Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-27
HAS
A POPULATION
OF 1l,020
INCREASE OF 76,6
OVER CENSUS OF 1900
Announcement Made in Wash
ington Yesterday Shows That.
This City Has Enjoyed Won
derfuI Growth in Ten Years..

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. 26.-Albu-
qserque, New Mexico, has a popula-
ton of 11,020, an increase of 1865 per
cent compared with the population OF
6,2sS in 1900. This announcement
was made at the census bureau to-
day.
An increase of 1855 per cent in pop
ulation in ten years is exceedingly
gratifying and Albuquerque should
feel elated that such a splendid rec
ord was made since 1900 without the
annexation of one square foot OF ter
ritory. The city limits remain today
absolutely the same as they were ten
years ago, and an increase OF 1876 per
cent, all things considered. is splen-
did.
Albuquerque has had ample oppor-
tunity during the past ten years TO
annex contiguous territory which
would have sent the population up to
the neighborhood of $4,000. Barelas
and Old Town, which have intergrown
with Albuquerque to such an extent
that stranger is not aware when he
passes In or out of the city limits,
could have both been annexed And
the city limits could have been east
ly extended to take in portions OF
streets, parts of which are within and
other parts, without Albuquerque. But
Albuquerque, for many good reasons
has preferred to remain content with
the old limit lines. These lines may
be extended considerably In the fu-
ture, however, and IT is a certainty
that they will be changed before the
next census.
Eleven thousand and twenty people
are not so few for Albuquerque at
that The census was taken In April
last year by competent enumerators
acquainted with the city and their
work was. well done. Albuquerque has
a greater population from December
to March than AT any other time In
the year and II was very appropriate
that the census should have been
taken in April, month during which
not a great many strangers are with
In our gates.
The city limits OF Albuquerque as
they are now and have been for many
years. are as follows:
From Mountain road on the north,
to DOG Town south, thence to Mar
quette avenue, east to Mulberry on
Marquette, south on Mulberry to
Coal, west on Coal to High, south on
High to Bell, west on Bell to the San
Ia Fe tracks, north on the tracks to
Cromwell, west to the Rio Grande,
nerth to Fifteenth street along the
river, and thence Fifteenth street to
Mountain road.
A person familiar with the city VIII
have knowledge of scores OF residences
on East Iron, East Coal, East Hazel
dine, South High and South Hill,
which are Outside" the limits. These
residents, however, are practically In
the city inasmuch as their children at
tend the city schools and their parents
are employed and do their shopping In
town. These residences are consider
cd by real estate men as "close in"
they were not included In
the last census. If the "ciose in
residents were counted, more than
/ SEQ names would have been added to
the rolls.
The census Of Phoenix, Arlz., an
nounced several days ago, give that
city population of approximately
$4,000. At the last moment Phoenix
annexed two small suburbs, otherwise
their census for the old city limits
would have been 11,13s. Phoenix
does not take kindly to the figures
and believes that the cnnmerators
quite few people In their
rounds.
Albuquerque has no complaint to
offer and the population Of 11,02o,
with an increase of 1876 looks good
enough. With the prospects never
brighter for u $4,000 town in another
ZEN years, Albuquerque is satisfied.