fourth of the estimated total num-
Der of such cities in the country.
Four announcements cover critics of
more than 400, 900 people. They are
St. Louis, with 687, O29, or an increase
of 1914 per cent as compared with an
increase of 27.3 per cent as shown by
the census of 1900; Pittsburg, with
533, ,905, or an increase of 1872 per
cent, as against an increase in 1900 of
31.3 per cent; Buffalo, with 423,715,
an increase of 20.2 per cent, as COM
pared with 37.8 in 1900, and Detroit,
with 465, 766, an increase of $50 per
cent, as compared with 1873 per cent
ten years ago.
A decidedly better average is shown
for the nine cities whose population
ranges between 200, 900 and 400, 900.
These are:
Denver, 213,38 St. Paul, 214,744;
Providence, 224, 1876; Kansas City,
248, 981; Jersey City, 267, Wash
ington, 331, ,068; Newark, BAT, ,469;
Cincinnati, 64,646; and Milwaukee,
373,857. For this group the average
growth amounted to 1873, as compared
with an increase of 26 per cent in the
1890-1900 epoch. But this high aver
age is due in large measure to the ex-
ceptional showing made by Denver
and Kansas City, two of the smallest
cities of the class. Denver scored a
growth of almost 60 per cent, as COM
pared with little more than 25 per
cent for the previous 10 years, and
Kansas City, almost SO per cent, as
against less than "a per cent in the.
previous decade.
The mean for the 10 cities of be-
tween 100, 900 and 200, 600 is favora-
BILE to the 1890-1900 period, to the ex-
tent of almost per cent, the average
for 1900 being 35.7 per cent, and that
for l900-1910, 80 per cent. But not
withstanding this general falling off,
the rate of growth was more evenly
maintained in this than in any other
class. There were not so many ex-
,remes. The advantage also was with
1900 in the 81 places of from $4,000
% 100000, the average gain being
I1.6 per cent, as against 39.1 in 1900.
1t should be explained, however,
hat Oklahoma City and Schenectady
lave been excluded from this calcula-
ion on account of the abnormal in
rease in both.
From the rs, 900 to $4,000 grade,
duskogee, Okla, and Flint, Mich, are
Eliminated for the same reason that
oklahoma City and Schenectady are
AIKEN out of the 500 to 10000
lass. Because of their high figures
hey would run the average up to an
nwonted extent.
But even without them, the showing
} altogether in favor of the last cen
as. With Flint and Muskogee out,
ne mean growth is almost 48 per cent,
lille the increase for the same places
l 1890-19O0 was 25 per cent.