Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1899 — School Enumeration and Population Estimates. [ARTICLE]

School Enumeration and Population Estimates.

The returns for the school enumeration for this year have all been received at Indianapolis, and the Journal gives the figures for all the counties, cities and incorportated towns in this state. It also gives their estimated population, based on figuring the population at 3| times the school enumeration. This method of figuring gives Jasper county a population of 16,670 against H,177 in 1890. Rensselaer is estimated at 2,436, Remington at 1,112 and Wheatfield at 437. The population of some neighboring counties are estimated as follows: Newton 11,455, Benton 14,150, Pulaski 16,877, Lake 37,670, Stark 12,474, Pbrter 20,415 White 20,674. The figures on some neighboring cities and towns are: Delphi 1,917, Hammond 11,812, Valparaiso 4,956, Fowler 1,632, Oxford 1,001, Kentland 938, Goodland 1,148, Morocco 735, Brook 717, Winamac 1,739, Francesville 600, Crown Point 2,401, Lowell 1,277, . Monticello 2,100, Monon 1,232.