Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-05
CENSUS MAY SHOW NEW YORK ID BE
 WORLDS LARGEST
A'ctrop"iitan District Expect cd 10 Show Eight
 Millions;

Washington, June E. Indications are that when the New York City census Is announced it will show q tolat population larger than the last available figures for London. Tho Iace for largest city in the world however, will be undecided until Lon don'H official census of 1921 is an nouue"d.
 While no official intimation has been given as to the growth of New York during the last l0 years, Hs will be shown by the enumeration made lH January, estimates of the clty proper place the total popula- tion 0t about G.l00.000 and for the motropolitan district or New York, consisting of the city proper and the territory 10 miles from it's boundar- ies, at about S.200O00, These estl- mates are computed on the census bureaus method of alithmetieal pro. gression shown by experience to be nearer in accuracy in the majority of cases than any other formula Sta tlatics for the city proper will be the first given out, the figures for the metropolitan district will not b2 available until some time later.
 hondon's population, according to the latest available statistics which are estimates for 1917, give the population for registration London, the London for census purposes, as l,026,90l and for Greater London, comprising the city and metropolitan police districts and covering a radi- us of i5 miles from Charing Cross, aS 6,276, ,753.
 Many factors have entered into the growth of both New York and Lon don since their last official counts were taken. The war officials here believe, has had it's effects on the growth of both cities. New York IS believed to have suffered from the stoppage of the stream of immigra- ton, large portion of which in pre- viouS decades has settled there. War industries are thought to have added to New York's population and also to a greater extent to that of London were huge war plants were erected by the British govrnmnt. London's losss of her mon at the front were considerable and these are expected to effect her total population to some extent.
 4N'N iolh IHthioDoIltan llStffct, as shown by returns of 22 New Jer4 scy cities and towns whose popula- tens already have been announced, will not show so heavy q growth as it did in the decade ending with 1910. These cities and towns, includ- ing Newark, Patterson, and Jersey City, show an increase only four fifths as large as was shown 10 years ago.
 Fair comparison of the population of the worlds two largest cities is difficult, census bureau officials de- clare, owing to the areas covered by the various designations.
 New York City proper, composed of the boronghs of the Bronx, Brook lyn, Manhattan. Queens and Rch- mond, covers about 2S7 square miles. It's population in 1910 was 4,76G,8Si
 The metropolitan district of New York, comprising territory within 10 miles of the rity boundaries including all incorporated places half of whose area lies within the limit or half of whose population resides within tho limit, covers about 96d square miles. The population of this metro- politan district was 6,174 ,568 in 1910.
 The city of London within munici- pal and parliamentary limits, has. an area of 655 acres, little more than snuare mile, and in 1911 had. <. night population of l9,657 and a day, or working, population of more than 100000. The administrative county of London, known as Inner London, is composed of the city and county of London, and is described as the London for census purposes. It has an area of about 1t6 square miles and had n population of 1911 of 4,52l,685. This population show- ed a decrease of almost half mil+ lien people in the estimate made in 1017
 Greater London. comprising tho administration county of London and the outer ftpg area covered by tho city and metropolitan police districts, extends to radius of IS miles from Charing Cross. It has an area of about G93 square miles and it's popu- lation in the official census of 1911 was 7251 .358. It's estimated popula- tion in 1917 was 6,726,753.
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