New-York tribune., 1915-10-03
Gain of 20 Per Cent :
Population in Last
Five Years.
MANY FACTORS CAUSE
OF THIS BIG INCREASE
Westchester City Has Numerov,
Transit Lines Connecting n
to Metropolis.
By HERBERT r. ANGEL
Secretary, Westchesier County cl,.
Der of Commerce.

According 20 advance fgure, "a.
ceived from the Census Bureau IN a,
bany, the population Of the city =,
Mount Vernon bas increased from q
el9 in 1910 to 3IG23 IS recorded bv4.
census ttken this year. This show, !.
Increase Of well over 20 per cen. .,
the five years Just passed. and pl.,,,
the growth Of Mount Vernon well !,
advance Of most Of the suburban con.
munities.
Many factors have contributed :.
this remarkable increase in popul,,is'
Mount Vernon lies Immediately ro,.,
of New York City, and is served \,
three transportation lines The H,,.
lem division Of the New York Cer.,l
serves the western part % the city W.,
about one hundred trains daily. rv,.
ming at frequcu. intervals. The n,,
line of the New Haven Railroad. ~,
over one hundred trains daily, sen,
the central part OF the city with ~.
quent and rapid service 70 the Graz
Central. All trains on this road "a.
tween Mount Vernon and l25th .. A.,
express trains, and the running I'm,
to Grand Central Terminal is less ,s,,
half an hour.
The eastern part Of the city 70 st,.
quately served by the Wes;chesxr A
Boston Railroad. which has Eve "a.
tions wit lin the city limits .hr,zsh
which pas over two hundred tnIr,
daily. This railroad connects at lsei
81. with the subway system and u nar.
lem River with the Second and Thr,
av. elevated system.
With tbs almost unlimited ,ra,s
portation service IL is not 70 be ror,
dered ct that Mount Vernon is chose,
as the place Of residence by 80 n,n,
people coming from NV York City a..
elsewhere
Still another line Of transporta,io,
will soon be in operation. This is Ii,
extension OF the Third az. elevated an,
Bronx Park subway routes 70 IN
Mount Vernon City line az Baychesp
and White Plains avs. When this lin
is put into operation IL will give n,
people of Mount Vernon the benef, o.
2 fve-cent fare 20 New York ar
Brooklyn. Trolley lines will connsc
this terminal with every part Of tn
city Of Mount Vernon and surroundiaI
country.
Thirty-fve years ago Mount Vercl
was small country village with lt,
thar FIVE thousand population. In iss
il became a city with a population o
about 10000. Since then its grogd
has been constant ard rapid.
Many sections Of the city have bes'
developed along unusually attrseiiF
lines. One of the first sections to b
placed on tho market as a high clss
residential district is known as Chss
ter Hill. and lies 70 the northeast q
the business centre. Many Of ~
houses in this section were built sboa
twenty years ago, and It still nai ~
reputation Of Seing one Of the most ds
sirable places Of residence in The ey
Among the newer residential ds
velopments are Oakley Manor, Lang
don Terrace. Oakwood Heights, Da'
Nooq ana many otner smhler hOlVhk'
Mount Vernon has a greater mileag
Of improved streets in proportion =
its area than any city in the counry
and its school system has been con
sidered a model for many years. 10
public buildings are of particular IN
terest. In the last few years the Ell
has acquired a large tract near III
business centre 10 be developed IS
civic centre, and here the new Cir
Hall and other municipal buildings VII
be erected. The police court buildns
the first of this group, was complies
last year.
One OF the interesting features o
the city is the number Of high esH
apartment houses which have oes'
erected in recent years, meeting WIZ
a ready market.