Evening star., 1924-07-20
D, c. POPULATION
NOW NEAR 100000
Census Bureau Estimate Is
486,936-NeW York Up
Above 100000.
CHICAGO NEARLY 5000, 900
Philadelphia Is Approaching g.
100000 and Ten New Cities
Enter 100000 Class.
CHICAGO NEARLY 5000, 900

WaShngton's population, officially
recorded in 1920 as 437,571, has
grown to 4S6,936 this year, according
to revised estimates announced yes
terday by the Census Bureau. The
estimate is not an official count, the
bureau said, but is based on a system
of estimating the growth of cities by
comparing their growth in past years.
Eleven cities have grown into the
100000 population class during the
last year. Estimates of population
OF the principal cities of the country
as of July l this year. show there
are 80 having 100000 or more, as
compared with 6S last year. The
Census Bureau in preparing the es-
Inmates did not calculate the popula
tion of some of the rapidly growing
cities. such as Detroit. Los Angeles.
Seattle, Denver Akron, Bridgeport.
Houston and Spokane. The popula-
ton OF the country on July l is es-
timated at 12,07S,6l1.
Shifts In Position.
The relative rank of some of the
cities is changed by their newly es-
timated population New Orleans
has passed Cincinnati. Rochester has
outgrown Jersey City. St. Paul has
surpassed Providence, Oakland's pop
ulation has grown so that it now
outranks st. Paul and Providence,
and Springfield. Mass, has passed
Grand Rapids
New York has passed the six mil
lion mark. Chicago is approaching
three million and Philadelphia the
two million mark, while Cleveland is
somewhat short of a million. De-
70
made, likely has passed the million
mark. as its population was esti-
mated at almost $4,000 a year ago.
The estimates of population of the
79 cities in the 100000 class follow:
New York. 6.015 ,504: Chicago, D.
s3S.605: Philadelphia, 1851 ,076; De-
troit not estimated; Cleveland, 912.-
502; ST. Louis. S12.69S: Baltimore.
7S4,9S3: Boston, 176,1SS; Los Angeles
not estimated: Pittsburgh, 625.915.
545,273; Milwaukee. 492.OS7; Wash
ington. 4S6.936: Newark. 445.6O6
Minneapolis. 4l7.2S0; New Orleans,
409,534; Cincinnati, 407.S35: Kansas
City. Mo. 359,65O; Seattle not esti-
Indianapolis, a5O,425; Rochester,
525.21l; Jersey City. 312,157: Port
land, Greg. 27S.ooa: Denver not esti-
mated: Toledo. 276,S59: Columbus.
266,70S; Louisville. 25S,465; Oakland.
SHO'ooo, o. dul, -fo,Sfo.
In Class of 100000.
Providence. 243,745; Akron not es-
timated; Atlanta, 227,71O; Omaha,
20S,025; Birmingham, 2OO,7S5; Wor-
cester, 195.405: San Antonio, 191.39s;
Syracuse. 1SS,060; Dallas, 1877, ,S62;
Richmond. 1S3.72S.
New Haven. 1894: Memphis. 172,-
276; Dayton. 1926: Bridgeport not
estimated; Norfolk. 164.105; Houston
not estimated; Hartford 156.167;
Youngstown. 155,l53; Springfield,
Mass. 14S,402; Grand Rapids, 1892
Fort Worth, 14S,107: Des Moines,
145,053; Scranton, 1,451; Paterson.
140.637; New Bedford. 136.602: Tren-
ton, 129.705; Salt Lake City, 12S,564
Camden. 126,399; Nashville, 1913, ,424;
Fall River, 121 ,034
Wilmington. Del. 119.SSS: AIba,y,
1852; Kansas City, Kans.. 117.762:
Lowell. 1876; Cambridge, l11,944;
Reading, 111.S12; Tulsa, Ill, 1,32S;
Yonkers, 109,61S: Spokane not esti-
mated; Duluth, 10S.395.
Utica. l05,315; Oklahoma City. 103.-
$50; Lynn, 103,693; Tacoma, 03,093 :;
Canton, 102,754; Jack sonville, l02,471;
Ell PasO, l00,G24; Schenectady, 100,-
467; Somerville. Mass, 100.440.