The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-27
OUR POPULATION 100000
pam. OOO WITHOUT THE IN
STLlR POSSESSIONS.
Immigration Adds a. 600. 600 60 the Popn-
Iation since the last Census the Per-
ren,aEe oS Increase On cities ef loo.-
ZOO OF More Is Over ~ Per Cent.

MAsHRoroS. Aug. 20 Tho census
figures Of New York. Chicago and Phila-
delbha are being rapidly tabulAted and
the population % each OF these cities will
soon be made public. Material gains in
population were made by each OF these
cities in the last decade. according to
census officers. The indications are that
the returns for New York will he given out
on Monday. those Of Chicago later in the
week and those Of Philadslphia early in
the week following
II h the belief Of the census officers
now that the population Of the United
States. including the insular possessions.
will approximate 100. OOO. 900. A year ago
It was estimated that the population Of the
States. based upon the rate Of gain for the
decade between 1880 and 1900 would he in
the ne,ghborhood % sO.O0O.Ooo
This is only rough g,ie-s said Direc-
tor Durand. but ] believe the ret urns
will show there is a population 81 ". OO' 100
IN the country. not counting the Philip
pines. II NAV run up to " .u1O.OOD. bat
doubt II Of course IL the population oi
the Philippines bs included the figures
will be close to the 100. OOOOOo mark.
expect the tabulation to he completed
10y November ~. and Immediately after
ward We will be able to announce the
population Of the country
The net gam from imm grafton during
the last ten years has not been so large as
would be supposed For example i'm
migration from 1901 TO 1871 into the United
States was only 0.2Is.OO IA round num-
beers OF this number 927 .OOD returned
To the countries from which they came
leaving a total increase in populat ION
from immigration during those years Of
only i.2so $50 so It will be seen that
about 81 per cent Of all immigrants IN
those years did not permanently add any
thing to the total population.
The figures for IN" three years from
1877 to 1910 show that ?s5e.0O imrni-
grants cam. into the United States and
go $40 of them returned A larger pro
port ouat. increase in total population
from immigration occurred in the last
three years than in ths previous seven
years Taking the ten years net inorea~.
II will h. seen that approximately 5000
Uo y..r-on- have bsen added 10 the popu-
latlOu ut the country Nv immigration
since the last census. Possibly 500 OOO
II th-s. have died in this time.
We have bsSn surprised al the popu-
lation 81 cities Of iOO. OOO aud more since
IN. figures uf many - these have been
AhnOunced. The percentage 81 increase
since ths last c-n@us ot tbes- cities, that
- those whose population has ben gwen
uut. II more than ~ per cent
Whether or not the country districts
will show such perc..ntag. - increase
in population We do not SNOW vet; some
J-heve thai the rapid rate II increase
Of the large cities = oaus.-d 10y population
drawn from the country districts. aud
when the compilation ~ th.-.. districts
- COinpl-trd they NAV show much
smaller iuCr-a-.' than the ,1tle- Tor this
rsaron
The census Bureau announces the
population 81 the following NichS gan
tItl.-
Bay ,f'y 1910 - lBS 1879 - as a gain
Il ~ per cent lsnsins 1910 81 NV, lvO
10 49,. IA gain II ~ per cent Saglna~
1910 ~ $40. lSsl :, sI5 gam II " I-.r
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