Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
NEW YORK CENSUS
.5,621,15l;;PROBABLY
LARGEST IN WORLD
War Retards Gotham's
Growth-Boston May Re-
main Fifth CITY.

17.9 per cent ever 1910, and Boston
has a population of 747,s23, an increase
of 1888. or Ills per cent over 1910,
according to announcement of the
census bureau last night.
The rate of growth in New York
city was smaller than ever before in
the city's history. except in the
decade ended 1870. while the increase
numerically was smaller than in either
Of the two preceding 1910.
The small increase in the growth
of the city OF New York during the
past decade Is attributed by census
officials to the almost complete stop
page during the war Of the influx of
immigrants, many of whom each wear
made NeM. York their homes, and to
the heaEH;fmigration of foreign born
RESIDENT during the war and since
that time
The borough of Manhattan. which
forme was New York city proper,
with bpulation of 2.es3.1o3. showed
decrease for the first time in its
history. the actual falling off in popu-
lation being 47,439. or per cent OF
the total population in 1910. The Dor
oughs Of Bronx and Queens, which
since 1919 have been brought closer
to the city by more rapid means of
transit. showed the largest gains in
their history
The rest of the growth of the Bronx,
with population of 1905. was SIS
per cent. the total increase being 3O1,-
036. Brooklyns rate was 23.7 per
cent with a total population of 2.022.-
262, an increase Of 3S7,911, and Rich
mona s was S4.S per cent, with a total
29,9SO. VI
Brooklyn's increase in population
was the largest numerically of any
OF the ooroughs but was not so large
during the decade ending in 1910
When the increase was 467,769.
Boston May Stay Fifth.
The increase in Boston's population
was not SO large 10 that of st. Louis.
whose total population this year, as
600. an increase Of 111.7s1, or 1914 per
cent over 1910. St. Louis, therefore
retains its rank as fourth most pop-
uious city OF the country and Boston
Will hold fifth rank, unless Cleveland.
sixth city in 1910, whose population
mas not yet been announced. shows
an increase exceeding $4,000 people
10 bring its total past Boston's.
st. Louis during the past ten wears
increased it's lead over Boston from
$500 to $4,000.
Probably Worlds Bigeets City,
One hundred years ago New York in
population was something like the
present Pre- city Of Albany. little over
100000. The city which has since
grown to be probably the largest in
the world did not pass the 1000. 900
mark until 1880, when the government
500. p'poiA'ioh Oh i'-oo'-
me city made comparatively slow
PPs stgeam toy, toward its present position
ures stood at 1.51s,501. but each
decade from that time has rolled up
additional millions. In 1900, with the
annexation Of Brooklyn and the in
corporation of the greater city into
nve borouGhs. the three-million mark
3,437.202 Ae
Inc upward stride was pronounced
after that. with the four-million mark
LETT behind in less than Ave years
BEFORE the end Of the decade Ave mil
being 4.7s6.sss. and BY 1918 this had
grown to 6,047.221.
In the populations estimated in 1918
only one state in the United States il
larger than New York city-Pennsyl-
wanna, with an estimated population
The dominion Of Canada's 1910 pop.
ulation is but little more than that Of
New York city in 1920, while only two
south american countries Brazil and
argentina, have as many people. Hol-
New Yorks, while Denmark's is
scarcely as large as the borough Of
Manhattan alone.
London Outdistanced.
Outside Of London no other citv in
the world Is half So large in popula-
ton as New York. which has nearly
as many people as Paris, Berlin and
Vienna combined.
The latest estimate of the popuIa-
{fv nd
don. made in 1917, was 4,o26.s01, a
decrease from the official census of
!Sll, which showed a population Of
4.b21.6S5; Comparison Of the popula-
tion Of New York city with that Of
- naon IS declared by census bureau
areas covered by the various designa-
lions OF the two cities. New York
CITY proper covers 287 square miles,
while for census purposes the city
ana county of London cover 116
The metropolitan district of New
ork. with its more than eight mil
Mons, represents the most concentrat-
60 grouping OF people in the world,
ana Is estimated to overreach the
population Of London and its metro
politan district by fully a million. The
metropolitan district Of New York
includes parts of Westchester county,
connecticut, Long Island and New
Jersey. while the metropolitan dis
tIict or London also embraces terri
Tory not included in the city proper.
When New York. then known as
New Amsterdam, was a Dutch settle.
ment OF few thousand souls scat
.ered over the southern extremity of
Manhattan Island. London. with cal
culated stipulation of 100000 in 1851,
British capital retained it's eminence
IN population until the last decade.
ana In 1850, the period during which
New York began to forge upward ma
terially. r4sondon had a huge start.
win Win population of nearly two mil
Boston in Close Race.
In 1870 st. Louis took rank as
fourth city, with population 10000
more than Boston. Boston's popula-
ton exceeded st. Louis in 1880 by
1900. Boston ranking as fifth city
q st: Louis as sixth. In 1890 st.
ton 5000 larger. st. Louis taking
nth rank and Boston sixth. In the
census of 1900 st. Louis took fourth
rank and Boston fifth. st. Louis lead
Ing with a population about 1890
larger than Boston. Brooklyn. which
been incorporated into New York city,
causing the two rival cities to move
up in rank. The census of 1910 show
ed st. Louis with $500 more people
than Boston and holding fourth rank
Boston's population in 1910 was
$40 1856. an increase Of 109,693, or 1876
per cont over 1900. It's largest nu-
merical increase was 112,415 in the
decade 1890-1900, while it's largest
rste of growth was Sal per cent In
the decade 1830-1S40.
Buffalo's 1920 population was an
nounced last night as 505.S75. an in
crease OF S2,160. or 1914 per cent over
1910.
Buffalo, ranking as tenth largest
city in 1910, had q nonulafion of