The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-09-01
THE GOVERNMENT CENSUS
Shows Contradictory Increases
Due To Abnormal Con-
ditions.

Careful though unofficial analysis OF
the returns from the thirteenth census
on cities thus far announced reveals
that the increased rate of urban growth
for the last decade over that of 1896
to 1900, has been confined largely te
places having population of less than
$4,000.
While universally there has been a
healthy increase, in a large majority
of cities exceeding $4,000 the rate OF
the previous decade has not been
maintained In no instance so far has
an actual loss of population been
shown, and present comparisons are
only on the rate of growth.
The population of sixth three cities
of more than 25,000 have been Off
cially announced. These are some
what more than one-fourth of the
estimated total number of such cities
in the country.
Four announcements cover cities of
more than 400, 600 people. They are
st. Louis with 687.029. or an in
crease of l94 per cent, as compared
with an increase of 27.3 per cent as
shown by the census of 1900: Pitts
burg, with 533, DOC, or an increase of
1872 per cent as against an increase
in 1900 of 3l.3 per cent. Buffalo, with
423,7 an increase of 20.2 per cent,
sa compared with 37.8 per cent in
1900, and Detroit, with 400. 766, an
increase of 63 per cent, as compared
with 49, per cent ten years ago.
A decidedly better average is shown
for the nine cities whose population
ranges between 200. GOO and 400, 900.
These are:
Denver with 213,ss1; st. Paul,
2l4,744; Providence, 224. .326; Kansas
City, 24s,3sl; Jersey City. PSF. no;
Washington, 33l. .O6s; Newark, 347.-
4ss; Cincinnati. 4,646. and Mil
waukee, 1885,. For this group the
average growth amounted to 1873
as compared with an increase of rs
per cent in the 1s9o-ls0o epoch. But
this high average is due in large
measure to the exceptional showing
made by Denver and Kansas City
two of the smallest cities of the class.
Denver scored a growth of almost so
per cent as compared with little more
than 25 per cent for the previous ten
years and Kansas City almost 81 per
cent as againt less than "a per cent in
the earlier decade.
The mean for the ten cities of be-
tween 100, 900 and 100000 is favorable
to the 1890 1900 period to the extent of
almost per cent, the average for 1900
being 35.7 per cent and that for 1900
1910 80 per cent. But Notwithstanding
this general falling off, the growth
was more evenly maintained in this
than in any other class. There were
not so many extremes, the advantage
was with 1900 in the twenty-one places
of from $4,000 to 100000, the average
gain being 4l.6 per cent as against
1919 per cent in 1910. 1t should be ex-
planned, however that Oklahoma City
and Schenectady, N. Y. have been ex-
cluded from this calculation because of
the abnormal increase in both.
From the 25, 600 to $4,000 grade,
Muskogee. Oklahoma, and Flint, Mich,
are eliminated for the same reasons
that Oklahoma City and Schenectady
are taken out of the $4,000 to 100, 00t
class. Because of their high figures
they would run the average up to ar
unwonted extent.
But even without them, the showing
is altogether in favor of the last cen
sus. OF the cities of this class ther,
are nineteen. With Flint and Okla
homa City out, the mean growth i,
almost 4S per cent, while the increase
for the same places in 1S80-l900 was q
per cent.
or the entire number only East Or
ange. Battle Greek, Colorado Spring.
and Davenport failed to make as larg,