The 1900 United States census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900,[1] determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.01% from the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 census. It was the last census to be conducted before the founding of the permanent United States Census Bureau.
The census saw the nation's largest city, New York City, more than double in size due to the consolidation with Brooklyn, becoming in the process the first U.S. city to record a population growth of over three million.
Oversight of the statistics was by Frederick Howard Wines and Walter F. Willcox.[2]
The 1900 census collected the following information:[3]
address
name
relationship to head of family
sex
race (listed as "Color or race" on the census)
age, month and year born
marital status and, if married, number of years married
for women, number of children born and number now living
place of birth of person, and their parents
if foreign born, year of immigration and whether naturalized
occupation
months not employed
school
ability to speak English
whether on a farm
home owned or rented, and, if owned, whether mortgaged
Full documentation for the 1900 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
Data availabilityedit
The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in the 1940s, after which the original sheets were destroyed.[4] The microfilmed census is available in rolls from the National Archives and Records Administration. Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, and digital indices.
^Mitchell, Wesley C. (1900). "Preparations for the Twelfth Census". Journal of Political Economy. 8 (3): 378–384. doi:10.1086/250680. ISSN 0022-3808.
^"Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925". New York State Library. October 1981. p. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
^Algonquin Area Public Library District. "Census Secrets" (PDF). Retrieved May 17, 2012.[permanent dead link]
^Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
^. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
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The 1900 United States census conducted by the Census Office on June 1 1900 1 determined the resident population of the United States to be 76 212 168 an increase of 21 01 from the 62 979 766 persons enumerated during the 1890 census It was the last census to be conducted before the founding of the permanent United States Census Bureau Twelfth census of the United States 1890 June 1 1900 1910 Seal of the Department of the InteriorPopulation schedule from the 1900 censusGeneral informationCountryUnited StatesAuthorityCensus OfficeResultsTotal population76 212 168 21 01 Most populous wbr stateNew York7 268 894Least populous wbr stateNevada42 335The census saw the nation s largest city New York City more than double in size due to the consolidation with Brooklyn becoming in the process the first U S city to record a population growth of over three million Oversight of the statistics was by Frederick Howard Wines and Walter F Willcox 2 Contents 1 Census questions 2 Data availability 3 State rankings 4 City rankings 5 Locations of 50 most populous cities 6 References 7 External linksCensus questions editThe 1900 census collected the following information 3 address name relationship to head of family sex race listed as Color or race on the census age month and year born marital status and if married number of years married for women number of children born and number now living place of birth of person and their parents if foreign born year of immigration and whether naturalized occupation months not employed school ability to speak English whether on a farm home owned or rented and if owned whether mortgaged Full documentation for the 1900 census including census forms and enumerator instructions is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series Data availability editThe original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in the 1940s after which the original sheets were destroyed 4 The microfilmed census is available in rolls from the National Archives and Records Administration Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online and digital indices Microdata from the 1900 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series Aggregate data for small areas together with electronic boundary files can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System State rankings editRank State Population as of1900 census 5 Population as of1890 census