New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
i. S. HAS PASSED
10O,OOO,OOO MARX
Total Population, Including the
Philippines and Porto Rico,
1O3,oo2,757.
GAINS 1e,1oo,701 In DECADE
Continental United States, with
Alaska and Hawaii, Contains
e3,A71,e4S Inhabitants, an
Increase Of II, ,16S, ,261-
From Tie Tribune bureau.

IRON TIE Tribune Rureau.I
washington. Nov. 25.-The United
Gates has passed the one hundred mill
son mark il population. Including the
r2hriprine Islands and Porto Rico, and
not including Guam and part OF the ISL
e~5s Of the Samoan group, the American
ase floats over Il population Of 103, ,992,-
- Exclusive Of the Philippine Islands,
Porto Rico. Guam and Samoa, but in
Gliding Alaska and Hawaii. the popula-
non Ct the United States is 93.4II64S-
Ten years ago the population Of the same
territory was 76.303,3S7-
Il viii be several weeks before the Of
fetal figures ara made public by the
Census Bureau. but there is no doubt
that the foregoing figures are very close
/, The mark They are based on the per
cantage Of gain shown by the popula-
ZION statistics Of eighteen states and ter
-itories which have been compiled Off
cfaIy by The Census Bureau experts.
These eighteen states and territories
shown a total gain in the last ten years
o. 5.I5l.415. or 21S per cent. Accord
trg TO the census experts. the percentage
<7- lie country as q whole viii be slight
= greater Il is believed that the per
centage Of gain for ali the states and
territories viii be approximately 22.5
over the census Of ten years ago. On the
fssis OF this percentage, the United
states has gained 19.10O, 701 in popuIa-
Ton in the last decade. Excluding the
PHILIPPINES and Porto Rico, the gain OF
-he nation IN ten years was l., ,16S,26l-
The percentage of gain for the country
e q whole was greater in the last ten
years than in the preceding decade
F--31n 1870 10 1900 the gain was 20I per
cent as compared with 249 per cent
from 1880 70 1890. The greatest percent
aEa Of gain made by the United States
was 353. this being ii the decade from
l>40 10 1850. The gain IN continental
United States, including Alaska and Ha-
vat. in the decade from 1890 10 1900,
vas y 16S. .261, as compared with IT,
I6s.261 IL the last decade.
Greatest Gain Made by New York.
Of the states and territories whose
regulation has been compiled and an
nounced officially al except Iowa show
an increase over the census Of 1900
Iowa shows q loss Of 1882 The great
est gain was made by New York;
-. .3sS-whIle the greatest percentage
# gain. 6--T. was made by New Mexico
Arizona was second. with q gain Of CO.
par cent.
Seme striking facts are contained in
recapitulati0n OF census announcements
made public to-day by Director DUTand-
This report shows that three OF the ten
largest cities Of the world are in the
United Scates-nanlely, New York, Chi
caca and Philadelphia New York is the
second city. Chicago the fifth and Phila-
d-Iufia tie ninth. Eight American cities
have a population exceeding 100000, In
IT, order Of their rank they are New
York Chicago, Philadelphia, ST Louis,
Boston. Cleveland. Baltimore and Pitts
burg.
Forty seven Big Cities.
Forty-seven American cities have a
population exceeding 100000. This list
includes Albany. Buffalo. Rochester and
syracuse. OF these foTty-seven cities
tlirty-one made a greater absolute il
crease II the last decade than in the pre-
ceGIng one. and twenry-one also made =
greater percentage increase. The aggre-
gate population given &c these forty
seven cities is 19,77-544..237. Ten years ago
these same cities had an aggregate pop
u-atlon Of 1881. 40 Although the
rates OF increase in the last decade for
t1e individual cities ranged from 90 10
--5.4 per cent. il is noteworthy that ten
Important cities showed approximately
The same rate Of overwhelmingly, Bos-
ton. Buffalo. New Orleans, omaha, Pat
e.s9u. Philadelphia, Pittsburg, ST. Louis,
San Francisco and Washington
TIE highest percentage Of Increase
among the cities was J:S9-7, this showing
being made by Oklahoma City. Musko-
g.. Okla. made d gain Of 494.2 per cent,
H1.sa Birmingham, Ala, and Pasadena
sa1 Los Angeles. Cal, each gained more
than 2lsD per cent Two New York cities
nale exceptionally large percentages OF
gain. Schenectady showing 1893 per cent
aad New Rochelle 96.1 per cent.
With only Portland, ore Seattle and
Spokane Wash: Duluth. MINI, and Su-
pe:5ar. Wis, missing. the cities OF %
Oln and upward have an aggregate popu- !
laliou OF -. .sG9, ,6c55.