Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17
AGGREGATE POPULATION
Of TWENTY-FIVE CITIES
increase of Over 10000
Since 1900-Some Advances
"PhenomenaIIy High. -

+ The second bulletin Of the census bu-
reau showing the growth of cities was
issued today. OF the thirty EIGHT cities
which in 1900 had a population of 100, 900
and more twenty-four are given, and to
these are added five which attained the
100000 mark during the past decade. The
aggregate population of these twenty
nine cities now is 13,596S19. as against
1O.376O12 in 1900 and 1904, 14O in 1890
The absolute increase between 1890 and
1900 amounted to 2471,s72; between 1870
and 1910. to 3,22O,SO7.
The percentages of increase for this
aggregate population show very little
change in the rate of growth during the
two decades, being for the earlier one
31.3. and for the later 81 per cent. The
fact is noted that the high rate OF in
crease il not confined to any one geograph-
ical section. OF the seven cities whose
rate exceeded 40 per cent, two, Newark,
N. J., and Bridgeport, Conn. are east
ern; one- Atlanta, is southern, and four,
Detroit. Denver, Kansas City and Co
lumbus. are western. OF the two cities
with the lowest rate one is eastern and
the other is western.
- Advance Phenomenal.
Remarking upon the facts presented, the
bulletin says: 1.-The rates of increase for
Atlanta. Detroit, Denver and Kansas City
must be regarded as phenomenally high,
but even more extraordinary is the high
percentage for New York, which exceeds
the average for twenty-eight cities in the
group by ia per cent, and is itself ex-
ceeded only by the rates of seven cities.
The New York city rate, moreover, has
Int ut &c (O, int
for two decades. and may therefore be
regarded as a normal rate for that city.
Ffffy-four cities of between $4,000 and
100, 900 are given, showing an aggregate
population of 2.723. 49S. as against 1.9O1. 766
in 1900, a gain of 49, per cent. a rate of
growth which the census bureau pro-
nounces "phenomenally high" OF these
ifty-four cities. thirty-one show a higher
rate of increase for the past decade than
for the previous one. So far no decrease
is noted In any of the cities.
Figures From other Cities.
The census bureau today issued Stats
tics giving the population of the follow
ing cities:
increase of 1908, or 26.3 per cent, as
compared with 1912 in 1900.
Lowell, Mass, has 1O6,D people. an
increase of 11,325, or lilo per cent, as
compared with 04,969 in 1900.
Pittsfield. Mass. has 32,121 people. an
increase of 1885, or 47.6 per cent, as
compared with q, 766 in 1900.
The population of New Orleans is $780,.
O75, an increase of 5l.971. or 1871 per cent,
as compared with 2s7. 1O4 in 1900
While New Orleans growth during the
past decade was only slightly below her
percentage of increase of the previous
decade, the Crescent city. through the
more rapid growth of other cities in the
100, COO class, loses its position of twelfth
in the list of the country's biggest cite,
and now occupies fifteenth position. De-
troit, with a 63 per cent increase: Mil
waukee with 81 per cent. and Newark.
n j., with 41.2 per cent, all have jumped
ahead Of New Orleans In the number of
inhabitants and now occupy twelfth, thir-
teenth and fourteenth positions respec-
lively.