Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
NEW CENSUS SHOWS
357,749 IN DISTRICT
Enumeration of the Population
of Washington Was Made
in November.
AN INCREASE OF 4,452
SINCE 1918 COMPUTATION
Precinct Ten Found to Be Most
Populous and Precinct One the
Least. Report Sets Forth.

WaShlngtOnS population is 30 ~, dc-
cording to the police census taken In No
vember. the results of which were an
nounced yesterday. This is an increase
in population of 4.452 over the showing
of the 1918 police census.
A study of the figures develops the
situation that decreases are reported in
all of the first six police precincts. In
offset the losses. The total decreases for
six precincts amount to S,411, and the
gains for five precincts, 1858.
Loss in Precinct No. 1.
In precinct No. I, from eth TO 18th
streets, and from the center of the Mall
to X street, the population is $3.50, as
against s,163 in 1918. or a loss of 1883.
Precinct No. 9, between list and 10Th
streets, X and Q streets northwest, 36,30s,
as against 1864 in the former census;
loss, 256
Precinct No. 3. 18th street to Rock
creek river to Q street, 29,727, as against
31.110: loss. 1883.
Precinct No. 4. center of Mall to river.
South Capitol street to river, 2S,131, as
against 30,346 loss. 2,215.
Precinct No. ). East Capitol street to
river. South Capitol street to river, 36,413,
as against 37.432; loss. 1.019.
Precinct No. s, 1st to. 7th streets. GEN.
ter Of Mall to X street, 1907, as against
1882; loss, 1855.
Shows a Gain of $50.
Precinct No. :, river to District line
Rock Creek to river. 25,4ss as against
24,s30: gain. $50.
Precinct No. s. 22d and O. along Flori-
da avenue to 1st and Claiming, south
on Claiming to T. east on T to Brent
wood road. south on Brentwood road to
Florida avenue. west on Florida avenue
10 Q. 1850 as against 1885; gain,
Precinct No. ., East Capitol and
Ridge road to District line. and Queens
Chapel road. Brentwood road and Ist
street west to District line. 50,405 as
AGAINST 1862; gain. 1853.
street to District linz. and Rock Creek
to Queens Chapel read and Brentwood
road, seer as against $500; gain.
South of Anacostia River:
Precinct No. IL, all territory south of
Anacostia river between Ridge road
and Potomac river to District line, 49,
os4 as against 1884; gain. $50.
The largest population was found in
precinct No. 10. which also made the
largest gain. Precinct No. l has the
smallest population, while the biggest
dtGrease was found in precinct MOI.
me total white population is given as
ZoS,s4O, and the total colored as 9S.S09
These figures are divided as follows:
Males. white. 125,425; females white
i3S,olo: males. colored. 45.112; females,
White males outnumbered colored
males by 170.5s7. and white females
colored females by S7.212
IN DOM races the census shows an ex-
.sss OF Ietnaies over males. For whites
ne excess Is 5000. and. for coiored,
$3.50 making total of 16,615.
The census comprises ten crsssiac.
.iohs ana Is more comprehensively got
yen up thah any previous police inquiry
III OF TINS cnaraeter- 1t divides the pre-
colored into the following cIasses.
Birth to four years. inclusive. Ave- n
nine years. ten to fourteen years AZ.
teen to nineteen years. twenty to
.wehty- nine years. thirty to thirty
nine years. forty to forty-nine years
nfty to hfty-nine years, sixty to siyty
nine years and seventy years and over.
For Use of Health Office.
The data will be used by the health
oncer in an exhaustive study to he
made of mortality in the District
Aside from the precinct and total fp
ares. the census shows that the pop
ulation OF number squares in Wsah-
inKton, exclusive of alleys. Is 1884
for white and ss.3s4 for -coIored.
The population for alleys is sss ro-
Uhites and 1897 for colored
The population OF the county oF wash
inR:on. exclusive OF alleys. is s2.lss 70,
whites and 23.771 for colo-ed
Tho population OF alleys in the conn
- OF Washington is none car wh;tes
and 24l for coiored.
Actual work on tic cersus bexan M.
vcmber ] last, and about two y,eeks
were consumed in the field inyestica-
tions. Since then the police depart
ment has been engaged In arriving at
the summaries according to the crassi
tifa icnx S-..