Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
DISTRICT DIVIDED
|NT0N|NE SECTIONS
! FORCENSUS COUNT
Increase of 90 Per Cent Was
Bettered In Decade of
Civil War.


lation of Washington during the last
decade Is shown in a census bulletin
issued yesterday that Director of the
Census Sam L. Rogers prepared under
the supervision Of William c. Hunt.
chief statistican for population. The
population of the city. according to
revised figures is 4s7.571.
Although the population in tho
District of Columbia increased 32.3
per cent in the decade 1s10-1s20. this
large increase was not the largest
ever noted here. The largest per-
centage of increase was that recorded
in the civil war decade-1S60-1S70-
when Washington grew from q city
of $1,000 in 1850 to one OF 131, 100 In
1870, an increase of 1874 per cent.
More than one-third Of the present
population of the District lives out
Washington, the bulletin shows.
1902 Persons to Square Mile.
The total land area Of the District
is sixty square miles. The average
number of persons to the square mile
in 1920 is 1898; in 1910 and 1900 it
was 5,517.S and 4,645.3 respectively.
The city of Washington, says the bull
letin, has been coextensive with the
District of Columbia since February
Georgetown was made a part OF
Washington. Its population is es-
sentially urban or suburban in char
acter and no attempt has been made
to define the small areas which might
be classed as rural. There are now
2es, POS persons living within the
original limits of the city of Wash,
ington. 1903 within the original
limits of the old city of Georgetown
and 152,2S0 living outside the orig
inal limits of the city Of Washington,
but within the present limits of the
District of Columbia. The most
notable feature is the increase in the
proportion of the total population OF
the District in the territory outside
of the original limits of Washington
as compared with 25.5 per cent in
1910 and 1875 per cent in 1900.
Shows Largest Increase.
AS shown in a table issued yester-
day by the census bureau. that part
of the District in district Z. the area
between North Capitol street extended
and Rock Creek, north of Florida ave-
nue.. shows the largest increase since
1910. or 95.6 per cent, and district 6.
the area west of Rock Creek, exclu-
sive of Georgetown, the next largest,
with 91.6 per cent. The numerical
increase in population in these two
districts was 46,s11 and 6,109, re-
spectively. other districts increased
as follows: District I, 20,453. or II
per cent; district 2, 1856. or 1871 per
cent; district 8, decreased 1,429, or ~
per cent; district 4, increased 5.O09, or
1876 per cent. These latter districts
comprise the original city of Wash
ington.
Within the limits of the original
city. of Georgetown there was an in
crease of 1,037, or SIS per cent, and
there were increases of 1851. or 79.1
per cent, and 5.276, or 3l.9 per cent. in
districts 8 and 9. comprising the re-
mainder of the District of Columbia,
within the past decade. OF the de-
cennial increase since 1910 in the pop
ulation Of the District, more than Ave-
Fights, or 63.7 per cent, was in that
part of the District outside of the
former limits of Washington and
Georgetown. somewhat less than
three-eights. or 35.3 per cent. within
the former limits of Washington and
only l per cent within the former
limits of Georgetown.
ID. c. Census Districts.
The respective districts into which
the District of Columbia has been
follows:
Washington (Original Limits). Il
District /, Northwest-Thea area south
of Florida avenue between North
Capitol street and Rock Creek, north
of the Mall and the Capitol grounds.
tween the Anacostia river eastern
brach) and North Capitol street. north
of East Capitol street and south Of
Florida avenue and Benning road.
District 3, Southwest-The area
he Mol nd ho Conifn1
grounds, west of South Capitol street
and north of the Potomac river.
District 4. Southeast-The area
south of East Capitol street. east OF
South Capitol street, and north of the
Anacostia river eastern branch).
Georgetown (Original Limits),-,I
District 5-The area comprising what
was formerly known as Georgetown.
Remainder of District-District 81
The area west of Rock Creek. ex-
elusive of Georgetown.
District THE area between North
Capitol street extended and Rock
Creek north of Florida avenue.
District s-The area between North
Capitol street extended and tie Ana
costa river eastern branch). north
of Florida avenue and Benning road.
District 9-1he area south and east
of the Anacostia river eastern
branch).
the cities of the United States thus far
announced and it is safe to say that
none of the cities still to be announc-
ed will surpass it in population.
Where it will rank among the states
remains to be seen. But it may be
noted that it has more population
now than any one of the following
states had in 1910; Arizona, Delaware,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire. New Mexico, Vermont. Utah or
Wyoming.