growth of cities in the united states during the decade 1880-90

Growth of Cities in the United States During the Decade 1880-90Author(s): Carl BoydSource: Publications of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 3, No. 23 (Sep., 1893), pp.416-425Published by: American Statistical AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2275963 .

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416 American Statistical Association. [60

GROWTH OF CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE DECADE 1880-90.*

By Carl Boyd.

No more significant fact has been disclosed by the last census than

the great increase which has taken place in the urban population of

the country during the last decade. In 1890 the urban population constituted 29.20 per cent of the total population. Corresponding

figures for the several censuses are given in the following table : ?

Census Years.

1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890

Population of the

United States.

3,929,214 5,308,483 7,239,881 9,633,822

12,866,020 17,069,453 23,191,876 31,443,321 38,558,371 50,155,783 62,622,250

Population of Cities.

131,472 210,873 356,920 475,135 864,509

1,453,994 2,897,586 5,072,256 8,071,875

11,318,547 18,284,385

Inhabitants of Cities in Each 100 of the Total

Population.

3.35 3.97 4.93 4.93 6.72 8.52

12.49 16.13 20.93 22.57 29.20

The increase, it will be noted, has been quite regular from 1790 to

1880, in which time the city denizens increased from 3.35 per cent of

the total population to 22.57 per cent; but from 1880 to 1890 there has been a leap from 22.57 per cent to 29.20 per cent.

This remarkable increase has been associated *in the minds of the

general public with the growth of the great metropolises of the country. The present inquiry has been undertaken with a view to localizing this increase, and to ascertaining the relation which cities of various

sizes bear to it. This has developed the fact, which it is hoped the

accompanying diagrams will emphasize, that New York and Chicago, and others of their class, are not of such paramount importance in

the growth of urban population as has been supposed. In diagram No. I the cities have been divided into 19 classes, and

the facts are shown in great detail. The maximum increase is found in cities of from 75,000 to 100,000 inhabitants, which have increased 91.25 per cent. The striking decrease in the rate of growth of cities

of more than 100,000 inhabitants is worthy of note.

In diagram No. II the 19 classes of the preceding diagram have

* All the data for this article have been derived from Census Bulletin No 52.



61] Growth of Cities in United States During 1880-90. 417

been combined into six classes. Since each of these contains a larger number of cities, the percentages are less affected by accidental causes. It will be noted that here also cities of moderate size show the greatest growth. Those having a population ranging from 60,000 to 200,000 have increased 63.07 per cent; while those of more than 200,000 inhabitants show an increase of only 36.87 per cent.

As to the method employed the cities have been classified on the basis of the average of their population in 1880 and 1890. Thus, Toledo, with a population of 50,137 in 1880, and 81,434 in 1890, has been classed as a city of 65,786. Per cents, however, have been calculated upon the usual basis. An average population of 8000 has

been taken as the lower limit. In grouping the cities it was desirable to have as many as possible in each class ; but when this principle would necessitate the association of cities of considerable variation in

size, it has been disregarded, and only those cities which would

naturally fall in the same group, even though few in number, have been classed together. This applies especially to cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Among the smaller cities larger subdivisions with smaller increment have been possible.

GROWTH OF CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE DECADE 1880-90.

Class.

I II

III IV V

VI VII

VIII IX X

XI XII

XIII XIV xv

XVI XVII

XVIII XIX

Class A B C D E F

Classification.

Citi es over 600,000 300,000 to 600,000 200,000 to 300,000 100,000 to 200,000 75,000 to 100,000 60,000 to 75,000 50,000 to 60,000 40,000 to 50,000 30,000 to 40,000 25,000 to 30,000 20,000 to 25,000 17,000 to 20,000 14,000 to 17,000 13,000 to 14,000 12,000 to 13,000 11,000 to 12,000 10,000 to 11,000 9,000 to 10,000 8,000 to 9,000

Cities 200,000 and over 60,000 to 200,000 30,000 to 60,000 17,000 to 30,000 11,000 to 17,000 8,000 to 11,000

Number in

Group.

4( 3 5

10 6

12 6

ll 23 16 33 32 32 21 19 21 19 44 39 12 Cities 28 " 40 " 81 " 93 "

102 *

Population. 1890.

