Evening star., 1923-04-06
RANK Of 8 CITIES
SHIFTED BY CENSUS
New York Near 100000
Mark, While Capital Data
Are Not Taken.

Changes in the relative size OF sew
eral larger American cities are indi-
Gated by new census bureau figures,
made public today. which were pre-
pared on the assumption that growth
conditions prevailing in 1920 in the
various localities are again continu-
ing.
The census bureau explained. how
ever, that il had made no estimate as
to the population of Washington. per
mitting the 1920 tabulation 20 stand
as the official population of the capi-
tai. The bureau believes that the
growth. If there is any. in the popu-
lation Of Washington has not been
large enough to justify IN estimate.
While there is no definite indication.
the conclusion has been drawn that
as result of liquidation of war
activities the population OF the city
has decreased.
The new estimates show that eight
of the fifty largest municipalities
have replaced their nearest rivals
and that two have been pushed out
Of the fifty-largcst class. New York
is shown 20 be approaching closely
the million mark. Chicago is not
far from the three million mark,
Philadelphia is nearing two million
and Detroit is near to million.
There have been no changes in the
rank OF the first six largest cities.
Baltimore has gone ahead of Boston
and now ranks as seventh largest city
of the country. Los Angeles has
passed Pittsburgh and taken ninth
rank. San Francisco has grown
larger than Buffalo and goes into
eleventh place. Minneapolis has out
grown two cities. Cincinnati and New
Orleans, and now is sixteenth. Co
lumbus. Ohio. has passed Providence
and now ranks twenty y-Seventh
also have forged ahead in the table
of relative size.
Scranton and Paterson. forty seventh
and forty-ninth cities. respectively. IN
1920, have been forced out of the first
fifty cities class into fifty-third and
fifty-fourth places by Norfolk and
Springfield, Mass.
The rank of cities below the first
fifty and which in 1920 had 100000 or
more population shows many changes
rivals including Grand Rapids, Spring
field, Mass, Forth Worth, Trenton
Salt Lake City, Camden, Wilmington
Del, Kansas City, Kans., and 1onkers
The estimates for the eight
cities in the 100000 class in 1920 show
pToDdplo loIdio eho VI "NA'' 0' ~
New York. 5.s27.625; Chicago. p
ss6,I21: Philadelphia, l.s22.7Ss; De-
troit, s95,66S: Cleveland, sss.51s.
st. Louis. S03.S5S: Baltimore, 49,
$50; Boston. 770.4oo; Los Angeles
666.s53; Pittsburgh. 61S.44e.
San Francisco. 539,05S: Buffalo. 536,-
71S; Milwaukee. 4S4,o9o; Washington
not estimated; Newark, 4SS.699 Min
neapolis. 409.125: Cincinnati. 4o6.Sl2;
New Orleans. 404.575; Kansas City
Mo. s51.Sl9: Seattle. not estimated.
s17'ss1: Jersey City, So9.o34: Portland
Greg, 273,621: Denver, 272.o31.
Toledo, 26S.33S; Columbus, Ohio
os1,0S2: Louisville. 207,671; Provi-
dence, 242,37S; St. Paul. 241,Ss1.
Oakland, 24o,oss; Akron. not esti-
mated Atlanta 22I'sss; isSso1 Omaha
Worcester. 1882; San Antonio
1S4.727; Syracuse, 1S4.511; Richmond
1s1.044; Dallas, 177,274.
New Haven, 172.967; Memphis, 170,-
o67: Dayton, 165,530; Bridgeport, not
estimated; Norfolk, 159,0S9.
Houston, 154,970; Hartford, 1913;
Grand Rapids. 145.947; Youngstown,
not estimated; Springfield, Mass,
Fort Worth 1882; Des Moines,
1sSs2S sersnsod; ton I4OS5S Isoo72 Paterson
Trenton, 1880; Salt Lake City
1a6.241; Camden, 124.157: Nashville
121,128; Fall River, 120.912.
Wilmington, Del, 117.728; Albany,
1855; Kansas City, Kan, '115.7s1
Lowell, 115,0ss; Cambridge. Mass,
111,444: Reading. 110.917; Yonkers,
107,520; Spokane, 104,57s.