The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-29
Capital City Made Big Growth
During Last Year.
Report on Population Compiled
by Secretary MOhler.
GAIN 4,839 IN POPULATION
Wichita Takes Second Place in
Growing HOnors.
Kansas City Is Largest, With
1O2,736, Record Shows.

Topeka broke the state record for
growth last year. She made a gain
of 4.SS9 in new citizens during the IL
months. according to a report today
by J. c. Mohler, secretary of the state
board of agriculture. Wichita was the
next competitor for growing honors.
Her population increased 2.510 during
the year.
Secretary Mohler's figures show las
Kansas towns in the 1000 class. To-
peka continues to hold third place in
the classification of towns. Kansas
City leads with 1O2,736. Wichita is
second with 1851 and Topeka has
third place with 49,600. Her nearest
/ competitor is Hutchinson with 27,017.
Town Populations Increase.
Town populations continued to grow
last year while the rural districts lost.
In towns of more than 1000 popula-
ton the increase was 23,012 while the
increase for the whole state was but
1850.
There are 779,53S citizens in the
towns of more than 1000 population.
| This is 43.5 per cent of the states
population. Last year it was 42.5 per
cent and in 1919 only 41.37. With the
exception of Topeka the larger towns
of the state failed to make the growth
shown in the smaller towns
In the IT cities having more than
10000 population, four changes in
rank occurred in the year ending March
1, 1921. Emporia. now the 14th city.
shows a gain of 4S7. while Arkansas
/ City lost AZ. Independence with loss
of only 81 now outranks Fort Scott
which reported a decrease in popula-
ton of 495 during the past year. In
dependence is the 18th city in size.
while Fort Scott is now 18th. Twelve
of the IT larger cities show increases
lsln tine La ct In
crease reported was 4,S39 in Topeka.
and Wichita is second with a gain Of
2,510.
Florence Makes Big Gain.
The more important changes in rank
during the past year are: Florence
which advanced from S0th to 52nd
place. with an increase of 1854 inhab-
itants; Fort Riley from Goth to list,
increase 66S; Phillipsburg from 13Sth
to 106th. increasing 415; and Colby
from 18th to 111th, increasing 100.
Kansas City. Kansas-the largest city
! in the state-reports an increase of
1903 during the year.
The largest losses shown were sus-
tanned by Manhattan dropping from
23rd to z5th in rank decreasing 779;
Herington, from 27th to 33rd, de-
creasing 600; Lyons from 56th to e9th,
loss 525; and Coffeyville still in Sth
place, loss SOP.
There are las cities in the list hav-
ing 1000 inhabitants or more this
year which is the same as in 1920 and
"a of these. or $40 report increases
in the twelve-month period.
| Four of the cities appearing in the
1920 list show less than 1000 popula-
ton in 1921. These are Gross, Null
vane, Victoria, and Tonganoxie, Null
vane having 999 or l less than the
/ necessary number to register in the
list. Cities added to the 1,000-class
1 are Plainville. 1.126 Inhabitants; Cot
tonwood Falls. 1.044; Wilson, 1,1O6;
and La Crosse, 1912.
J Population OF Cities.
The table below gives in order OF
rank the population of cities in Kan
sas having 1000 inhabitants or more
on March /, 1921, with their rank the
preceding year.
Rank Rank