4,408,458 1,334,686 1,324,000 1,847,056

711,970 987,465 377,704 607,137 967,082 531,884 915,175 702,048 622,580 339,831 265,576 290,055 244,207 485,250 403,325

7,127,144 3,546,491 1,951,923 2,149,107 1,518,042 1,132,782

1880.

3,123,317 1,045,670 1,037,946 1,170,560

372,272 631,964 273,246 391,561 615,557 354,181 568,642 475,336 351,931 226,982 210,094 198,373 149,677 357,875 261,474

5,206,933 2,174,796 1,280,364 1,398,159

987,380 769,026

Increase.

Number. Per Cent.

1,345,141 289,016 286,054 676,496 339,698 355,501 104,458 215,576 351,525 177,703 346,533 226,712 270,649 112,849 55,482 91,682 94,530

127,375 141,851

1,920,211 1,371,695

671,559 750,948 530 662 363,756

43.06 27.63 27.56 57.79 91.25 56.25 38.22 55.05 57.11 50.17 60.94 47.69 76.90 49.71 26.40 46.21 63.15 35.59 54 25 36.87 63.07 52.45 53.72 53.74 47.30




GROWTH OF CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE DECADE 1880-90.

Classification.

Class I. Cities over 600,000

Class II. Cities 300,000 to 600,000

Class III. Cities 200,000 to 300,000

Class IV. Cities 100,000 to 200,000

Cities in Group.

Class V. Cities 75,000 to 100,000

Class VI. Cities 60,000 to 75,000

Class VII. Cities 50,000 to 60,000

New York, N. Y. Chicago, 111. Philadelphia, Penn.. Brooklyn, N. Y.

St. Louis, Mo. Boston, Mass. Baltimore, Md. San Francisco, Cal.. Cincinnati, O. Buffalo, N. Y. New Orleans, La.... Washington, D. C...

Cleveland, O. Pittsburg, Penn. Detroit, Mich. Milwaukee, Wis. Newark, N. J. Minneapolis, Minn.. Jersey City, N. J- Louisville, Ky. Rochester, N. Y. Providence, R. I-

Omaha, Neb. St. Paul, Minn.... Kansas City, Mo... Indianapolis, Ind.. Allegheny, Penn... Albany, N. Y.

Denver, Col. Columbus, O. Syracuse, N. Y. ? Worcester, Mass... Toledo, O. Richmond, Va. New Haven, Conn.. Patterson, N. J ? Lowell, Mass. Scranton, Penn ? Fall River, Mass... Cambridge, Mass..

Atlanta, Ga . Charleston, S. C? Nashville, Tenn ? Reading, Penn. Troy, N. Y. Wilmington, Del...

Population.

1890. 1880.

1,515,301 1,099,850 1,046,964

806,343

451,770 448,477 434,439 298,997 296,908 255,664 242,039 230,392

261,353 238,617 205,876 204,468 181,830 164,738 163,003 161,129 133,896 132,146

140,452 133,156 132,716 105,436 105,287 94,923

106,713 88,150 88,143 84,655 81,434 81,388 81,298 78,347 77,696 75,215 74,398 70,028

65,533 54,955 76,168 58,661 60,956 61,431

1,206,299 503,185 847,170 566,663

350,518 362,839 332,313 233,959 255,139 155,134 216,090 177,624 160.146 156,389 116,340 115,587 136,508 46,887

120,722 123,758 89,366

104,857

30,518 41,473 55,785 75,056 78,682 90,758

35,629 51,647 51,792 58,291 50,137 63,600 62,882 51,031 59,475 45,850 48,961 52,669

37,409 49,984 43,350 43,278 56,747 42,478

Number. Per Cent.

309,002 596,665 199,794 239,680

101,252 85,638

102,126 65,038 41,769

100,530 25,949 52,768

101,207 82,228 89,536 88,881 45,322

117,851 42,281 37,371 44,530 27,289

109,934 91,683 76,931 30,380 26,605 4,165

71,084 36,503 36,351 26,364 31,297 17,788 18,416 27,316 18,221 29,365 25,437 17,359

28,124 4,971

32,818 15,383 4,209

18,953

25.62 118.58 23.58 42.30

28.89 23.60 30.73 27.80 16.37 64.80 12.01 29.71

63.20 52.58 76.96 76.90 33.20

251.35 35.02 30.20 49.83 26.02

360.23 221.07 137.91 40.48 33.81 4.59

199.51 70.68 70.19 45.23 62.42 27.97 29.29 53.53 30 64 64.05 51.95 32.96

75.18 9.95

75.70 35.54 7.42

44.62




GROWTH OF CITIES.?Continued.

