Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-13
OFFICIAL FIGURES ANNOUNCED
TODAY SHOWING THE POPULA-
TON BY STATES, THE RANK
AND THE TOTALS.
HUNDRED MILLION
WITH PHILIPPINES
PEOPLE IN ISLANDS AND IN re
PANAMA CANAL ZONE BRING ~
UP TO THIS NUMBER; IOWA
DROPS BACK.

Washington, D. c., Dec. l0.-Ine
population of the United States IS 49,
402.151. This is the total number OF
neople enumerated throughout the
states, territories, District of Column
bia. Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico in
the thirteenth census, which began
April Is, 1910. The total does not in
clude the Philippine islands.
The increase in the country's popula-
ton during the last ten years was 49,
145,521, or 209 per cent, over 1885,
$50. the population in 1900; COM
pared with an increase Of 1926, 1854 or
22.7 per cent, over 62,979.766, the pop
ulation in 1890. The population OF con-
tfnental United States is 91,972,266, an
increase Of 1877, 691, or 21.0 per cent
over 75.994,575 in 1900, when the in
crease was 13,O46,S61 or 2O.7 per cent
over 62,947,714, the total in 1890.
The total population of the United
States with all her possessions IS
about 101. 100000 This includes
7,e35,426 in the Philippines, as enumer-
ated in the census there in 1903 and es-
Inmates for the island of Gaum, the
American possessions in Samos. and
persons on the Panama canal zone.
The number of persons in the military
and naval services of the United
States stationed abroad and on naval
vessels Is 55,50S.
The Rank Of the States.
The ranking order of states accord
Ing to population is as follows:
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois.
Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts,, Missouri,
Michigan, Indiana. Georgia, New Jer'
sey. California, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Iowa, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Minnesota, Virginia, Mississippi,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ar
kansas, South Carolina, Maryland,
West Virginia.. Nebraska. Washington,
Porto Rico, Connecticut, Colorado,
Florida, Maine, Oregon, South Dakota.
North Dakota, Rhode Island. New
Hampshire, Montana, Utah, Vermont.
District Of Columbia, New Mexico,
Idaho, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii,
Wyoming, Nevada, Alaska.
Corrected Figures Given.
Corrected figures issued by the CELL
sus once this morning give the state
Of New York population Of 9,11S,6l4,
an Increase of 1,S44,720; Florida, 1872
s15, IN increase of 224,077; Maryland,
1.2e5.346. an increase of 107,3O2.
The population of Georgia is $685.
I'll; Montana, 376,053; Washington,
LA 800; Wisconsin, 2,S33,S60.
Georgia's increase is 392.790; Mon
tana's 1874; Washington's 623,SS7
and Wisconsin's 264,81S.
Tacoma Has 83,743.
The population of Tacoma, Wash, is
s3,743, according to revised figures is
sued by the census bureau. This is an
increase Of 46,029, or 1872 per cent over
a7,714 in 1900.
The first announcement of Tacoma's
population credited the city with ST.
972 Inhabitants.
"Texas viii not get recount" said
Mr. Durand, referring to the COM
plants regarding the census figures on
the population Of that state.
"The gain recorded, almost rs per
cent, il large for so extensive an area
as Texas, and there should be no rea-
son for dissatisfaction. The census
was taken by Texas people and there
Is no reason to suppose that they
would defraud themselves"
The population of Superior, Wis, is
4o.3s4. This is an increase Of 9.293, or
29.e per cent, over 31,091 in 1900.
Other population statistics Of the
thirteenth census issued by the census
bureau include the following:
state Of wyoming 1896, an in
crease of 53.434 or 57.7 per cent over
1851 in 1900.
The increase from 1890 to 1900 was
29,s76, or 47.9 per cent.
The territory of Alaska. 1886. an
increase Of 764. or IL per cent over
1882 in 1900. The increase from 1890
to 1900 was 8 $40 or 1874 per cent.
The Hawaiian Islands $4,000, an in
crease Of 37,90S or 24.6 per cent over
154,001 in 1900.
The city of Honolulu has a popula-
ton Of 52,1s3 according to the statis-
tics made public last night by the CEN
eus bureau. This is an increase of 12.-
s77 or 1928 per cent over 1896 in 1900.
Iowa Fifteenth State.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 1o.-(Spec-
ial Correspondence 1.-The state of
Iowa, according to the official popula-
ton of the United States, announced
today, takes rank as the fifteenth
state in density of population in the
sisterhood of states. Iowa was tenth
In the 1900 census.
e. G. Snyder.