1900 United States Census



































Twelfth Census
of the United States

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Population Schedule

General information
Country United States
Date taken June 1, 1900
Total population 76,212,168
Percent change
Increase 21.0%
Most populous state
New York
7,268,894
Least populous state
Nevada
42,335

The Twelfth 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 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 Census.




Contents






  • 1 Census questions


  • 2 Data availability


  • 3 State rankings


  • 4 City rankings


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Census questions



The 1900 census collected the following information:[2]



  • address

  • name

  • relationship to head of family

  • gender

  • 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 farmer

  • 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


The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in the 1940s; after which the original sheets were destroyed.[3] 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







































































































































































































































































Rank State Population
01 New York 7,268,894
02 Pennsylvania 6,302,115
03 Illinois 4,821,550
04 Ohio 4,157,545
05 Missouri 3,106,665
06 Texas 3,048,710
07 Massachusetts 2,805,346
08 Indiana 2,516,462
09 Michigan 2,420,982
10 Iowa 2,231,853
11 Georgia 2,216,331
12 Kentucky 2,147,174
13 Wisconsin 2,069,042
14 Tennessee 2,020,616
15 North Carolina 1,893,810
16 New Jersey 1,883,669
17 Virginia 1,854,184
18 Alabama 1,828,697
19 Minnesota 1,751,394
20 Mississippi 1,551,270
21 California 1,485,053
22 Kansas 1,470,495
23 Louisiana 1,381,625
24 South Carolina 1,340,316
25 Arkansas 1,311,564
26 Maryland 1,188,044
27 Nebraska 1,066,300
28 West Virginia 958,800
29 Connecticut 908,420
X Oklahoma 790,391
30 Maine 694,466
31 Colorado 539,700
32 Florida 528,542
33 Washington 518,103
34 Rhode Island 428,556
35 Oregon 413,536
36 New Hampshire 411,588
37 South Dakota 401,570
38 Vermont 343,641
39 North Dakota 319,146
X District of Columbia 278,718
40 Utah 276,749
41 Montana 243,329
X New Mexico 195,310
42 Delaware 184,735
43 Idaho 161,772
X Hawaii 154,001
X Arizona 122,931
44 Wyoming 92,531
45 Nevada 42,335
X Alaska 32,052


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Rank City State Population[4]
Region (2016)[5]
01 New York New York 3,437,202
Northeast
02 Chicago Illinois 1,698,575
Midwest
03 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,293,697
Northeast
04 St. Louis Missouri 575,238
Midwest
05 Boston Massachusetts 560,892
Northeast
06 Baltimore Maryland 508,957
South
07 Cleveland Ohio 391,768
Midwest
08 Buffalo New York 352,387
Northeast
09 San Francisco California 342,782
West
10 Cincinnati Ohio 325,902
Midwest
11 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 321,616
Northeast
12 New Orleans Louisiana 287,104
South
13 Detroit Michigan 285,704
Midwest
14 Milwaukee Wisconsin 285,315
Midwest
15 Washington District of Columbia 278,718
South
16 Newark New Jersey 246,070
Northeast
17 Jersey City New Jersey 206,433
Northeast
18 Louisville Kentucky 204,731
South
19 Minneapolis Minnesota 202,718
Midwest
20 Providence Rhode Island 175,597
Northeast
21 Indianapolis Indiana 169,164
Midwest
22 Kansas City Missouri 163,752
Midwest
23 Saint Paul Minnesota 163,065
Midwest
24 Rochester New York 162,608
Northeast
25 Denver Colorado 133,859
West
26 Toledo Ohio 131,822
Midwest
27 Allegheny Pennsylvania 129,896
Northeast
28 Columbus Ohio 125,560
Midwest
29 Worcester Massachusetts 118,421
Northeast
30 Syracuse New York 108,374
Northeast
31 New Haven Connecticut 108,027
Northeast
32 Paterson New Jersey 105,171
Northeast
33 Fall River Massachusetts 104,863
Northeast
34 St. Joseph Missouri 102,979
Midwest
35 Omaha Nebraska 102,555
Midwest
36 Los Angeles California 102,479
West
37 Memphis Tennessee 102,320
South
38 Scranton Pennsylvania 102,026
Northeast
39 Lowell Massachusetts 94,969
Northeast
40 Albany New York 94,151
Northeast
41 Cambridge Massachusetts 91,886
Northeast
42 Portland Oregon 90,426
West
43 Atlanta Georgia 89,872
South
44 Grand Rapids Michigan 87,565
Midwest
45 Dayton Ohio 85,333
Midwest
46 Richmond Virginia 85,050
South
47 Nashville Tennessee 80,865
South
48 Seattle Washington 80,671
West
49 Hartford Connecticut 79,850
Northeast
50 Reading Pennsylvania 78,961
Northeast
51 Wilmington Delaware 76,508
South
52 Camden New Jersey 75,935
Northeast
53 Trenton New Jersey 73,307
Northeast
54 Bridgeport Connecticut 70,996
Northeast
55 Lynn Massachusetts 68,513
Northeast
56 Oakland California 66,960
West
57 Lawrence Massachusetts 62,559
Northeast
58 New Bedford Massachusetts 62,442
Northeast
59 Des Moines Iowa 62,139
Midwest
60 Springfield Massachusetts 62,059
Northeast
61 Somerville Massachusetts 61,643
Northeast
62 Troy New York 60,651
Northeast
63 Hoboken New Jersey 59,364
Northeast
64 Evansville Indiana 59,007
Midwest
65 Manchester New Hampshire 56,987
Northeast
66 Utica New York 56,383
Northeast
67 Peoria Illinois 56,100
Midwest
68 Charleston South Carolina 55,807
South
69 Savannah Georgia 54,244
South
70 Salt Lake City Utah 53,531
West
71 San Antonio Texas 53,321
South
72 Duluth Minnesota 52,969
Midwest
73 Erie Pennsylvania 52,733
Northeast
74 Elizabeth New Jersey 52,130
Northeast
75 Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 51,721
Northeast
76 Kansas City Kansas 51,418
Midwest
77 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 50,167
Northeast
78 Portland Maine 50,145
Northeast
79 Yonkers New York 47,931
Northeast
80 Norfolk Virginia 46,624
South
81 Waterbury Connecticut 45,859
Northeast
82 Holyoke Massachusetts 45,712
Northeast
83 Fort Wayne Indiana 45,115
Midwest
84 Youngstown Ohio 44,885
Midwest
85 Houston Texas 44,633
South
86 Covington Kentucky 42,938
South
87 Akron Ohio 42,728
Midwest
88 Dallas Texas 42,638
South
89 Saginaw Michigan 42,345
Midwest
90 Lancaster Pennsylvania 41,459
Northeast
91 Lincoln Nebraska 40,169
Midwest
92 Brockton Massachusetts 40,063
Northeast
93 Binghamton New York 39,647
Northeast
94 Augusta Georgia 39,441
South
95 Pawtucket Rhode Island 39,231
Northeast
96 Altoona Pennsylvania 38,973
Northeast
97 Wheeling West Virginia 38,878
South
98 Mobile Alabama 38,469
South
99 Birmingham Alabama 38,415
South
100 Little Rock Arkansas 38,307
South


References





  1. ^ "1900 Overview", History, US Census Bureau


  2. ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Algonquin Area Public Library District. "Census Secrets" (PDF). Retrieved May 17, 2012.
    [permanent dead link]


  4. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998


  5. ^ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.




External links








  • 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results

  • Historic US Census data

  • http://census.gov/population/www/censusdata/PopulationofStatesandCountiesoftheUnitedStates1790-1990.pdf









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