The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-24
new YORK CITY STILL LEADS
BIG four" IN POPULATION
OF COM
MERGE COMPLIES FIG
URES IN ESTIMATES
OF 2S9 CITIES
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229 cities having 10000 or more
inhabitants were announced to-
day by the department of COM
merce.
The estimates, prepared by the
census bureau and carrying the
figures up to July /, this year,
are based in most cases on the as
sumption that the annual increase
since 1920 has been the same as
the average between 1910 and
1920. For cities in states which
took state census in 1925, the
estimates are based on the 1920
to 1925 average annual increase.
Estimates were not gwen for IL
cities where the last census show
ed decrease in population nor
for ten cities where exceptional
conditions of growth, which would
cause estimates to be far from
correct, are believed to prevail.
Allowance is made for annexations
and detachments of territory.
The big four, the country's only
cities having a million or more
population, show no change in
rank. New York leads with s.
294,000 against 5.620,0dS in
1920. New York City's boroughs
are estimated as follows: Bronx
| s00,000; Brooklyn 2,240. 900;
Manhattan 1871 900; Queens
764, 200 and Richmond 1000.
Chicago passed the three mil
lion mark for the first time with
3,048,00O against 2,7O1.705 in
1920. Philadelphia crossed the
two million mark. II retains third
place with 2,00S.0O0 against l.
S23,779. Detroit continues fourth
with 100000 against 993,673.
Ten cities comprising the half
million to a million class are
Cleveland 100000 against 756,-
/ 841; st. Louis $4,000 against
772. .897; baltimore sos, 900 against
j 1885; Boston $4,000 against
74S,000; Pittsburgh 637. 900
against 594.277; Los Angeles not
estimated had 576,673 in 1920;
San Francisco $4,000 against
1916; Buffalo $4,000 against
506,775; Washington $4,000
against 4S7,571 and Milwaukee
$4,000 against 457,147.
/ The 100000 class estimated are
Newark $4,000 against 414,645;
Minneapolis $4,000 against $780,
5s2; New Orleans 41s.000 against
+ 3s7.219: Cincinnati 4Ii,00O
against 4oi,247,
Estimates for the larger cities
in the southern states are as fol-
lows: Birmingham led Alabama
cities in growth. advancing from
! 17s,806 in 1920 to an estimated
21f,000 IN 1926. Mobile vas
credited with 60.777 in 1920 and
Gs.800 in 1875. Montgomery
figures we're 43.4G4 aud $4,000
respectively.
Little Rock, the only Arkansas
city listed. sprang from G5.t42 In
1920 TO 7S,900 in 1926.
+ Only three Florida cities were
recorded by the census bureau.
Jaeksonville, Pensacola and Tam
pa. Jacksonville figures we're
raised from 95,450 in 1926 state
census tn s6,50O in the estimate
for 1926. Pensacola vas given
25. .305 in the state census for Last
year. with no figures recorded IN
the 1928 estimated liet. Tampa
he'd 94.7fg and 1O2. .001 respee-
lively.
Covinrton. Kentucky, was given
57.f21 ia the 1920 census and an
estimated 5s.5o0 in 1926. Lexing-
ton figures were 4l.g34 and a.
800 and Louisville 3O5.g35 and
]If.oo0.
New Orleans figurfs were
aired from 387.2l9 in 1920 e.
tl9. 900. and shreveport Ieap4,l
from 43,s75 TO 10, 500 IN th. gix
Tear period
Charlotte. ranking seeq,td
among North Carolina cffies, was
given 4g.338 and 54,g00 reanee.
lively, whiie Winston salem. the
'eadeF. jumped from 1895 - H.
t0o. Durham Was given IN 1920 and
1928. 42.25s and 5000; Greens.
born 43,525 IN 1923 and 4s.790
Wilmington s3,372 and 81, roo.