The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-05
Of Seventy-Five Cities
None Sh oWs Actual
Loss Of Population
VELOPMEN1 ON
MORE EVEN LINES
Increase Only in Three Gases Is
Less Than 1s Per Cent, While
There Are Many Cities
Which Show so Per
; Cent. Growth and
Over.

Washington. d. c.. September A.
One noteworthy development in con-
nection with the recent census is that
OF the population OF about seventy five
cities so far reported none shows an ac-
tual loss OF population. Inasmuch as
the average city growth for the past
decade was considerably less than l
per cent In advance of the 1s90-1900
period. this fact is taken as indicating
q somewhat more even development
than was noted in the previous decade.
when OF the list SO far given, Albany,
N. Y: Lynchburg, Va; Sioux City.
Iowa, and lansing. Saginaw and Bay
City, Mich, were all shown to have sus-
tanned real losses. All OF these cities
have joined the gaining class and some
OF them have scored heavily.
The decrease IN Albany and Bay City
in 1900 was less than per cent each.
and both rallied before the enumerator
made his appearance last June, Albany
showing an increase of 6Ik per cent.
and Bay City OF SO per cent. Sioux
City. which lost z per cent. from 1899
to 1900. now reports gain OF over "A
PSA SGiIt.s NLttS 3SS WHICH ISll
away during the previous decade to the
extent of per cent, now shows a gain
OF Sc per cent. Saginaw. with loss
In 1900 of . per cent, made gain OF
10 per cent. in 1910.
Remarkable Incrcusen.
Not only have there been no losses
during the past ten years, but In most
cases the Increase has been Of consid-
cradle dimensions. Albany was the
only city of the entire number 10 score
gain OF less than 10 per cent. Indeed.
in only the two other cases of Cincin-
natl. with lis. and Wilmington, Del.
with gain of 14.3 per cent, was the
gain less than ts per cent
On the other hand. some very high
marks have been attained. those above
80 per cent. being Kansas city. Mo:
Denver and Pueblo. Col; Waterbury.
Conn; Lyrrhburg. Va: Sacramento.
Cal; Niagara Falls. N. Y; East Orange.
~ j.. lansing. Mich, and East st.
Louis. III. Schenectady, N. Y, with a
gain OF 100 per cent; Flint. Mich. with
gain OF 1874 per cent. and Muskogee
and Oklahoma City. Okla, the former
with gain of 10 per cent. in
three years. and the latter with
gain of 223 per cent. in ten
years. form class OF their own. The
great strides made by Flint and sche-
nectady are due to the rapid develop
nent OF manufacturing interests and
those made by Oklahoma and Nuskopee
TO tho admission of Oklahoma as =
State. 40
OF the larger cities all have now
been reported upon except Baltimora
Boston, Chicago, Cleveland. Los Anpe.
les. Louisville. Minneapolis. New Or
leans and San Francisco.
All Show Growth.
Henceforth the Census Buroau .,,n
publish for the benefit OF the nras.
weekly statement giving the uonn-
lation OF cities as shown by the re.
cent census. combining 1t TO places
$4,000. people. shaa
The first of these bulletins NO.
Issued yesterday. and excludina pniis ns
adelph1a and Troy. N. Y, shows ra-
SUITS IN twenty-five cities of more thar
4oo.oOO each. Commenting unon 49,
aeures presented. the bulletin sav..
All but seven Of these citiessn,aa.
=, greater absolute increase OF ponn,a.
tlon In the decade 1900 to 1s1o ,han
-, y, the preceding decade. 1890 to lam
me IN. seven exceptions comprise Rnf.
aalo, Grand @ Rapids, New Haven. pat
9isoh' Pittsburg, st. Louis and Toledo
@VStPc CUES the
centage Of Increase as wen M as puro 81.
absolute increase was greater bat,,,e eae
1900 and 1910 than between ~ ~ ''s. oea
1900. ieso and
IN the aggregate the announce,
population Of these twenty-nvs mueo ci,,as
IS 11.o425oo, In 1900 they had '.es Us
aggregate population OF s,27aass. -. -
1890. 6,21S,SsS This represents az =, -
crease crease Of 2o5o.s9o between 1sao ~ IN, ~
ISoo. and of 2,76s.O1S between / am ana ana
1910 The percentages OF ,ncraas svv ana rau
these cities, taken in the arerse,,. e tor
snow very little change in tha sa.e, ra..
o. growth. the percentage from ,ase ,aae
20 1900 being ss.2. and from iaoa ,eso W
IVY. ss.5. For the twenty -ro,,r ~, ~, 20
eScIusiXe of New York city, tna s'ues.
ae aaeesponding I' percentages or Increaso cor
The total number Of cit,as
ma nad populatioh OF over ! m ooo sna.
q, the census of 1900 was tbirtn v,ooo at
me =, number will be considera hl,, ,a eisht,
at the present census, beennsa si ~ larger
me cities below that limit ten on'e me. OF
ago M have now exceeded ii ~ eafs a.,
cues whose population has a1ra ene
peen announced. Atlanta csa 10y
Rapids. Bridgeport and Albanv 1sand sa
passed the 100000 limit since 'y io,n'Ne nave