Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-24
j, S. POPULATION
!, Drift IS TO CITIES
Over Fourth of People in
Large Urban Centers Gen.
suS Bureau Shows.

More than one-fourth of the entire
population of the United States resides
in cities of more than 100000 popula-
ton and about $500, 900 persons in the
country have, within the past decade.
, deserted the country for the large
urban centers. according to figures
made public by the census bureau
today.
In sixty-five of the sixty-six cities
in the United States having, popu-
reside 27,7O3,942 persons. Richmond,
the only city of more than 100000
population which has not yet been
announced. has about 100000. census
officials believe.
Based on the estimate made by Dr.
w. A. Hill, a census bureau status
tician, that there are 105,000,O0O per-
sons in the United States, an increase
of about IA per cent over the l9!o
population, those persons who live In
cities of 100000 or more population
constitute a little more than one
fourth of the total population OF the
country. In 1910 less than one-fourth
of the total population lived In large
, cities.
1910 Population Figures.
The population of the cont1nental
United States in 1910 was 91.972.266
one-fourth, lived in cities of more
than 100000 population. Thus the
trend of travel to the big urban CEN
tiers is clearly shown. Census bureau
officials believe that when final ng-
ures are complete the trend of travel
toward the cities will be even more
clearly shown than is indicated by
returns from sixty-five of the sixty
six cities having 100000 or more per-
sons residing therein. They believe,
from compilations of the small towns
in the United States, that manufac-
turing industries have attracted many
millions of the former farm workers
and that this trend is not transient,
but will continue.
Total Includes the d. c.
Population totals for six states in
the Union and the District of Column
bia have now been made public by the
census bureau. The combined popu-
lation of these states. scattered all
over the country, is 7,S77.923 persons,
distributed as follows: Delaware, 223,-
003: Georgia, 2,Ss3,6O1; Indiana $780,
544; New Hampshire. 443,OS3: oregon.
1926, and Rhode Island. 604,397. To
this must be added the 1851 persons
residing in the District of Columbia,
although for legislative purposes the
District is not claSSed as a state
New York city alone has more than
five millions of the urban total. hav-
, ing within its limits as residents
5,S21,151 persons. Chicago. second
largest city in the country, has a
population of 2,701,2 and Philadel-
phia, third city. has 1,S23,15S resi-
dents. Il
The census bureau has abandoned
plans for the assembling of financial
statistics for municipalities and states
for the fiscal year 1920. Field agents
of the bureau are SO fully engaged on
work of the fourteenth census, Di-
rector Rogers announced today, that
the financial review could not be put
through without great delay.
In addition. the director said, prep
arations for making the decennial in
vestigations of wealth, debt and taxa
ton, 1922-1923. will further engage
the attention of the field force, neces
stating dropping the financial statis-
tics for 1920 entirely.
1920 Figures Announced.
Census results for 1920 made public
today include: Bennington. VT, 1882;
increase. 1884, or 14.S per cent. Ken
osha,=Wis. 40,472; increase, 19.1o1, or
S9.f per cent Bakersfield. Calf. 49,
63s; increase, 5,911, or aga per cent.
Biloxi, Miss, 10,937; increase, 2,SSS, or
35.9 per cent. Seneca, S. c., 1850; in
crease, 147, or 11.2 per cent. Wau-
kesha, Wis, 12.55s; increase. 3.S1S. or
43.7 per cent. Princeton. w. Va, 6.224;
increase, 3.197, or 1856 per cent. st.
Charles, Mo-, $500; decrease, 534, or
50 per cent.