The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-01
SMALL TOWNS
GIVE LARGEST
INCREASE
ANALYSIS OF CENSUS RE-
TURNS SHOWS URBAN
BEST IN PLACES.
UNDER $4,000
Heavy Gain by Detroit Holds Up
Average, But Per Cent
Falls Below That

Washington, August 3O-Care-
full though unofficial, analysis o.
the returns from the thirteenth
cenSSu of cities thus far announc.
ed reveals the fact that the in
creased rate of urban growth fo1
the past decade over that of 1896
1900 has been confined largely
to places having population OF
less than $4,000. While UNIVERSAL
there has been healthy increase
in "a large majority of cities ex-
ceeding 10000 the rate of the
previous decade has not been main
tanned. In no instance so far
has an actual loss of population
been shown, and present compar-
isons are only on the rate OF
growth.
Up to date the popuatlion OF
siXty-three cities of more than
$4,000 HAS been officially an
nounced. These are somewhat
more than one-fourth of the esti-
mated total number of such cities
in the country and presumably
the figures on them are fairly in
dicative of the general tendency.
OF the announcements so far
made. four cover cities OF more
than 100000 people. They are
St. Louis, with 6S7,O27, or an in
crease OF 1914 per cent, as COM
pared with an increase of 27.3 per
cent. as shown by the census OF
1900 for the previous ten years
Pittsburg. with 533,9O5, or an in
creose of 10.2 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 3s.S per cent in 1900,
and Detroit, with 1876, an in
crease of 63 per cent as compared
with 1873 per cent, ten year ago.
Detroit Helps Average.
Even with the superb gain made
by the Michigan metropolis, the
average for the four big cities,
which was 800 per cent. was
about 3 II per cent below their
average for 1900. when the aver
age was 33.5 per cent. Without
the aid of Detroit the rate of in
crease would have bce.l less than
20 per cent. or 13 per cent. be-
low the mean increase of the pre-
ceeding decade.
Per Cent. Decreases.
Denver scored a growth of al
most 60 per cent. as compared
with a little more than % per
cent for the previous ten years
and Kansas City of almost so per
cent as against less than "a per
cent in the earlier decade. With
The Colorado and Missouri cities
eliminated from epochs the aer-
age for 1900 would be 26.S, while
hat for 1910 would be 27.5, an
increase of less than / per cent.
If only the four cities of between
100000 and 400, 000-Washington.
Milwaukee, Newark and Cincin-
nati-are considered, there is a
slight falling off in the average
growth.
The gain for the ten cities of
between 1S9O-1900 period to the
extent of almost 4 per cent. the
average for 1900 being 35.7 and
hat for 1910 80 per cent. But,
Notwithstanding this general fall
ng off, the rate of rovJth was
mere overly maintain in this
han IN any other class. There
we're not SO many extremes. At-l
anita with her 154, $3.50 people and
Ter - per cent increase, led the
lSt for 1910. but for present pur-
poses this rate was almost bal
lnced by Toledo's CO per cent
gain in 1900.
Two Towns Barrel.
The advantage was also with
900 in the Twenty-Five places of
rom $4,000 to 100000, the aver
lge gain being t1.6 per cent. as
against 39.5 per cent in 1910.
t should be explained, however,
hat Oklahoma City and Schen-
.ctady, n. Y. have been excluded
rom this calculation because of
he abnormal increase in both.
From the $4,000 to the $4,000
,rade, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and
flint, Mich, are eliminated for
he same reasons that Oklahoma
Xty and Schenectady are taken
tut of the proceeding class. Be-
auSe OF their iIrgh fgures they
would run UP to an unwonted ex-
ent. But even without them the
is altogether in favor of
he last census.
OF the cities of this class there
re nineteen. With Flint and Ok
ahoma City ont the mean growth
5 almost rs per cent. while the
Increase for the same places in
S90-1900 was 30 per cent. or only
title more than half. OF these
linteen cities thirteen are in the
Western FIVE in the Eastern and
me in the Southern states. OF
he entire number only East Or
nge, Battle Creek, Colorado
springs. Davenport and 'Woon-
Ocket failed to make as large a
as in 1900, but as only
ne OF these indicated gain for
his decade of less than &c per
ent the falling away was only
elative. J.