Classification.

Class VIII. Cities 40,000 to 50,000

Class IX. Cities 30,000 to 40,000

Class X. Cities 25,000 to 30,000

Cities in Group.

Memphis, Tenn. Dayton, O. Grand Rapids, Mich.. Camden, N. J. Trenton, N. J. Lynn, Mass. Hartford, Conn. St. Joseph, Mo. Evansville, Ind. Oakland, Cal. Lawrence, Mass.

Bridgeport, Conn Covington, Ky. Des Moines, Ia. Elizabeth, N. J. Erie, Penn. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Harrisburg, Penn- Hoboken, N. J. Lincoln, Neb. Los Angeles, Cal. Manchester, N. H- Mobile, Ala. New Bedford, Mass.. Peoria, 111. Portland, Me. Portland, Ore. Salt Lake, Utah. Savannah, Ga. Somerville, Mass. Springfield, Mass. Utica, N. Y. Wheeling, W. Va.... Wilkesbarre, Penn...

Altoona, Penn. Augusta, Ga. Binghampton, N. Y. Dubuque, Ia. Elmira, N. Y. Galveston, Tex. Holyoke, Mass. Lancaster, Penn. Norfolk, Va. Quincy, 111. Saginaw, Mich. Salem, Mass. San Antonio, Tex... Springfield, O. Terra Haute, Ind.... Yonkers, N. Y.

Population.

1890.

64,495 61,220 60,278 58,313 57,458 55,727 53,230 52,324 50,756 48,682 44,654

48,866 37,371 50,093 37,764 40,634 35,393 39,385 43,648 55,154 50,395 44,126 31,076 40,733 41,024 36,425 46,385 44,843 43,189 40,152 44,179 44,007 34,522 37,718

30,337 33,300 35,005 30,311 30,893 29,084 35,637 32,011 34,871 31,494 46,322 30,801 37,673 31,895 30,217 32,033

1880.

33,592 38,678 32,016 41,659 29,910 38,274 42,015 32,431 29,280 34,555 39,151

27,643 29,720 22,408 28,229 27,737 26,880 30,762 30,999 13,003 11,183 32,630 29,132 26,845 29,259 33,810 17,577 20,768 30,709 24,933 33,340 33,914 30,737 23,339

19,710 21,891 17,317 22,254 20,541 22,248 21,915 25,769 21,966 27,268 10,525 27,563 20,550 20,730 26,042 18,892

Increase.

Number. Per Cent,

30,903 22,542 28,262 16,654 27,548 17,453 11,215 19,893 21,476 14,127 5,503

21,223 7,651

27,685 9,535

12,897 8,513 8,623

12,649 42,151 39,212 11,496 1,944

13,888 11,765 2,615

28,808 24,075 12,480 15,219 10,839 10,093 3,785

14,379

10,627 11,409 17.688

. 8,057 10,352 6,836

13,722 6,242

12,905 4,226

35,797 3,238

17,123 11,165 4,175

13,141

92.00 58.28 88.27 39.98 92.10 45.60 26.69 61.34 73.35 40.88 14.06

76.78 25.74

123.55 33.78 46.50 31.67 28.03 40.80

324.16 350.64 35.23 6.67

51.73 40.21 7.73

163.90 115.92 40.64 61.04 32.51 29.76 12.31 61.61

53.92 52.12

102.14 36.20 50.40 30.73 62.61 24.22 58.75 15.50

340.11 11.75 83.32 53.86 16.03 69.56





Classification.

Class XL Cities 20,000 to 25,000

Class XII. Cities 17,000 to 20,000

Cities in Group.

Akron, O. Allentown, Penn. Auburn, N. Y. Bay City, Mich. Brockton, Mass. Burlington, Ia. Chattanooga, Tenn_ Chelsea, Mass. Cohoes, N.Y. Dallas, Tex. Davenport, Ia. Gloucester, Mass. Haverhill, Mass. Houston, Tex. Kansas City, Kan. Lewiston, Me. Long Island City, N. Y. Newburg, N. Y. Newport, Ky. Newton, Mass. Oswego, N. Y. Pawtucket, R. I. Petersburg, Va. Poughkeepsie, N. Y_ Sacramento, Cal. Seattle, Wash. Sioux City, Ia. Springfield, 111. Taunton, Mass. Topeka, Kan. Waterbury, Conn. Williamsport, Penn- Youngstown, O.

