Official New York, from Cleveland to Hughes . 1,478,103 1880 1,164,673 51,980 599,495 38,991 56,559 1,911,698 1890 1,441,216 88,908 838,547 51,693 87,050 2,507,414 1900 1,850,093 200,507 1,166,582 67,021 152,999 3,437,202 1910 2,331,542 430,980 1,634,351 85,969 284,041 4,766,883 The enormous growth of New York indicated in thecensus for 1900 in the former of these tables was of coursedue to the consohdation of the various communities intoone city. The growth of the old city on Manhattan Islandwas in that decade by no means remarkable. It is to beobserved, however, that in the succeeding decade
Official New York, from Cleveland to Hughes . 1,478,103 1880 1,164,673 51,980 599,495 38,991 56,559 1,911,698 1890 1,441,216 88,908 838,547 51,693 87,050 2,507,414 1900 1,850,093 200,507 1,166,582 67,021 152,999 3,437,202 1910 2,331,542 430,980 1,634,351 85,969 284,041 4,766,883 The enormous growth of New York indicated in thecensus for 1900 in the former of these tables was of coursedue to the consohdation of the various communities intoone city. The growth of the old city on Manhattan Islandwas in that decade by no means remarkable. It is to beobserved, however, that in the succeeding decade, from1900 to 1910, the growth of the entire city was at a muchhigher rate than that of New York alone had been formany years; indeed for half a century. There can belittle doubt that this acceleration of growth is in part tobe credited to the consolidation of the metropolis. Untohim that hath shall be given. The largest city attractsthe most visitors and new residents. Moreover, the erasince consolidation has been the era of the citys most.
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