The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-01
GIVEN OUT
Census Shows Cities Of Less Than
$4,000 Grow Fastest.
Average Record Not Up to 1900
Many Places in West Report
Phenomenal Advance.

Washington-Careful, though unoffi-
cial, analysis of the returns from the
thirteenth census on cities thus far
announced reveals that the increased
rate of urban growth for the last de-
cade over that of 1890 to 1900 has
been confined largely to places having
a population of less than $4,000.
While universally there has been
healthy increase, in large majority
of cities exceeding so, 200, the rate of
the previous decade has not been main
tanned. In no instance 30 far has an
actual loss of population been shown
and present comparisons are only on
the rate of growth.
The population of SO cities of more
than rs, 900 has been officially announ-
ced. These are somewhat more than
one-fourth of the estimated total num-
Der of such cities in the country.
Four announcements cover critics of
more than 400, 900 people. They are
st. Louis, with 687, 029, or an increase
of 1914 per cent as compared with an
increase of 27.3 per cent as shown by
the census of 1900; Pittsburg, with
| 533, 905, or an increase of 1872 per
cent, as against an increase in 1900 of
31.3 per cent; Buffalo, with 423,715,
an increase of 20.2 per cent, as COM
pared with 37.8 in 1900, and Detroit,
with 465, 766, an increase of $50 per
cent, as compared with 1873 per cent
ten years ago.
| A decidedly better average is shown
for the nine cities whose population
ranges between 200, 900 and 400, 900.
These are:
Denver, 213, 381; St. Paul, 214, 744;
Providence, 224, 1926; Kansas City,
248, 381; Jersey City, 267,77s; Wash
ington, 331, 068; Newark, BAT, 469;
Cincinnati, 1854, 646; and Milwaukee,
373,s5 For this group the average
growth amounted to 1873, as compared
with an increase of 26 per cent in the
1890-1900 epoch. But this high aver
age is due in large measure to the ex-
ceptional showing made by Denver
cities of the class. Denver scored &
growth of almost 60 per cent, as com
pared with little more than 25 pei
cent for the previous 10 years, anC
Kansas City, almost So per cent, al
against less than "a per cent in tn,
previous decade.
The mean for the 10 cities of be
tween 100, 900 and 200, 900 is favora
BILE to the 1S90-1900 period, to the ex
tent of almost per cent, the averag'
for 1900 being 35.7 per cent, and tina
for 1900-1910, 80 per cent. But not
withstanding this general falling off
the rate of growth was more event,
maintained in this than in any othe
class. There were not 80 many ex
1900 in the FL places of from 50,0
to 100, 1000, the average gain beinl
41.6 per cent, as against 49,. in 1900
1t should be explained, however
that Oklahoma City and Schenectad
have been excluded from this calcula
tion on account of the abnormal in
crease in both.
From the $4,000 to $4,000 grade
Muskogee, Okla, and Flint, Mich, ar
eliminated for the same reason tina
Oklahoma City and Schenectady ar
taken out of the so, 900 to 10000
class. Because of their high figure
they would run the average up to a
unwonted extent.
But even without them, the showing
is altogether in favor of the last cen
sus. With Flint and Muskogee out
the mean growth is almost 48 per cent
while the increase for the same place
in 1890-1900 was rs per cent.