Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-24
TEN MORE IN LOWER
HOUSE OF CONGRESS
Increase Made Means Big Addition to
Delegation Of Representatives--Sta.
tistiss Prove People Are Fast leav-
ing Country Districts and Locating
In the Cities.
DIV Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Nov. %
New York city. for the first time. has
become greater In point OF population
than all the remainder OF the state
OF New York outside the greater city
limits. .Statistics giving the popuia-
ton of. the state. as enumerated in
the thirteenth census made public 10.
day. show that the people OF the coun-
try's greatest city form more than
one-half OF the Inhabitants of the
most popuious state in the Union.
While this Is the most striking
feature of the New York state census
figures. almost as remarkable Is the
rate of growth Of the empire state.
Since 1870 II has doubled in popula-
ton AMI the rate of increase daring
the past ten years. 1854 per cent. is
the greatest since the decade between
1910 and 1850. when the percentage
of increase was 2T.5. This increase
Is largely attributable TO the growth
of the cities OF the state. and is be-
lieved by the census officials TO be
due to the developments of the man
ufacturipg interests and foreign i'm
migration.
Ten More congressman.
With this increase in populations
will come a larger representation in
the lower branch of congress, where
New York now has 81 members. The
exact nuuiBer of new representatives
will be ten II the present rate Of APP
por;ionment is retained by congress.
or the s.l33.729 people in New York
state ds shown by today's statistics.
4.766,s33 are in New York city and
4.436-29e in the state outside the city.
making the city s20.4S7 people great
er in population. In 1900 New YcrS
city contained 3s4. 400 inhabitants
less than the state outside the Cit,
the population of the city being 3,427,-
202. compared with 1881 ,ss2 in the
remainder OF the state.
City Contributes Over Million.
OF the 1.S44.3s5 people by which
the state increased during the pas
ten years. i,32S,6S1 were contributed
by the CITY. while only 514.704 per-
sons was the increase in the state
outside Greater New York OF the
whole state growth. about 1874 per
cent was contributed by the city OF
NeH York. while the state without
the city contributed only about per
cent. making the total increase over
the 1900 figures 25.4 per cent
The drift Of population from the
agricultural districts to the cities in
the other states was cleafK indicated
in the census returns of the states OF
New York and Ohio. Inads public to-
day by the census bureau
People Move to Cities.
In New York 10 OF the 81 counties
showed a decrease In population,
while Diners made only meagre in
creases. Only the counties containing
the larger cities made any considers
BILE gain in population.
The movement was more marked
in Ohio than in New York for IN the
Buckeye state 80 Of the IS coun. .es
showed decreases. while in 81 other
counties the increase was less than
1000 inhabitants.
The population Of the state Of Ohio
Is 4.767.12f. according to s,atistiCs OF
the thirteenth census made public to-
Cay by Director Dursnd- This Is an
increase Of e0s.57e. OF I4.7 per cent
over 4.i57.5s5 IN 1890. The increase
from 1899 to 1870 was 4s5.2zs, or 1872
per cent