Bangor, Me. Bloomington, 111... Canton, O. Chester, Penn. Council Bluffs, Ia... Fitchburg, Mass.... Jackson, Mich. Joliet, 111. Kingston, N. Y- Lacrosse, Wis. Leavenworth, Kan. Lexington, Ky. Little Rock, Ark... Lincoln, R. I. Lynchburg, ya.

Population.

27,601 25,228 25,858 27,839 27,294 22,565 29,100 27,909 22,509 38,067 26,872 24,651 27,412 27,557 38,316 21,701 30,506 23,087 24,918 24,379 21,842 27,633 22,680 22,206 26,386 42,837 37,806 24,963 25,448 31,007 28,646 27,132 33,220

19,103 20,484 26,189 20,226 21,474 22,037 20,798 23,264 21,261 25,090 19,768 21,567 25,874 20,355 19,709

16,512 18,063 21,924 20,693 13,608 19,450 12,892 21,782 19,416 10,358 21,831 19,329 18,472 16,513 3,200

19,083 17,129 18,049 20,433 16,995 21,116 19,030 21,656 20,207 21,420 3,533 7,366

19,743 21,213 15,452 17,806 18,934 15,435

16,856 17,180 12,258 14,997 18,063. 12,429 16,105 11,657 18.344 14,505 16,546 16,656 13,138 13,765 15,959

Increase.

Number. Per Cent

11,089 7,165 3,934 7,146

13,686 3.115

16,208 6,127 3,093

27,709 5,041 5,322 8,940

11,044 35,116 2,618

13,377 5,038 4,485 7,384

726 8,603 1,024 1,999 4,966

39,304 30,440 5,220 4,235

15,555 10,840 8,198

17,785

2,247 3,304

13,931 5,229 3,411 9,608 4,693

11,607 2,917

10,585 3,222 4,911

12,736 6,590 3,750

67.16 39.67 17.94 34.53

100.57 16.02

125.72 28.13 15.93

267.51 23.09 27.53 48.40 66.88

1097.38 13.72 78.10 27.91 21.95 43.45 3.44

45.21 4.73 9.89

23.18 1112.48 413.25 26.44 19.96

100.67 60.88 43.30

115.23

13.33 19.23

113.65 34.87 18.88 77.30 29.14 99.57 15.90 72.97 19.47 29.48 96.94 47.88 23.50





Classification.

Class XII. Continued.

Class XIII. Cities 14,000 to 17,000

Cities in Group.

Macon, Ga. Malden, Mass. Meriden, Conn. Montgomery, Ala. New Albany, Ind. New Brunswick, N. J. Newport, R.I. Oshkosh, Wis. Racine, Wis. Rockford, 111. Sandusky, O. South Bend, Ind. Tacoma, Wash. Wilmington, N. C. Woonsocket, R. I. York, Penn . Zanesville, O.

Atchison, Kan. Aurora, 111. Bayonne, N. J. Birmingham, Ala. Cedar Rapids, Ia. Concord, N. H. Duluth, Minn. Fort Worth, Tex. Hamilton, O. Johnstown, Penn. Kalamazoo, Mich. Knoxville, Tenn. Lafayette, Ind. Lockport, N. Y. McKeesport, Penn... Muskegon, Mich. Nashua, N. H. New Brighton, N. J... New Britain, Conn_ Norristown, Penn. Norwalk, Conn. Norwich, Conn. Orange. N. J. Pittsfield, Mass. Richmond, Ind. San Jose, Cal. Schenectady, N. Y- Springfield, Mo. Waltham, Mass. Warwick, R. I. Wichita, Kan. Winona, Minn.

Population.

1890.

22,746 23,031 21,652 21,883 21,059 18,603 19,457 22,836 21,014 23,584 18,471 21,819 36,006 20,056 20.830 20,793 21,009

13,963 19,688 19,033 26,178 18,020 17,004 33,115 23,076 17,565 21,805 17,853 22,535 16,243 16,038 20,741 22.702 19,311 16,423 16,519 19,791 17,747 16,156 18,844 17,281 16,608 18,060 19,902 21,850 18,707 17,761 23,853 18,208

1880.

