Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1910-11-30
WHAT CENSUS SHOWS
Maryland Has l,204,45O And
Ranks The Twenty-Sixth
State
GAIN OF 100, 400 IN Ten YEARS
Anne Arundel COUNTY Shows A Decrease
Fourteen Counties Gained Nine
Lost 10 Population VIII Change
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Representation 10 Legislature
There are, according toythe figures
announced yesterday by United
States Census Director Durand.
1924, ,450 residents within the State
of Maryland-106. 400 more than the
1,18S, ,044 recorded ten years ago-sn
increase of 9 per cent. as compared
with Ia per cent during the ten
years from 1890 to 1900
Compared with other Eastern Com
monwealths. Maryland has held its
own in relative position. Thus far,
the only State announced that has
gone beyond it is Oklahoma, which
now has population of 1867, 155,
compared with 790, 391 in both Okla
homa and Indian Territory ten
years ago. At that time the two
Territories which now compose the
one State ranked thirty-eighth in
population among the territorial
divisions of the country. Maryland
was the twenty-sixth State in popu.
lation.
The new census figures makes it
incumbent upon the Governor to re-
apportion the representation of the
counties in the House of Delegates.
The representation of the counties
in the State Senate is stationary,
each county being entitled to one
Senator and each legislative district
of Baltimore city to one. The rep.
resentation in the House. however.
is based on population, with re-
striction that prevents any one coun-
ty having more than six delegates.
Sec. 5, Art. 8, of the Constitution
provides that after the census fig
ures are announced, the Governor
shall adjust the representation in
the House on the following basis.
Each of the counties having a
population of $4,000 or less is en-
titled to two delegates; more than
$4,000 and less than $4,000, three I;
more than %, 600 and less than 40, 600,
four; more than 10000 and less
than $4,000. five, and every county
having more than 55, 600 is entitled
to six delegates. Each legislative
district of Baltimore city is entitled
to six, but constitutional amend
ment adopted at the last session pro-
vides for an increase in the Balti-
more city representation, il ratified
by the people at the next State
election. The present restrictions
prevent any county, however, from
having more than six, Baltimore
couny. for instance, has had more
than 100000 population for years.
and yet is entitled to but six dele
gates.
Under the new figures, as an
nounced yesterday. there Twill be a
number of changes in the represen-
tation of the counties. The figures
show that Allegany county has gain
ed one delegate, increasing from
five to six by passing the $4,000
mark. Caroline county has gained
one by passing the $4,000 mark. in
creasing from two to three. Garrett
county gains one in the same way,
jumping from 17,701 to 20,
Hartford and Queen Anne's counties
appear to be the only counties which,
on the face of the figures, will lose
in their present representation.
By dropping from %, 269 to 27, 965.
Hartford will be entitled to three in
stead of four delegates, while Queen
Anne's by dropping from 1884 to
1889, will lose one of her present
three delegates. Aside from these,
there appear to be no changes forced
by the new census in the House of
Delegates representation, although
several of the smaller counties on the
Eastern Shore and in Southern Mary
land have lost IN population. The
greatest gain in population has been
made by Baltimore county, which
increases nearly $4,000. The heav-
lest loss is in Charles, Queen Anne's,
Talbot and Kent COUNTIES.
The figures show that fourteen
counties have gained in population
Garrett, AllegaHy, Washington,
Frederick. Montgomery, Carroll,
Prince Georges, Calvert, Baltimore,
Dorchester, Caroline, Wicomico,
Somerset and Worcester. Nine coun-
ties have lost in population-Howard,
Anne Arundel, Charles, st. Mary's,
Hartford, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's
and Talbot