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FIVE COUNTIES SHOW
POPULATION DECREASE
Caroline Dorchester, Howard, ST.
Mary's And Queen Anne'S Have
Lost, Census Indicates. Cam
bridge Gains To 7,467.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Popula
ton by minor civil divisions and in
corporated towns within five Mary
land counties, following recent an
nouncement of the county totals
was announced today by the Censu
Bureau and cover st. Mary'8, Caro-
line, Howard, Queen Anne's ant
Dorchester.
Detailed figures for the mino
civil divisions show how each of tn
county totals was reduced durin;
the past decade.
The figures by counties, civil di
visions and incorporated towns ar,
as follows:
Caroline county, total 1862, a
compared with 1925 in 1910. Hen
derson district, including Goldsboro
1884, decrease from 2105 il
1910; Greensboro district, includ
ing Bridgetown and Greensboro
2,739, an increase over 2,7l1 il
1910; Denton district, including
Denton, 8 1894, compared with 3,481
in 1910; Preston district including
town of the same name, 2,448, a de
crease, from 1852, 10 years ago;
fredericksburg district, including the
town 1851, an increase over 2,359
in 1910; Hillsboro, including the
town, 1,701, a decrease from 1909 in
1910; Ridgley district including
| Ridgley town, 2,219. decrease
from 2, 361, in 1910; American Cor
ner district, 1886, a decrease from
1928 10 years ago.
incorporated towns in the county
of Caroline are given as follows:
Bridgetown, 26, against 19 in
1910; Denton, 1870 against 1,4s1
in 1910; fredericksburg. 1,28S, COM
pared with 1850 10 years ago;
Greensboro, 66S at present, 6O9 in
1910; Goldsboro, 224-in 1910 it
was 201; Hillsboro, 222, compared
with 2O9 IN 1910; Preston 784,
against 288 in 1910; Ridgley, 500,
in 1910 it was 943.
Dorchester County-Total 1920,
27,895, compared with 2S,669 in
1910.
Fork district, 1885 in 1920,
against 1877 in 1910; East New
Market district, including East New
Market and Secretary towns, 2,008,
as compared with 2,068 in 1910
Vienna, including the town, $50,
an increase from 1856 in 1910;
Taylors Island, 767 a decrease from
1,0O5 in 1910; Lakes district, 1921,
a decrease from 1,702 10 years ago;
Hoopers Island district 1,437 a slight
increase from 1,455 in 1910
Cambridge district, including the
town gill, an increase over 1858 in
1910; Neck dictrict. 1908 de-
crease from 1906 in 1910;- Church
Creek district $50, a decrease from
1910 in 1910; Straits district, 1912
a decrease from 1899 10 years ago;
Drawbridge district, 434, against $50
in 1910; Williamsburg district, 773
a decrease from $40 in 1910; Buck
town district $50, an increase from
IT'S in 1910; Linkwood district, 923
a decrease from 1859 in 1910; Hur-
lock district, including the town,
2,23O against, 1892 10 years ago;
Madison district, 4S7, a decrease
from 692 in 1910; Salem district
6S2 n decrease from 1923 in 1910;
Elliott district, 27O in 1920, figures
for 1910 not given.
Cambridge (town), 7.467, compar-
ed with 6,407 in 1910; East New
Market. 271, a decrease from 280 10,
years ago; Secretary, 398, decrease
from 400; Vienna, 257, decrease
from 332 in 1910.
Howard county-Total 1926, a
decrease from 16,106 in 1910.
Elk Ridge district, 2.483, COM
pared with 1855 in 1910; Ellicott
City district, including Ellicott City,
3,434, a slight increase from 3,403
in 1910; West Friendship district,
1892, against 2,100 ten years ago;
Lisbon district, 2,7SS, decrease
from 2.931 ten years ago; Clarks-
vile district, 2,110. against 2,951 in
1910; Guilford district 3,169, an in
crease from 1885 a decade ago.
Nlicott City-1,246, an increase
from 1,151 in 1910.
Queen Anne's County-Total 49,
Dixon district, including Sudlers-
vile village, 1855, decreased from
2,526 in 1910; Church Hill district,
including the town, 2 02S, a decrease
from 2,OS9; Centreville district, in
Guiding the town, 3,S41, decrease
from 1856; Kent Island district,
2,120 decrease from 2,262 in 1910;
Queenstown district, including the
town, 2,499, decreased from 2,795;
Ruthsburg district. 1875, decrease
from l 667 ten years ago; Crumpton
district, including Crumpton. 1852,
decrease from 1,614 in 1910.
Incorporated Towns-Centreville,
1,765 in 1920 and LABS in 1910;
Church Hill, 276, decrease from
306 in 1910; Crumpton, 227, de-
crease of one from tht 1910 figure
of 228; Queenstown, 270, decrease
from 279 in 1910; Sudlersville, 276,
an increase from 247 in 1910.
st. Mary's County-Total for 1920
16,112. against II ,O3O in 1910,
st. Inigoes district, 2,255 in 1920,
compared with 2,137 in 1910; Val
ley Lee district, 1919, a decrease
from 1,471 in 1910; Leonardtown
district, including Leonardtown,
2,913, a decrease from 1852; Chap
tico district, 1892. a decrease from
1912 10 years ago; Mechaniesville
district, including Charlotte Hall viii
lage, 1871, a decrease from 1850;
Hillsville (Patuxent) district, 1913,
a loss from 2,G13 in 1910; Milestown
district, 2,195, compared with 2,416
in1910; Bay or Jarboesville district,
1,758. an increase from 1886 in
1910; St. Georges Island district,
1856, decrease from 384 in 1910.
Charlotte Han village. incorporat-
ed, present population, 90; no fig
ures for 1910 Leonardtown, incor-
porated 577 an increase from 526
in 1910.
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