Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
D. c. POPULATION
PUT At %5,716.
Metropolitan Area Total Is
Estimated at Between
100000 and 10000.
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the seventh and fourteenth precincts
and, in 1880, has population of 52,542.
The ninth and tenth precincts, which
In 1920 had a population of 154.l2o,
encompassed what Is now the ninth,
tenth, twelfth and thirteenth precincts,
with q total 1880 population of 209 ,032.
The percentage Of gain for the Dis
trict is 22.2 per cent less than In the
decade ending in 1920, and 7.5 per cent
less than in the preceding decade. In
1900 the population was 278,71S. Ten
years later the total was 331, 069, gain
Of 1873 per cent.
War Causes 1920 Increase.
The outbreak of the World War in the
next 10-year period, which resulted in
the centering of activity In Washing
ton, brought thousands to the Capital
in Government work with result that
the census of 1920 showed a population
of 437,571, gain of 1922 per cent dur
ing a decade when the Nation was ex-
periencing a gain of 14.9 per cent.
The increase of II per cent in the
last decade indicates q normal, healthy
growth, in the opinion of Mr.. Moran
MIR. Moran expressed qualification
that the people, the press and various
organizations co-operated with him in
taking the census. Il wish to express
my appreciation for the hearty Coop
Grafton of the various business, social
and educational organizations of this
city, as well as of the 404 enumerators,
who put forth their best efforts to obtain
a complete census of the people of the
District of Columbia" he said.
Urges Uncounted to Tell Him.
ct wish to urge again that all persons
who have not been enumerated should
communicate with my Office and I shall
appreciate it very much If the organi-
cations will cooperate to the end that
every loose end may be caught up"
ut must be borne in mind" he said,
shat whereas a great many cities have
shown an increase of 100 to $50 per
cent, this has been only because it has
been possible for them to enlarge their
corporate limits by annexation of new
territory. The City of Washington Is
limited in its bounds by the Constitu-
ton, which prevents an enlargement OF
It's corporate limits. The population
shown does. not in any sense represent
the population of the metropolitan dis
trict."
Mr.. Moran and his Office staff worked
IS hours yesterday tabulating the re-
turns for the various precincts. Early
in the day the total population was
available on the basis of indicated totals
and the figure was surprise to the
supervisor as well as to other officials
at the Census Bureau.
Moran himself expected that the total
would run beyond $4,000. Disposed
not to analyze the figures beyond noting
that the downtown area has expert
enced a decrease, he commented that
"the people are just not here, that's
all"
Returns to Be Rechecked.
Although the members Of his Office
staff were not directly concerned with
the total. In 30 far as deriving any
benefit from q great population, the
terest because they were paid at the
rate of 4 cents for each name. Mr..
Moran will feel the difference, too, in
asmuch as he receives 81 for each 1000
names. The difference between the
total of 485,716 and the $4,000 esti-
mated is the difference between $4Ss
and $3.50. ~
It will be several weeks before the
final announcement is made. Mr..
check Of the returns and the tabula-
ton Of additional supplemental reports
made by enumerators.
PRINCE GEORGES GROWS.
Preliminary Figures for Towns in
County Show Gain.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May IT,
Incomplete reports of Prince Georges
County's population, released by Joseph
A. Wilmer, supervisor Of the census for
Southern Maryland, shows q marked
growth over the 1920 population in the
incorporated towns and suburban Sec
lions and for the most part In other
sections of the county.
The 1880 population, the number OF
farms and the population for 1920 in
the various districts so far reported
follows:
Marlboro, AIT, 2, 3s5; district 8, 1913,
1T, 1,494; district 4, 1913, 207, 1882;
district 5, 2,297, ITO, 1,84S; Piscataway,
so, 6, 80; Fort Washington, GA, no
farms reported, 90: district 8, 1,l86,
1877, 1884: Eagle Harbor. 3. no farms,
1870 figures not announced; district 8,
1,4s0. 174, I'LL; Laurel, 1887, no
farms. 2.239; district IL, 1907, 1874.
1928; Bowie, 694, 3. GIT; Mount Rainier,
3,7s7, no farms, 1882; North Brent
wood, $40, /. 1920 figures not an
nounced; Capitol Heights, 1910, no
farms, 1,le4; district 10, 1859, IS.
1909: Riverdale. 1880, no farms, 1920
figures not announced: Riverdale
Heights. 4o5, no farms. 1920 figures not
announced; district 20, 1854, II, 1920
figures not announced.