El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-19
NEW MEXICO's URBAN
Preliminary Statistics on the State
Taken From Advance Bulletin by
the Census Bureau.


the Census Bureau.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 1s.-Follow-
ing the preliminary announcements Of
the aggregate population of all places
IN the territory Of New Mexico, as emu
merated by the thirteenth census direC-
tor Durand issued today a statement
giving additional advance details, Of
which the more important relate to the
terrtrorys urban and rural population.
The census bureau, for purposes Of
discussion, has defined urban popula-
ton as that residing IN cities and other
incorporated places Of 2500 inha bitants
or more, and rural population as that
residing outside Of such incorporated
places.
The urban territory of New Mexico
In 1910, that is. the incorporated citiCA
and towns Of $500 inhabitants or more
contained 1851 inhabitants or I42
percent Of the total population, while
26O,730 inhabitants or SIS percent
lived in rural territory The urban ter
rltOry as it existed in 1900-that is the
incorporated cities and towns then haV-
| ing $500 inhabitants or more, contained
zi.56l inha bttants, or IA percent of the
[ total population, while 167 929 inhabi-
| tants, or IS percent lived in rSral ter
rltOry. There has thus been a very
/ slight increase in the proportion of ur-
I pan population For continental United
states as q whole. the urban population
/ constituted 1853 percent of the total
population in 1910 and 40.5 percent OF
D
/ The urban population of the terri
I tory is contained in eight cities and
1 two towns, while the rural population
I Is In 20 Incorporated places Of less
/ than $500 inhabitants each and in the
! unincorporated territory
Population Of the Territory.
/ me population of New Mexico is
/ 327. 301. Compared with a population OF
] 1880 in 1900, this represents an in
| crease during the last decade OF 49,
/ sSl, or SO percent During the same
( period the total population Of CONT
/ mental United States increased p per
] cent The growth Of the territory IN
/ population during this decade was
/ over three times as rapid as during the
/ preceding decade, 1s90-190O, when the
I rate was 21.9 percent.
! New Mexico was organized as ter
/ rltory IN 1850 and appears in the feder-
i al census reports for the first time in
! that same year. A rapid growth was
! recorded for the territory during the
] increasing more than one-half, while
/ during the following decade 1S6O-Is7O
/ the population decreased Is percent
/ the decrease in the latter case heinz
due to the organization Of Arizona
| from portion Of the territory of New
| Mexico. Since 1870 the growth has been
I substantial no decade showing an in
1 crease less than 20 percent From 1870
TO 1880 the population increased T4.5
/ percent. and during the last two de-
bled.
Principal Cities.
New Mexico has 10 cities. Albuouer-
/ cue. the largest, has a population Of
| 1920, and Roswell, the second cftv
| a population Of 61T2. Santa Fe and Pa.
( ton are the other cities in the terri.
| tory having over 1000 inhabitants
I There are also four cities having from
| $500 to 1000 and two having less thar
| $500 Inhabitants.
Roswell shows the highest rate OF
increase during the last decade, namely
/ 20l.2 percent and Ration the lowest
! 2S-2 percent, while Santa Fe shows q
| decrease Of 90 percent.
1 Counties.
New Mexico has IS counties. The
] population of these counties ranges
| from 1886 in Sierra county, to 23,6O6 In