New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
PHILADELPHIA IS THIRD
Her Population Is Now 1,549.-
O08, a Gain of 255,311.
CHICAGO IN SECOND PLACE
Mount Vernon and Troy Both
Show Substantial Gains IN
Last Decade.
rrror TIE -rihune Bureau J

Washington. Sept S-The population OF
philadelphia is 1549.0oS, according 10 the
Official figures made public to-day by l.
Dana Duraud. Director OF the Census. Ihls
IS gain IN the last decade Of 255.81l. or
1q7 per cent. In the preceding decade the
gain Of Philadelphia was 246.733. or 23.6
rer cent Ten years ago the population Of
philadelphia was 1-293.6sf, and twenty
wears ago II was 1-046,S64-
Although PhnsdeIphia's gain IN the last
decade is far below its average percentage
OF gain IN preceding decades. there is no
doubt that city Will retain its rank as the
1hi-d city IN population in the United States.
For some tine there was great rivalry be-
rp-een Chicago and Philadelphia for second
ylace. but they are no longer contestants
Tor this honor.
Chicago could lose nearly fifty thousand
from its population o. ten years ago and
stilI keep its place as the second city Ten
years ago Chicago had a population OF
o.s98.575. or z9,567 more than the present
population OF Philadelphia. There Is no
doubt that Chicago has passed the 2,ooo.ooo
marx this year. although the census ofncials
have not finished their compilation OF the
Chicago returns
Pbi1sdelphia's gain OF 49, per cent IN
.1e lcst decade IS lower than IN any other
decade except three n the Ctvil War pc
-iod PhiIa deIph1a's gain was 1872 per cent
From 1880 70 1S40 Il was only 16-4 per cent,
sn6 from 1910 70 1920 i was 1S-6 per cent
The wonderful increase IN population made
by New York City in the last decade will
be --rderstood when 4 IS remembered that
New York gained n Inhabitants nearly the
-7o7,,la-ton OF PHILADELPHIA The gain OF
New York from 1900 70 1910 was 1.329.6S1,
which is only 2I9.327 less than the present
- ~i--
II the first census. taken in 1890, the
r,orulation OF New York was S3.131 and the
-y7opula-io- OF Philadelphia 25,522, New York
having lead OF zs09. New York now
leads Philadelphia in population BY 3.2l7.-
SIS
From 1870 until 1880 Philadelphia was
the second city II the United States IN
1880 Il took third rank, Baltimore being
second. Ten years later II was n fourth
Mace. Baltimore and Boston being second
and third respectively II the decade from
1850 70 1860 Philadelphia made the phenonl-
.erlal increase IN population Of 565-S per
cent, thus reEai1irg its right 70 second
place. 7 held this rank until 1890, when
= dropped into third place. Chicago taxing
rank as the second city.
Nj Du-and also made public to-day the
results Of the enumeration OF Troy and
Mount Vernon, y y. The population Of
Troy IS 76.S-S. as compared with 60,651 IN
1900 and 60956 II 1890. The increase IN
Ire last decade was 16.l62. or 25-5 per cent,
While IN the preceding decade there was
decrease OF : Per cent
Mount Ve-nons population is So.S-9. aS
compared with PIPES il 1900 and 10S5o
8 1890 The increase in the last decade
was 1851. or So per cent as compared
with an increase for the preceding decade
O. 1885. Or s6 per cent
The population Of Alton. II, is 11.52S,
as compared with 1870 IN 1900 The
population Of Upper Alton IS 2,91S-
Weekly Census Bulletin.
He7oeto-th tie Census Bureau viii pub
,5sh 2 weekly statement giving the popula-
ton q cities as shown by the recent cen
sus. conhning i 70 places which n 1850 con
1a:ned more than twenty-five thousand
people. The first OF these bulletins was
Issued to-day, and. excluding Phl-adeIIoL11a
and Rochester, shows results IN twenty-five
cities Of more than one hundred thousand
each Commenting upon the hSlIeS pre-
se.teG, the bulletin says:
AL but seven OF these cities made a
greater absolute increase o. population IN
T-e 5ecaG0 -Sd1 70 1910 than n the preCeuII-7
comprise Buffalo, Grand Fap!cS, ~ -
haven, Paterson. PitJsolrg' = Lo--lS 'tlo ~
Toledo IN the case o. twelve cues ne
ferce<- -age Of increase, as Well as TIE ~ ~
s0}lIte increase. was greater between -S-e
god 1910 than between 1880 and 80
II the aggregate the announced poil.---ao- --o
,io- 81 rbes9. TWENTY-FIVE cities is 1ni2,5-'a
IN 100 they had an aggregate population o-
Sg-3.4S2: in l5-t, 6.2l3.553. This represents
o. E-7~-ease Of c.15s. .se9 between 15sV ana -+'v
- - . ia g1E between 1850 and 1910. The
te-cerrares Of increase for these cites,
taken II the aggregate. show very IlIt!v
rIa-ra in the -ate q growth, the percent
ere T-ora -eal to 1870 being %32 and rom
I@,5 . 1910 S35. For the twenty-four cltleS
Exclusive OF New York City the corTeSp ne
10 -e-ce-raEes Of increase are $50 and Zso-
The total number of cities that haa a
rovuIat:on Of more than one hurQreQ ILQ.-
fs1d a ne census Of 1sft was tIlrty-elS-ll-
TIE number viii be considerably larger a.
tie present census. because some o. tHe
rirtes below that limit ten years ago nave
row exceeded il OF the cities whose popu-
tst.or has already been announced, Atlatlta, anna
S~s-S Rap,6s Bridgeport and Albany nave
rseSa5 re one hundred thousand limit since