Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1920 — MORE POPULATION STATISTICS [ARTICLE]

MORE POPULATION STATISTICS

Issued by the Census Bureau Show Great City Increase. Population statistics for 1920, announced by the census bureau, include: Dayton 0., 153,830, an increase of 37,253 or 31.1% over 1910; Parkersburg, W. V., 20,039, increase 2,197, or 12.3%; Middletown, N. Y„ 18,420, increase 3,107, or 20.3%; Warren, 0., 27,050, increase 15,969, or 144.1%; Trenton, Mo., 6,951, increase 1,295, or 22.9%; Junction City, Kas., 7,516, increase 1,918, or 34.3%: Kewanee, 111., 16,026, increase 6,719, or 72.2%; Amsterdam, N. Y., 33,524, Increase 2,257, or 7.2%; Glens Falls, N. Y., 16,591, increase 1,348, or 8.8%; Pottstown, Pa., 17,431, increase 1,832, or 11.7 %; Madi-> son, Wis., 38,378, increase 12,847, or 50.3%; Richmond, Ind., 26,728, increase 4,404, or 19.7%; Beaumont, Tex., 40,422, increase 19,782, or 95.8% (revised figures); Anniston, Ala., 15,709, increase. 2,915, or 22.8%. Dayton ranked as fifth Ohio city, and forty-third city of the country in population in 1910, with 116,577, an increase of 36.8% over 1900. Only eight other cities whose population was more than 100,000 in 1910, have been announced thus far in the 1920 census. Of these Syracuse, N. Y„ which was thirty-fourth city in 1910, has reported 171,647; Toledo, which was thirtieth city, has been announced as having 243,109, and has passed both Louisville and St. Paul, twenty-fourth city and twenty-sixth city, respectively in 1910, by more than 8,000. Albany, N. Y., fiftieth city in 1910, has reported Its 1920 population as 113,334. The other cities, Milwaukee, Washington and Cincinnati, all have populations of more than 400,000. Davenport, la., 56,727, increase 13,699, or 31.8%; Steubenville, 0., 28,508, increase 6,117, or 27.3%; Gloversvllle, N. Y., 22,026, increase 1,384, or 6.7%; Sheboygan, Wis., 30,955, increase 4,557, or 17.3%; Johnstown, N. Y., 10,905,. increase 458, or 4.41%; Bloomfield, N. J., 22,011, increase 6,941, or 46.1%; Shamokin, Pa., 21,204, increase 1,616, or 8.2%; Enfield, Conn., 11,708, increase 1,989, or 20.5%; Asheville, N. C., 28,504, increase 9,742, or 51.9%.