The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-06-10
GOTHAM MAY
Be GREATEST
WORLD CENTER

| WARRINGTON. June lO.--Indica-
tions are that when the New York
city census Is announced II will show
a total population larger than the last
available figures for London. The
race for largest city in the world.
however. vii be- undecided until Lon.
don's official census OF 1921 is an
nounced.
While no official intimation has
been gyien as to the growth Of New
York during the last 10 years. as vii,
be shown by the enumerations made
In January. estimates Of the city
proper place the total population at
about 100000 and for the metro
poiitan district OF New York. con-
aisting OF the city proper and the
territory 10 miles from It's bound
aries. at about $500. 900. These es-
timates are computed on the census
bureaus method CT srithmet!cai pro-
Gression shown by experience to be
nearer In accuracy in the majority OF
caseH than any other formula. Sta
tintics for the city proper will be the
first given out: the figures for the
metropolitan district will not be
available until some time later.
London's population. according to
the latest available statistics which
are estimates for 1917, give the pop
uiation for Registration London. the
London for census purposes. as -
o2s.s0i and for Greater London.
com prising the city and Metropolitan
police districts and covering q radius
Of i5 miles from Charing Cross. as
s.27s.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 effect on the
growth Of both cities. New York 10
believed to have suffered from the |
uoppage OF the stream Of immiGra-
ton. q 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
where huge war plants we're erected
by the British government. London's
losses Of her men at the front were
considerable and these are expected
to affect her total population to some
extent.
New York's metropolitan district.
as shown by returns Of 20 New Jer-
sey cities and towns whose popuia-
tions already have been announced.
will not show so heavy a growth as It
did In the decade ending with 1910.
These cities and towns. including
Newark. Paterson and Jersey City.
show an increase only four-fifths as
large AZ was shown 10 years ago.
Fair comparison OF the population
Of the worlds two largest cities is
census bureau officials de-
clare. owing to the areas covered by
the various designations,
New York city proper. composed Of
the boroushs OF the Bronx. Brooklyn.
Manhattan. Queens asd Richmond.
covers about 2s7 square miles. It's
In 1910 was t.7ss.ss3.
The metropolitan district OF New
York. comprising territory within 10
miles OF the city boundaries including
all Incorporated places half OF whose
area lies within the limit or half OF
whose population resides within the
limit. covers about SS% square miles.
The population Of this metropolitan
district was s.%7A.SsS In 1910.
The city OF London wihhin munic-
ipal and parliamentary limits has an
area OF S6S acres. . little more than
. square mile. and II 1871 had
night population Of 1887 and . day,
or working. population OF more than
I 100000. The Administrative Coun-
~ Of London. known 40 Inner-Lon-
don, Ia composed of the city aud
county Of London. and is described as
the London for census purposes. It
has an area of about llS square
miles and had population In 1911 OF
+,52l.6s5. This population showed
4 decrease Of almost half a million
people In the estimate made In 1917.
Greater London. comprising the
county OF London and
the outer ring area covered by the
city and metropolitan police districts,
extends to u radius OF l5 miles from
Cross. II has an area OF
about 6sS square miles and its popu-
lation In the official census OF 1911
was 7,25l,s6s. Its estimated popula-