The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-16
HUB RETAINS
FIFTH PLACE
Census Bureau Announces Pop
ulatIon Of 67O,5S5
INCREASE or 1876 PERCENT
With Suburbs Included, Making Ter
ritory Equal to That of Philadelphia,
New England Metropolis Would
Have Well Above a Million Inhab-
tants-eaining on ST. Louis, Her
Chief Rival For Many Years

tants-Gaining on ST. Louis, Her
Chief Rival For Many Years
Boston, Sept. 12.-The city of Bos-
ton contains 60. $50 people. These
are the official figures as given out in
Washington by Director Durand of the
census bureau. 1t is an increase of
about 1876 percent since the last CEN
sus of 1900.
Boston easily retains her position as
fifth largest city in the United States.
She is surpassed only by New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia and st. Louis
The chief rival of Boston in growth
for many years has been St. Louis.
The population of st. Louis is 687,-
O29. During the last ten years Bos-
ton gained slightly on St. Louis.
beating her 2 percent.
Boston men point out that the
tendency of Boston for years has been
a movement toward the suburban dis
tricts for residential purposes and that
the real magnitude of this city is not
indicated by the 1910 census report.
Taking this fact into consideration
general satisfaction is expressed over
the growth Of the New England capt.
tai
While corporate Boston, with thirty
eight square miles of area, retains its
rank as-ffth among American cities,
It must be understood that its closely
built up and contiguous environs, COW
ering an area equal to Philadelphia,
and which are not included in the
figures given, will show at the same
ratio of increase a population of l.
TT, Cos.
If compared with the siScy- one
square miles of st. Louis it will be
found that Boston and contiguous en-
virons has a population of 947 .9O2, or
26O, S73 in excess of st. Louis.
Although Boston does not wrest
fourth place from st. Louis. the
western city's lead of ID, BAG in 1900
is increased only to 16, 444, in spite
of the fact that the area of st. Louis
is 81 1-3 square miles, as compared |
with only $50 for Boston.
The percentage of increase shown
by Boston fully measures up to the
normal healthy growth of cities. es-
pecially eastern cities, during the past
decade. In percentage of growth
Boston easily maintains its position
among the vigorous cities of the
country.
AS compared with her 1876 percent
of increase St. Louis, her next high
est rival, increased 1914 percent;
Pittsburg increased 1872 percent;
Philadelphia increased 1877 percent;
Buffalo 20.2 percent; Cincinnati 11.8
percent; New Haven 2S.7. and New
York, whose growth was enormous.
increased 1877 percent.
The figures given out give simply
the population of Boston proper. Her
numerous populous suburbs, cities
such as Hyde Park, Cambridge.
Somerville, Brookllne, Quincy. Chel-
sea and many others properly consti-
tuting CART of Greater Boston, are
not included in these figures.
With her new honors attaching to
a population of go 5S5 Boston leaps
forward in the list Of the largest cities
of the world. She moves up from
the twenty ninth city of the world to
the twenty fifth city. Boston passes
Bangkok. Manchester. Eng; Brus-
sells and Cairo, and now ranks among
the cities of the earth next below
Liverpool.