The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-30
NEVADA CENSUS STATISTICS
Bulletin Containing Information
Just Issued by the Govern
ment Bureau Of the Census

A bulletin Of the thirteenth census re-
Gently issued by the Bureau Of the
Census contains some interesting infor-
nation concerning the population Of
Nevada.
The population Of the State is given
as 81. $40 Compared with a population
Of AZ. 1856 in 1900. this represents an in
crease during the last decade Of $3.50.
or 9S.4 per cent. During the same
period the total population OF conri-
mental United States increased 81 per
cent.
But two Nevada counties show q de-
crease in population. Storey decreased
Ill per cent, and Eureka So per cent.
The increase Of the remaining counties
is shown as follows: From 10 to IS per
cent. Lander. Douglas and Ormsby ;
25 to so per cent. Elko; 80 per cent and
over, Washoe. Lyon, Humboldt,
Churchill. Esmeralda. White Pine. Nye.
Lincoln and Clark. In order to deter
mine the actual rate Of increase for
Lincoln aud CLARK Counties it is neces
sary to compare their combined popula-
ton 10 1910, which was Clark 1921 and
Lincoln 3469. a total of 500. with that
Of Lincoln in 1900. which was 1884 This
gives an increase Of 1896, or 107 4 per
cent.
The total land area Of the State Is
100. 82l square miles. The average
number Of persons TO the square mile
in 1910 was OF; in 1900 it was 0.4. The
average number per square mile for
continental United States as a whole in
1910 was 800. Nevada has . lower
density of population than any other
State or Territory of continental United
States.
The number Of persons per square
mile by counties is Is follows: From
IS to 40, Ormsby 6 to IS. Storey; Q to
8. Washoe, Lyon and Douglas; less than
Q, Humboldt, Elko, Churchill, Lander.
Eureka. White Pine. Esmeralda. Nye.
Lincoln and Clark. The number OF
persons per square mile in CLARK County
is GA, the area being 8O45 square miles.
The counties showing the lowest density
in population are Lander and Lincoln
each showing 03 to the square mile.
At the time of the taking Of the cen.
sus Nevada had seven cities. Reno. the
largest. has . population Of 1887, and
SsarchliRht. the smallest city. q popula.
tion of 387. These figures give the popu-
lation within the corporate limits Of the
incorporated city Of Searchlight, while
the precinct is credited with 613. The
population Of the remaining incorporate
ed places ia as follows: Carson City,
2466; Ely city, 2O55; Fallon city. TAI
Silver City town, 1877; Sparks city $500;
Yerington city, $50. Since the enumer
alton the city of Las Vegas has been in
corporated with a population of 945 for
the precinct. Population of other Me-
vads points is given al follows: Elko
precinct. 1877; Goldield, 4S3S; Eureka
precinct, 661 Lovelock precinct, 1921;
Winnemuccs precinct, 1885; Caliente
precinct. 1855; Phoebe precinct. 5S5;
Manhattan precinct, 631; Rhyolite pre-.
cinct. 675; Tonopah $500: Virginia City
2244; Ely city precinct. 3O65; McGill
precinct, 1904.
The population by counties is as fol.
lows: Churchill, ash; Clark, 1891;
Douglas. 1895; Elko. S,133; Esmer.
aida. 1859; Eureka. 1880; Humboldt,
1895; Lander, 1856; Lincoln. 34S7;
Lyon, 1868; Nye 1918; Ormsby. 34l5;
Storey. 3045; Washos, 17.434; White
Pine, 7441.