12,749 12,017 15,540 16,713 16,423 17,166 15,693 15,748 16,031 13,129 15,838 13,280 1,098

17,350 16,050 13,940 18,113

15,105 11,873 9,372 3,086

10,104 13,843

838 6,663

12,122 8,380

11,937 9,693

14,860 13,522 8,212

11,262 13,397 12,679 11,800 13,063 13,956 15,112 13,207 13,364 12,742 12,567 13,655 6,522

11,712 12,164 4,911

10,208

Increase.

Number. Per Cent,

9,997 11,014 6,112 5,170 4,636 1,437 3,764 7,088 4,983

10,455 2,633 8,539

34,908 2,706 4,780 6,853 2,896

a 1,142 7,815 9,661

23,092 7,916 3,161

32,277 16,413 5,443

13,425 5,916

12,842 1,383 2,516

12,529 11,440 5,914 3,744 4,719 6,728 3,791 1,044 5,637 3,917 3,866 5,493 6,247

15,328 6,995 5,597

18,942 8,000

78.41 91.65 39.33 30.93 28.23 8.37

23.99 45.01 31.08 79.63 16.62 64.30

3179.23 15.60 29.78 49.16 15.99

a 7.56 65.82

103.08 748.28 78.35 22.83

3851.67 246.33 44.90

160.20 49.56

132.49 9.31

18.61 152.57 101.58 44.14 29.53 39.99 51.50 27.16 6.91

42.68 29.31 30.34 43.71 45.75

235.02 59.73 46.01

385.71 78.37

a Decrease.




GROWTH OF CITIES? Continued.

Classification.

Class XIV. Cities 13,000 to 14,000

Class XV. Cities 12,000 to 13,000

XVI. Cities 11,000 to 12,000

Cities in Group.

Alexandria, Va. Amsterdam, N. Y... Belleville, 111. Biddeford, Me.'. Columbus, Ga. Decatur, 111 . Easton, Penn. Eau Claire, Wis. Elgin, 111. Galesburg, 111. Keokuk, Ia. Key West, Fla. Newburyport, Mass. North Adams, Mass. Northampton, Mass. Pottsville, Penn. Pueblo, Cal. Quincy, Mass. Rome, N.Y. Shenandoah, Penn.. Stamford, Conn.

Austin, Tex. Burlington, Vt. Chicopee, Mass. Columbia, S. C. Dover, N.H. East St. Louis, 111.. Fond du Lac, Wis.. Jacksonville, Fla... Jamestown, N.Y_ Leadville, Col., Logansport, Ind_ New London, Conn. Portsmouth, Va._ Rock Island, 111. Steubenville, O. Stockton, Cal. Vicksburg, Miss_ Watertown, N. Y... Woburn, Mass.,

Chillicothe, O. Clinton, Ia. Cumberland, Md_ Edgewater, N. Y.... Findlay, O. Hannibal, Mo. Jacksonville, 111. Lebanon, Penn.

Population.

1890.

14,339 17,336 15,361 14,443 17,303 16,841 14,481 17,415 17,823 15,264 14,101 18,080 13,947 16,074 14,990 14,117 24,558 16,723 14,991 15,944 15,700

14,575 14,590 14,050 15,353 12,790 15,169 12,024 17,201 16,038 10,384 13,328 13,757 13,268 13,634 13,394 14,424 13,373 14,725 13,499

11,288 13,619 12,729 14,265 18,553 12,857 12,935 14,664

1880.

13,659 9,466

10,683 12,651 10,123 9,547

11,924 10,119 8,787

11,437 12,117 9,890

13,538 10,191 12,172 13,253 3,217

10,570 12,194 10,147 11,297

11,013 11,365 11,286 10,036 11,687 9,185

13,094 7,650 9,357

14,820 11,198 10,537 11,390 11,659 12,093 10,282 11,814 10,697 10,931

10,938 9,052

10,693 8,044 4,633

11,074 10,927 8,778

Number. Per Cent.

