Evening star., 1922-09-22
l93D.C c. CENSUS
SEEN AS6A,O0
Telephone Engineers Sur
yey Puts Present Popula-
ton at 438y 600.
FAMILY UNITS SMALLER
Report Also Shows Fewer Single
Men and Women Here Than
Two Years Ago.
FAMILY UNITS SMALLER

Washington in l943 will pave
uopulation of $1,000. according 10
prediction made today by group OIL
commercial engineers retained DS the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company. The engineers were called
here by the company early in the year
10 forecast scientifically the prooapie
growth OF the National Capital 50
that the corporation might De pre-
pared to meet future demands ior
service as they arise.
One of the most interesting con-
clusions reached by the Investigators
is that the size of-The average Wash
;ngton family is gradually going
down. Here is what they report:
Average Washington family IN
1890, 5.24 persons; in 1900. 4.9o; IN
1910, 4.65; in 1920, 4.o5. and at the
present time. 4.34.
Fewer single Persons
The engineers also declare that two
wears ago there were more single men
and women included in the population
Of Washington than there are today.
They predict that in 1S43 the popu,
lation of the suburban area around
Washington including ALEXANDRIA
will be $4,000. This figure, added 70
the estimate Of $4,000 for the CITY
proper, will give total popuiatloh
for telephone purposes OF fS4'ooo.
The telephone engineers report the
present population OF the c's pr"p.i rhs
TO be 43s,00o. and in the suburbs
Al 900. making q total of 479,o00.
An indspendent census which these
experts made of the city revealed
l00.957 families, according to their
report. They found that 6'.oos OF
those families live in houses the nai-
ance in apartments and lodsfns
The Investigators inquired into
rents in their round of the city. with
the following results: rhere are s'o-s =
families living in houses that rsnt
for SIS or less a month; 3.156 families
ipFapartments or flats renting Tor *ls
of-less month.
;There are 1882 families in houses
from $50 to SIS per month. ana a.Ea4
III. apartments at similar rentals.
There are 5.95S families in apart
ments renting from $50 upward. and
& MAO families In houses which would
rsht from 500 a month upward.
(, Growth In Sections.
trbe telephone company Is interested
nos only In the growth of the city as
atwhole, but also in the question of
hbsv that growth is likely to be dis
tsjbuted over the various sections of
tis city.
FOR that purpose the Investigators
made a study Of how the population
has increased or decreased during the
psst twelve years in each part OF the
ctsy. In that study they followed the
boundary lines Of the nine wards into
which Washington WAS iaid on many
Here are the number Of families in
eSbh ward. showing changes In the
pASt twelve years: :,
First w1rd-1s1e: 2e. 500 famhies'
!Eecond-1sl0. s.sSs; 1890. 12'ls4,
aha 1892, 11.791.
hrd-1s1o. 7,ios: 1880, 7.417; 1882
Fourth-1s1o. 1858; 1890. s.l71' and
FIJI FifthSis1o. s,ssS: 1890. a,7s7. and
silth.is1o. 1871; 1890. ''7os' and
W ssventth-lsle. 1e,sss; 1920. a1'4sa.
'ns sisSsh-isis' sssa s.4ls; 1890. 4.s7s, and
1929, 1866
Nintn.isle. s,se': 1890, ''s,5' and
These figures ehoW the total nuM
ber of families in 1910 was 71,3as;
in 1920, 96.1s and today. 100,S57.
The mass Of data studied by the
telephone experts in connection with
their forecast of Washington's de-
velopment included school enrolment
figures, directory names. volume OF
wholesale and retail business done,
bank clearings. postal receipts. build
ing permits, telephone statistics. and
other reports Of various branches Of
the District government.
The survey ia under the direct
supAryision Of G. T. Longeope, COM
mercial engineer of the local COM