The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18
CHICAGO JUMPS
TO Fourth PLACE
Exceeded in Size by
Only Three Cities
in World.
SECOND CITY IN
UNIFIED STATES
New Orleans Shows Less Gain
in Population Than Other
Southern Cities Little
Change in General Rate
Of Growth During Past
Two Decades.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
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Especial to The Time -Disrdtch.
Washington. u. c., September IL
night Issued the following population
returns:
Chicago. 2.ls5,.ss; last census. u
G3e.575. increase, 2s.7.
This announcement Leaves Chicago
ranking in population as the second
city OF the United States and the
fourth in the world.
Chicago has almost doubled It's
population since 1890, when the fig
ures we're l,099,S50. Its greatest
growth during that period was be-
tween 1890 and 1900. when 1T had an
increase or 14.4. Its increase In
population during the past decade
was not SO great proportionatcly
OF increase being 10 per cent less
than that scored ly the Eastern city.
New york is yet ahead OF Its closest
rival by 2.5s1.55o.
Chicao however. can claim distinc-
ton In having jumped from sixth to
fourth place. among the big cities on
the globe. 1t is following close upor
the heels OF Paris. whose population
BY It's last census in 1901 was 2,Ii.-
o6s. Chicago takes precedence Owe.
Toxic and Berlin by close margins. Ae-
cording to the census taken II eaeh
1 of the two cities in 1908, Toxic had
| g.os5,lso. and Berlin. 2.o4o,lfs
Makes short Jump.
| New orleans jump in population
| during the last decade was ISL per
cent. which is less than gains showed
| by other large Southern cities. Her
4 population is 359.oT5, as compared WITH
| 2s7.lo4 in 1900, and $4,000 in 1890
4 400
1876 per cent. showing normal
growth in the, twenty years.
/ Pittsfieid. Mass. has 32,i2l, as corn
4 pared with 2l.766 in 1900.
Lowell. Mass, has It,6.294. as com
pared with 1864 in 1900.
:. Holyoke. Mass. has $3.50, agatns
1912 IN 1900.
tion OF which has been announced, II
J discussed In bulletin issued to-di,
!. By the Census Bureau.
i OF the thirty eight cities which II
i 1900 had population of 100000 ant
more, twenty-four are given, anu *
4 these are added five which attained
the 100000 mark during the past de
cade
The percentage of increase for Thu
isaggregate population shows very lit
II tie change In the rate of growth dur
ing the two decades, being for TIT
earlier one 31.3 and for the latter .,
per cent. The fact Is noted thatthe higl
rate of increase Is not confined to M.
one geographical section. OF the seys:
. cities whose rate exceeded 40 per cent
two-NewaYk. n. j.. and Bridgeport
Conn.-are Eastern: Atlanta. Southern
and four-Detroit. Denver, kanSa
City and Columbus-are Western. O
4 the two cities with the lowest rate
one is Eastern and the other IS Nest
a ern.
Remarking upon the facts presented
7 the bulletin says the rates of hcreas
for Atlanta, Detroit Denver and Kan
sas City must be regarded as phenom
: enally high, but even moro extraordt
! nary is the high percentage for Ne,
; York, which exceeds the average 10
! twenty eight cities In the group by IL.
. per cent, and Is itself exceeded onl
: by the rates OF seven cities. The Ne,
, York City rate, moreover, has bee
= maintained at its present high poir
for two decades, and may therefore b
regarded as normal rate for the
city.
. Fifty-four cities Of between $500
J. and 100000 are given, showing an az
9 gregate population of 2.723,49S, q
0 against 1.9O1,766 in 1900. a gain Of 43
o per cent.-a rate of growth which tn
e nally high OF these ffty-four cite
a thirty-one show higher rate Of II
Q crease for the past decade than for tt
: previous one. So far no decrease
. NOTED In any of the cities.