Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-01
Maryland Seventh In Line.

seventh among the States, according to a
bulletin issued recently by Director Durand.
of the Census Bureau, giving complete
analysis of census figures of the State.
Baltimore has the smallest area of any
major civil division in the State, 80 square
miles, and the highest density of popula-
ton, 1866 persons to the square mile.
Garrett county, with an area of 6S5
square miles and a population of 29.4 per-
sons to the square mile, has the largest
area and lowest density of any county.
The total land area of the State is given
as 9,94l square miles. The average num-
Der of persons to the square mile is 1908.
In 1900 the average was 1875 and in 1890
it was 1049.
An interesting feature of the bulletin is
the statement it makes of the population
Of Maryland prior to the first Federal CEN
sus. in 1890. as follows: In 1860, esti-
mate 5000. In 1888 estimate 254,000.
The growth of the population of Mary
land since the taking of the Federal CEN
suses is given as follows: In 1910, 1885,
346; 1900, 1,188,O44 1890, 1,042, $50 !;
1880. 934.943; 1870, 780,S94; 1850,
$751;. O49; 1850. 583. O34 1910, TAG. 019 {;
1880. 447,O4O; 1920. 4O7,35O; 1910,
$50. SAG; 1900. 341.548; 1890, 319, 1913.
Commenting on these figures Director
Durand says:
THE later censuses have recorded more
| rapid growth than the earlier ones. Dur
ing the so years from 1870 to 1910 the
addition to the population was 150,29l a
little less than so per cent. During the
next decade more than two-thirds as many
inhabitants, or 49, 15. were added. Dur
ing the 40 years which followed-l850 to
lS90-the increase of population, 49,
$50. was but little more than four times
as great between 1910 and 1850.
Since 1890 the increase has been 252.-
956. The rate of increase before 1910
exceeded 10 per cent. during only one dec
EIDE. Since that date it has fallen below
10 per cent. only in the last decade, 1900
to 1910. and generally has been consider
| ably above that rate.
Director Durand says that comparison
of rates of increase for the State shows
that the rate during each decade has been
much less than for the country as whole.
During each decade before 1910 the rate
| of growth of Maryland was less than one
Third as great as that for the country as a
whole. Since that date there have been
only two decades which it was even two
thirds as great, those ending in 1880 and
1850. just before the outbreak of the war.
Marylands population in 1910 was little
more than four times as large as in 1870.
when the first census was taken. The
population of the continental United
States in 1910 was more that 20 times
that in 1880.
IN making this comparison" says Di-
rector Durand, lit should not be forgotten
that the rapid growth of the nation as a
whole has resulted in part from the
absorption by newer areas of some of
the growth of older States. Maryland
formed part of the area enumerated in
1870. This area has grown from 1929
214 in 1870 to H,785,543 in 1870 and
therefore multiplied tenfold, while in the
same period Maryland multiplied fourfold
in population"
A table of the growth of the largest cities
of the State is given: Annapolis in 1920,
1890; in 1910. 5000. Baltimore in 1890,
13,5O3; in 1910, 558.485. Cumberland
in 1880, COTS; in 1910. 1889 Fred
erick in 1920, $500; in 1910. 10. AL.
Hagerstown in 1850. 1879; in 1910. 10. :
5O7.
Of these cities Cumberland shows the
highest percentage of increase during the
last decade, PTS per cent. and Annapolis
the lowest. per cent.
Baltimore contains 43.1 per cent of the
States total population. In 1870 Balti-
more contained only AZ per cent, but in
1910 it had little more than One-fifth of
the State population. The rate of growth
of Baltimore during each decade before
1890 was considerably larger than that of
the State. though since that time the two
figures have approached one another. Bal
timores increase during the last decade.
81 per cent, was barely half the rate of
increase at the preceding census and con-
siderably less than half that at any previ-
GUS census Its absolute increase since
1900 has been nearly four times the total
population of the city in 1870.
Fourteen counties and Baltimore city
have increased during the last decade, the
percentages of increase ranging from g
per cent in Carroll county TO .34.3 per
cent. in Baltimore county. the absolute in
creases ranging from "a in Carroll county
to 49.528 in Baltimore city. Seven coun-
ties and Baltimore city show larger per-
centages Of increase than is shown for the
State as a whole These are Allegany. 1862
per cent Baltimore 34.8 Caroline. 1873 !;
Garrett 1876 Prince Georges. 20.9; Wash
ingtOn, 8. 8, and Wicomico l7.3
Nine Maryland counties have decreased
in population since 1900. as follows Anne
Arundel. 0.2per cent. Cecil. 81; Charles.
7.2 Hartford. Ii Howard, $40 Kent, 81 :
Queen Anne's SO; st. Marys, 0.9, and
Talbot. 3.5.
The Aggregate increase Of population in
the Ia counties that show an increase and
of Baltimore city is 1859. The aggre-
gate decrease Of population in the nine
counties is 1887.
The us Incorporated places in Maryland,
comprising nine cities, 1903 towns and vii
lagos. had, in 1910. population Of 727.-
IT'S. or 56.2 per cent. Of the States popu-
latiOn.
Short Courses At Agricultural
College.
We have received from the Maryland