Change Percentchange1 nbsp New York 7 268 894 6 003 174 1 265 720 nbsp 21 1 nbsp 2 nbsp Pennsylvania 6 302 115 5 258 113 1 044 002 nbsp 19 9 nbsp 3 nbsp Illinois 4 821 550 3 826 352 995 198 nbsp 26 0 nbsp 4 nbsp Ohio 4 157 545 3 672 329 485 216 nbsp 13 2 nbsp 5 nbsp Missouri 3 106 665 2 679 185 427 480 nbsp 16 0 nbsp 6 nbsp Texas 3 048 710 2 235 527 813 183 nbsp 36 4 nbsp 7 nbsp Massachusetts 2 805 346 2 238 947 566 399 nbsp 25 3 nbsp 8 nbsp Indiana 2 516 462 2 192 404 324 058 nbsp 14 8 nbsp 9 nbsp Michigan 2 420 982 2 093 890 327 092 nbsp 15 6 nbsp 10 nbsp Iowa 2 231 853 1 912 297 319 556 nbsp 16 7 nbsp 11 nbsp Georgia 2 216 331 1 837 353 378 978 nbsp 20 6 nbsp 12 nbsp Kentucky 2 147 174 1 858 635 288 539 nbsp 15 5 nbsp 13 nbsp Wisconsin 2 069 042 1 693 330 375 712 nbsp 22 2 nbsp 14 nbsp Tennessee 2 020 616 1 767 518 253 098 nbsp 14 3 nbsp 15 nbsp North Carolina 1 893 810 1 617 949 275 861 nbsp 17 0 nbsp 16 nbsp New Jersey 1 883 669 1 444 933 438 736 nbsp 30 4 nbsp 17 nbsp Virginia 1 854 184 1 655 980 198 204 nbsp 12 0 nbsp 18 nbsp Alabama 1 828 697 1 513 401 315 296 nbsp 20 8 nbsp 19 nbsp Minnesota 1 751 394 1 310 283 441 111 nbsp 33 7 nbsp 20 nbsp Mississippi 1 551 270 1 289 600 261 670 nbsp 20 3 nbsp 21 nbsp California 1 485 053 1 213 398 271 655 nbsp 22 4 nbsp 22 nbsp Kansas 1 470 495 1 428 108 42 387 nbsp 3 0 nbsp 23 nbsp Louisiana 1 381 625 1 118 588 263 037 nbsp 23 5 nbsp 24 nbsp South Carolina 1 340 316 1 151 149 189 167 nbsp 16 4 nbsp 25 nbsp Arkansas 1 311 564 1 128 211 183 353 nbsp 16 3 nbsp 26 nbsp Maryland 1 188 044 1 042 390 145 654 nbsp 14 0 nbsp 27 nbsp Nebraska 1 066 300 1 062 656 3 644 nbsp 0 3 nbsp 28 nbsp West Virginia 958 800 762 794 196 006 nbsp 25 7 nbsp 29 nbsp Connecticut 908 420 746 258 162 162 nbsp 21 7 nbsp nbsp Oklahoma 790 391 258 657 531 734 nbsp 205 6 nbsp 30 nbsp Maine 694 466 661 086 33 380 nbsp 5 0 nbsp 31 nbsp Colorado 539 700 413 249 126 451 nbsp 30 6 nbsp 32 nbsp Florida 528 542 391 422 137 120 nbsp 35 0 nbsp 33 nbsp Washington 518 103 357 232 160 871 nbsp 45 0 nbsp 34 nbsp Rhode Island 428 556 345 506 83 050 nbsp 24 0 nbsp 35 nbsp Oregon 413 536 317 704 95 832 nbsp 30 2 nbsp 36 nbsp New Hampshire 411 588 376 530 35 058 nbsp 9 3 nbsp 37 nbsp South Dakota 401 570 348 600 52 970 nbsp 15 2 nbsp 38 nbsp Vermont 343 641 332 422 11 219 nbsp 3 4 nbsp 39 nbsp North Dakota 319 146 190 983 128 163 nbsp 67 1 nbsp nbsp District of Columbia 278 718 230 392 48 326 nbsp 21 0 nbsp 40 nbsp Utah 276 749 210 779 65 970 nbsp 31 3 nbsp 41 nbsp Montana 243 329 142 924 100 405 nbsp 70 3 nbsp nbsp New Mexico 195 310 160 282 35 028 nbsp 21 9 nbsp 42 nbsp Delaware 184 735 168 493 16 242 nbsp 9 6 nbsp 43 nbsp Idaho 161 772 88 548 73 224 nbsp 82 7 nbsp nbsp Hawaii 154 001 89 990 64 011 nbsp 71 1 nbsp nbsp Arizona 122 931 88 243 34 688 nbsp 39 3 nbsp 44 nbsp Wyoming 92 531 62 555 29 976 nbsp 47 9 nbsp nbsp Alaska 63 592 32 052 31 540 nbsp 98 4 nbsp 45 nbsp Nevada 42 335 47 355 5 020 nbsp 10 6 nbsp nbsp United States 76 212 168 62 979 766 13 232 402 nbsp 21 0 nbsp City rankings editRank City State Population 6 Region 2016 7 01 New York New York 3 437 202 Northeast02 Chicago Illinois 1 698 575 Midwest03 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 293 697 Northeast04 St Louis Missouri 575 238 Midwest05 Boston Massachusetts 560 892 Northeast06 Baltimore Maryland 508 957 South07 Cleveland Ohio 391 768 Midwest08 Buffalo New York 352 387 Northeast09 San Francisco California 342 782 West10 Cincinnati Ohio 325 902 Midwest11 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 321 616 Northeast12 New Orleans Louisiana 287 104 South13 Detroit Michigan 285 704 Midwest14 Milwaukee Wisconsin 285 315 Midwest15 Washington District of Columbia 278 718 South16 Newark New Jersey 246 070 Northeast17 Jersey City New Jersey 206 433 Northeast18 Louisville Kentucky 204 731 South19 Minneapolis Minnesota 202 718 Midwest20 Providence Rhode Island 175 597 Northeast21 Indianapolis Indiana 169 164 Midwest22 Kansas City Missouri 163 752 Midwest23 Saint Paul Minnesota 163 065 Midwest24 Rochester New York 162 608 Northeast25 Denver Colorado 133 859 West26 Toledo Ohio 131 822 Midwest27 Allegheny Pennsylvania 129 896 Northeast28 Columbus Ohio 125 560 Midwest29 Worcester Massachusetts 118 421 Northeast30 Syracuse New York 108 374 Northeast31 New Haven Connecticut 108 027 Northeast32 Paterson New Jersey 105 171 Northeast33 Fall River Massachusetts 104 863 Northeast34 St Joseph Missouri 102 979 Midwest35 Omaha Nebraska 102 555 Midwest36 Los Angeles California 102 479 West37 Memphis Tennessee 102 