The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-18
Second in Size in the United
States, With a Population Of
2,1S5,2S3, According to the
Figures of Census Bureau.
NEW ORLEANS DROPS
TO FIFTEENTH PLACE
Detroit, Milwaukee and New
ark Pass the Southern Me-
trOpOIiS, Although the Latter
Shows Reasonable Increase.
SOME COMPARISONS MADE
W. ASHINGTON. sept. 1.-THE pop
NA ulntion OF Chicago g. 2.IS5.2S1,
uf

ASHINGTON. sept. 1.-THE pop
w ulatlon Of ChIcaEo j. z.Iss.eS1,
an Increase OF fsd,5OS, or 2s.7
per ce7t, as compared with t,cos-s7S I'm
This announcement gives chicago
rank In population the second city
Of the United states and the fourth I'm
the world.
Chicago has almost doubled it- pop
ulntion since 1890, whcn the figures
were i.019.s5o. It's greatest growth
and 1900 when there was un increase
of 5f.f per cent Its Increase In populn-
tton during the last decade not
great pruportionatcIy as that of New
York, the rate 90 increase bclng 10 per
cent less thnn that scored by the east
cra city
New York is yet ahead Of its closest
rival by 2.5Sl.550. Chicago. however.
can claim distinction IN progress, hav-
inE jumped from sixth TO fourth place
among the big CITIES on the globe Nc
is following close upon thc heels %
arts whose population hy rs last Gene
sus in 1901 was 2.71 1905 rhicaEG
takes precedence over Toxic and Ecr-
lin by close margins. According 20 the
census taken IN each OF the two cities
I'm 1908. Toxic had 3.0S5.l6o. and Berlin
1,ef0,1f6.
Growth Of New Orleans.
The population 81 New Orleans is
3a1.0o5, an Increase on 51.95l or Isl
per cent a. compared with 2s7.f0f In
last decade was only slightly below
her percentage Of increase OF Che dec
I AIDE before. the Crescent city. through
more ranid growth OF other cities IN
twelfth i'm the list OF tho country's
largest cities and now occupies fiji
teenth position, Detroit with a 6S per
cent increase. Milwaukee. with 81 ncr
cent and Newark with ft.2 per cent. an
I have jumped ahead or New orleans ina
the number OF inhabitants.
Holyoke. Mass. has $3.50 people an
I increase OF 12.01S. or 26.8 per cent. as
compared with i5.112 I'm 1900
Lowell. Mass. has l06.294 people. an
increase OF ISIS. or 10 per cent as
Pittsficld. Mas. has 32.121 people,
I an increase Of 1885. or as per cent.
as compared with 21,766 I'm 1900.
The smaller cities.
/ The second bulletin OF the consits
/ showing the growth Of cities was ISSUED
/ in 1900 had population OF 100. 600 and
more. twenty-fOur are given and to
] these are added five which have at-
/ tanned the 100000 mark during the last
/ decade
The. aggregste population OF these
] twenty cities now is 13596.A 10
D IN 1899. The absolute increase between
] 1880 and 1900 amounted Co 2.41f.g1.,
] between 1900 and 1910 TO 3.220.SO7
The percentages OF increase FOR this
I change I'm the rate of growth during
: the two decades, being for thc earlier
one 31.f per cent and for the later. 81
per cent. The fact Is noted that tho
high rate Of increase is not confined
60 any one geographical section
or tho seven cities whose rate cN-
. cecdcd 40 per cent. two. Newark. y. J..
and bridgeport. Conn. are eastern; one.
I Atlanta. is southern. and four. Detroit.
] Denver. Kansas city and Columbus, are
tContiaued On PAGE T',ol