680 7,870 4,678 1,792 7,180 7,294 2,557 7,296 9,036 3,827 1,984 8,190

409 5,883 2,818

864 21,341 6,153 2,797 5,797 4,403

3,562 3,225 2,764 5,317 1,103 5,984

a 1,070 9,551 6,681

a 4,436 2,130 3,220 1,878 1,975 1,301 4,142 1,559 4,028 2,568

350 4,567 2,036 6,221

13,920 1,783 2,008 5,886

4.98 83.14 43.79 14.16 70.93 76.40 21.44 72.10

102.83 33.46 16.37 82.81 3.02

57.73 23 15 6.52

663.38 58.21 22.94 57.13 38.97

32.34 28.38 24.49 52.98 9.44

65.15 a 8.17 124.85 71.40

a 29.93 19.02 30.56 16.49 16.94 10.76 40.28 13.20 37.66 23.49

3.20 50.45 19.04 77.34

300.45 16.10 18.38 67.05

a Decrease.





Classification.

Class XVI. Continued,

Class XVII. Cities 10,000 td 11,000

Class XVIII. Cities 9,000 to 10,000

Cities in Group.

Lima, O. Madison, Wis. Mansfield, O. Marlboro, Mass ... Newark, O. Ogdensburg, N. Y.. Ottumwa, Ia. Port Huron, Mich.. Portsmouth, O. Rutland, Vt. Sedalia, Mo. Shamokin, Penn? Sheboygan, Wis....

Auburn, Me. Battle Creek, Mich. Bridgeton, N. J. Brookline, Mass. Gloversville, N. Y. Ithaca, N.Y. Lansing, Mich. Manistee, Mich. Middletown, N. Y. New Castle, Penn. Ogden, Utah. Paducah, Ky. Raleigh, N. C. Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Spokane, Wash. Stillwater, Minn. Waco, Tex. West Troy, N.Y. Weymouth, Mass.

Alpena, Mich. Alton, 111. Appleton, Wis. Atlantic City, N. J. Augusta, Me. Beverly, Mass. Bradford, Penn. Cairo, 111. Carbondale, Penn. Charlotte, N. C. Clinton, Mass. Columbia, Penn. Danville, 111 . Elkhart, Ind. Flint, Mich. Freeport, 111.

Population.

1890.

15,981 13,426 13,473 13,805 14,270 11,062 14,001 13,543 12,394 11,760 14,068 14,403 16,359

11,250 13,197 11,424 12,103 13,864 11,079 13,102 12,812 11,977 11,600 14,889 12,797 12,678 11,975 19,922 11,260 14,445 12,967 10,866

11,283 10,294 11,869 13,055 10,527 10,821 10,514 10,324 10,833 11,557 10,424 10,599 11,491 11,360 9,803

10,189

1880.

7,567 10,324 9,859

10,127 9,600

10,341 9,004 8,883

11,321 12,149 9,561 8,184 7,314

9,555 7,063 8,722 8,057 7,133 9,105 8,319 6,930 8,494 8,418 6,069 8,036 9,265 8,421

350 9,055 7,295 8,820

10,570

6,153 8,975 8,005 5,477 8,665 8,456 9,197 9,011 7,714 7,094 8,029 8,312 7,733 6,953 8,409 8,516

Increase.

Number. Per Cent.

8,414 3,102 3,614 3,678 4,670 1,321 4,997 4,660 1,073 a 389 4,507 6,219 9,045

1,695 6,134 2,702 4,046 6,731 1,974 4,783 5,882 3,483 3,182 8,820 4,761 3,413 3,554

19,572 2,205 7,150 4,147

296

5,130 1,319 3,864 7,578 1,862 2,365 1,317 1,313 3,119 4,463 2,395 2,287 3,758 4,407 1,394 1,673

111.19 30.05 36.66 36.32 48.65 12.77 55.50 52.46 9.48

a 3.20 47.14 75.99

123.67

17,74 86.85 30.98 50.22 94.36 21.68 57.49 84.88 41.01 37.80

145.33 59.25 36.84 42.20

5592.00 24.35 98.01 47.02 2.80

83.37 14.70 48.27

138.36 21.49 27.97 14.32 14.57 40.43 62.91 29.83 27.51 48.60 63.38 16.58 19.65

a Decrease.



424 American Statistical Association.


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Classification.

Class XVIII. Continued.

Class XIX. Cities 8,000 to 9,000

Cities in Group.