320 South38 Scranton Pennsylvania 102 026 Northeast39 Lowell Massachusetts 94 969 Northeast40 Albany New York 94 151 Northeast41 Cambridge Massachusetts 91 886 Northeast42 Portland Oregon 90 426 West43 Atlanta Georgia 89 872 South44 Grand Rapids Michigan 87 565 Midwest45 Dayton Ohio 85 333 Midwest46 Richmond Virginia 85 050 South47 Nashville Tennessee 80 865 South48 Seattle Washington 80 671 West49 Hartford Connecticut 79 850 Northeast50 Reading Pennsylvania 78 961 Northeast51 Wilmington Delaware 76 508 South52 Camden New Jersey 75 935 Northeast53 Trenton New Jersey 73 307 Northeast54 Bridgeport Connecticut 70 996 Northeast55 Lynn Massachusetts 68 513 Northeast56 Oakland California 66 960 West57 Lawrence Massachusetts 62 559 Northeast58 New Bedford Massachusetts 62 442 Northeast59 Des Moines Iowa 62 139 Midwest60 Springfield Massachusetts 62 059 Northeast61 Somerville Massachusetts 61 643 Northeast62 Troy New York 60 651 Northeast63 Hoboken New Jersey 59 364 Northeast64 Evansville Indiana 59 007 Midwest65 Manchester New Hampshire 56 987 Northeast66 Utica New York 56 383 Northeast67 Peoria Illinois 56 100 Midwest68 Charleston South Carolina 55 807 South69 Savannah Georgia 54 244 South70 Salt Lake City Utah 53 531 West71 San Antonio Texas 53 321 South72 Duluth Minnesota 52 969 Midwest73 Erie Pennsylvania 52 733 Northeast74 Elizabeth New Jersey 52 130 Northeast75 Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 51 721 Northeast76 Kansas City Kansas 51 418 Midwest77 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 50 167 Northeast78 Portland Maine 50 145 Northeast79 Yonkers New York 47 931 Northeast80 Norfolk Virginia 46 624 South81 Waterbury Connecticut 45 859 Northeast82 Holyoke Massachusetts 45 712 Northeast83 Fort Wayne Indiana 45 115 Midwest84 Youngstown Ohio 44 885 Midwest85 Houston Texas 44 633 South86 Covington Kentucky 42 938 South87 Akron Ohio 42 728 Midwest88 Dallas Texas 42 638 South89 Saginaw Michigan 42 345 Midwest90 Lancaster Pennsylvania 41 459 Northeast91 Lincoln Nebraska 40 169 Midwest92 Brockton Massachusetts 40 063 Northeast93 Binghamton New York 39 647 Northeast94 Augusta Georgia 39 441 South95 Pawtucket Rhode Island 39 231 Northeast96 Altoona Pennsylvania 38 973 Northeast97 Wheeling West Virginia 38 878 South98 Mobile Alabama 38 469 South99 Birmingham Alabama 38 415 South100 Little Rock Arkansas 38 307 SouthLocations of 50 most populous cities edit nbsp nbsp New York nbsp Chicago nbsp Philadelphia nbsp St Louis nbsp Boston nbsp Baltimore nbsp Cleveland nbsp Buffalo nbsp San Francisco nbsp Cincinnati nbsp Pittsburgh nbsp New Orleans nbsp Detroit nbsp Milwaukee nbsp Washington nbsp Newark nbsp Jersey City nbsp Louisville nbsp Minneapolis nbsp Providence nbsp Indianapolis nbsp Kansas City nbsp Saint Paul nbsp Rochester nbsp Denver nbsp Toledo nbsp Allegheny nbsp Columbus nbsp 1 nbsp Syracuse nbsp New Haven nbsp 2 nbsp Fall River nbsp St Joseph nbsp Omaha nbsp Los Angeles nbsp Memphis nbsp Scranton nbsp Lowell nbsp 3 nbsp 4 nbsp Portland nbsp Atlanta nbsp Grand Rapids nbsp Dayton nbsp Richmond nbsp Nashville nbsp Seattle nbsp 5 nbsp Readingclass notpageimage Location of 50 largest cities by population in the United States in 1900 on a map of the modern United States Numbered Cities1 Worcester Massachusetts2 Paterson New Jersey3 Albany New York4 Cambridge Massachusetts5 Hartford ConnecticutReferences edit 1900 Overview History US Census Bureau Mitchell Wesley C 1900 Preparations for the Twelfth Census Journal of Political Economy 8 3 378 384 doi 10 1086 250680 ISSN 0022 3808 Library Bibliography Bulletin 88 New York State Census Records 1790 1925 New York State Library October 1981 p 45 p 51 of PDF Archived from the original on January 30 2009 Retrieved December 15 2008 Algonquin Area Public Library District Census Secrets PDF Retrieved May 17 2012 permanent dead link States and territories census gov Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States 1790 to 1990 U S Census Bureau 1998 Regions and Divisions U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on December 3 2016 Retrieved September 9 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1900 United States Census 1901 U S Census Report contains 1900 census results Historic US Census data https web archive org web 20200717185528 https www census gov population www censusdata PopulationofStatesandCountiesoftheUnitedStates1790 1990 pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1900 United States census amp oldid 1216323745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,