1900 Census Notes from newspapers of the day:

Exerpts from the Newark Daily Advocate, (Newark, OH), December 1, 1900: 

  "The census of 1900 shows that in Rhode Island there are
less than two acres of area to each inhabitant and in New
York and Pennsylvania about four acres to each inhabitant.
Nevada, with an area more than twice as large [as] New York
or Pennsylvania, has 1,600 acres to one inhabitant."

  "The census of 1900 shows that Rhode Island, the smallest
of the states, leads in density of population.  'Little 
Rhody' supports 395 persons to the square mile."

  "The census of 1900 places the United States in the sec-
ond rank among the world's great powers.  In 1800 this
country stood eighth and at the bottom of the list in 
population.  The powers are now grouped as follows:
  Russia.....................130,896,628
  United States...............76,295,220
  Germany.....................53,000,000
  Austria-Hungary.............42,660,906
  Great Britain...............40,559,954
  France......................38,517,975
  Italy.......................31,000,000
  Spain.......................18,230,000"

  "The census of 1900 shows that but a trifle less than one-
fourth of the population of the whole country dwell in 159
cities, having 25,000 inhabitants or over."

  "The only state the population of which has actually de-
creased during the decade is Nevada, which now has only 
42,334 inhabitants.  Nebraska, however, has gained less than
10,000; Vermont only about 11,000; Delaware but about 16,000;
Maine less than 34,000 and Kansas less than 43,000.  Wyoming,
on the other hand, has increased more than 50 per cent and
Montana nearly 110 per cent.  The most astonishing increase,
however, is exhibited by the territory of Oklahoma, which has
advanced from 61,834 in 1890 to 398,245, a gain of 550 per 
cent.  Oklahoma now has more inhabitants than the states of
Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada put together.  The population of 
the territory of Arizona also has more than doubled, having 
moved forward from 59,620 in 1890 to 122,212 in the present 
year [1900]."

  "The census of 1900 shows that there are in round numbers
5,800,000 separate farms in the United States and territories
and about 600,000 manufacturing institutions, an increase in
ten years of 150,000 plants.  The increase of manufactories
in the west and south has been remarkable."

  "The census of 1900 shows that the center of population is
in Indiana, west of Columbus.  In 1800 it was 23 miles east
of Baltimore and has shifted almost due west at the rate of
40 to 60 miles each decade except from 1850 to 1860, when it
moved west by north 81 miles."

  "We reckoned that the decreased immigration for the last
decade must work a decrease in the percentage of gain for the
decade as compared with the decade preceding.  Between 1880
and 1890 a vast immigration flowed into our country.  This was
much diminished, it was supposed, during the hard times be-
tween 1893 and 1897.  Work was so scarce and prosperity so
diminished that people of other lands found little enough to
attract them hitherward.  Consequently we did not dare fore-
cast so large a total population as, it seems, we actually
possess."

From the Newark Daily Advocate, (Newark, OH), December 26, 1900: 

  "At no previous Presidential election have so many people
stayed away from the polls as this year, except in 1864, 
when the country was in the throes of the civil war.  The
Boston Globe figures out by comparison of the official vote
with the census of 1900 that while 13,967,299 voters went 
to the polls, 6,500,00 men of voting age did not participate
in the election."

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