Greenwich, Conn. Hazelton, Penn. Hornellsville, N. Y... . Hudson, N.Y. Ironton, O. Janesville, Wis. Jeffersonville, Ind_ Lawrence, Kan. Mahanoy, Penn. ^leadville, Penn. Medford, Mass. Michigan City, Ind? Milford, Mass. Moline, 111. Muskatine, Ia. Oil City, Penn. Passaic, N. J. Peabody, Mass. Pensacola, Fla. Plainfield, N. J. Port Jervis, N. Y. Portsmouth, N. H. Pottstown, Penn. San Diego, Cal. Shreveport, La. Tiffin, O. Virginia City, Nev- West Bay City, Mich..

Adrian, Mich. Alameda, Cal. Ann Arbor, Mich... Bath, Me. Baton Rouge, La... Beatrice, Neb. Bellaire, O. Danville, Va. Dunkirk, N.Y. East Liverpool, O.. Fort Scott, Kan- Frederick, Md. Green Bay, Wis- Hagerstown, Md... Hastings, Neb. Helena, Mont. Hyde Park, Mass... Ishpeming, Mich... Joplin, Mo. Lansingburg, N. Y.

Population.

1890.

10,131 11,872 10,996 9,970

10,939 10,836 10,666 9,997

11,286 9,520

11,079 10,776 8,780

12,000 11,454 10,932 13,028 10,158 11,750 11,267 9,327 9,827

13,285 16,159 11,979 10,801 8,511

12,981

8,756 11,165 9,431 8,723

10,478 13,836 9,934

10,305 9,416

10,956 11,946 8,193 9,069

10,118 13,584 13,834 10,193 11,197 9,943

10,550

1880.

7,892 6,935 8,195 8,670 8,857 9,018 9,357 8,510 7,181 8,860 7,573 7,366 9,310 7,800 8,295 7,315 6,532 9,028 6,845 8,125 8,678 9,690 5,305 2,637 8,009 7,879

10,917 6,397

7,849 5,708 8,061 7,874 7,197 2,447 8,025 7,526 7,248 5,568- 5,372 8,659 7,464 6,627 2,817 3,624 7,088 6,039 7,038 7,432

Increase.

Number. Per Cent

2,239 4,937 2,801 1,300 2,082 1,818 1,309 1,487 4,105

660 3,506 3,410 a 530 4,200 3,159 3,617 6,496 1,130 4,905 3,142

649 137

7,980 13,522 3,970 2,922

a 2,406 6,584

907 5,457 1,370

849 3,281

11,389 1,909 2,779 2,168 5,388 6,574 a 466 1,605 3,491

10,767 10,210 3,105 5,158 2,905 3,118

28.37 71.19 34.18 14.99 23.51 20.16 13.99 17.47 57.16 7.45

46.30 46.29

a 5.69 53.85 38.08 49.45 99.45 12.52 71.66 38.67 7.48 1.41

150.42 512.78 49.57 37.09

a 22.04 102.92

11.56 95.60 17.00 10.78 45.59

465.43 23.79 36.93 29.91 96.77

122.38 a 5.38 21.50 52.68

382.22 281.73 43.81 85.41 41.28 41.95

a Decrease.




GROWTH OF CITIES.?Concluded.

Classification.

Class XIX. Continued.

Cities in Group.

La Salle, 111. Madison, Ind. Massillon, O. Millville, N. J.... Muncie, Ind. Natchez, Miss.... Natick, Mass. Ottawa, 111. Owensboro, Ky... Peekskill, N. Y... Pittston, Penn. .. Roanoke, Va. Spencer, Mass- Streator, 111. Titusville, Pa. Union, N. J... .. Vincennes, Ind... Watertown, Wis. Westfield, Mass..

Population.

1890.

7,847 8,945 6,836 7,660 5,219 7,058 8,479 7,834 6,231 6,893 7,472

669 7,466 5,157 9,046 5,849 7,680 7,883 7,587

Increase.

Number. Per Cent.

2,008 a9

3,256 2,342 6,126 3,043

639 2,151 3,606 2,783 2,830

15,490 1,281 6,257 a 973 4,794 1,173

872 2,218

25.59 a 0.10 47.63 30.57

117.38 43.11 7.54

27.46 57.87 40.37 37.87

2315.40 17.16

121.33 a 10.76

81.96 15.27 11.06 29.23

a Decrease.



growth of cities in the united states during the decade 1880-90

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