T\vdfth C1.'n~;!s of the Unitt.:~J States.

CENSUS BULLETIN. No. 9. WASHINGTON, D. C. October 10, 1900.

POPCLATIOX OF CO:\XECTICUT BY COUNTIES AXD MINCm CIVIL IHVISWNS.

ThiA bnll<'tin, pri•p:trc•d nndPr th<' tlirc•c1ion of Mr. WtLL1AM C. ift'.N'I', cl1iPf flt:itixtieian for population, gives th,e aggregat.e popula.t.iou of Comw<:t,icut. by cmmti1·H and mi11or civil diviriionH, nccordiug to the oflici:d count of tlw returxis of the Twelft.h CerrnuK, t:tkc•n llR of .r itnt\ .l, 11100.

Connecticut waR orH! ol' tht• original la r;ta1.<'H. Tal1l<~ I shows t.lw popnlat.ion of ConnN1ti<iut at t\ach censill from 171JO to 1000, illclusivP, tngvthn ·with tlw i1ier1•tis£> hy uuml.wr :md }WI' C()tlt daring e11ch decade.

I lN<~ttl-:~\Hl~~ I !'1111ulntfon. !

. :Sumlmr. l'«r '"·nt.

\1rt"t.~mf, t t!'.~. (ltf7 ~l. 7 i41i.~i~ 1~:;,.1:i1> !V.8 f;:!'..!,700 ~•.'.!W 1: .. x [1:~7. ·l:t.i 7i,:\ll7 W.8

.:!HO, l-l7 RH~ :r11t ~LO

:l70, 7\1:? w.~H !H.(I :ttl~) 1 HiH t:!,:im 4. I '.!~1/,(jj;. ·.:.!,r1:.!t ll.!

~i;l,UR t:i 1 ~0\i i\.()

~~til, ~U!.! !O,IJ.lO ·1.i';

!.!iH10tr..! iato:,n f1.4

'. --- ·~ '~ "-~· .. ,~"',..

The popufation of t}w lltllt:P in 11100 iH l!(JH,:l;,i) llll <'O?lll>ttl'tod With :L j>1Jp1!htl.io11 in 18110

increase since 1890 of Hi~,0117, or !ll.7 per c<'t1t. This ir1 a liUI<~ higlwr mtn of h1cr(•lifm than that of the d<1(in.de .. ~~ ......... , ... 1880 to 181)0, when it. wa11 IV.8 pt'r <·<mt. Commctil'ut. had in 17110 a population of 2a7,940, and did not in1:lfrEut:1: rapidly in populafom until tlw lPH·yt!ltr pnrio<l from l 840., to l 8r>o, wh<'n it, Rhowe<l an increaAe of 19.6 per·"""'"'""··.··· which was followed int.he suce<!e<ling lO yt•:m;, from 1850 to l8HO, hy au incrmtAn of 2•LO pl.'r cent.

'l'he total land 1mrf:tce of Oomwct,imtt, i11, ll.Jipr<iximitt(~ly, 4,845 square miles, tlrn :tV(ll'<tge numlwr of persona to square mile at the CtmHltSC!I of 1800 :md l!l()O heing ll!I foJ lowa : 18110, l .'i,i. 0 i 11)00., 187 .4.

Table 2 shows tlw population of Cmm<~ct.icnt. hy count,foA at caeh cmuma from l 7UO t.o 1 IJOO, inclrrnive, while . ·· 8, Which immedh~tt!ly follows, shows, for each CIOllllty, the itlcl'ellse (or dccre:.l.!m) by !1Ull1ber and per cent dll.l;i.na1. 10 years fri:>m 1890 t.o HJOO. ..

OOtlNT!l!l!.

'l'.1.nu 2.~POl'UT,A'l'lO);' Oli' OONNmCTIGUT BY COUN'l'lEB: 17\lO 'l'O 1000.

'j";\47fl; 891 \UJ:J 47 ,:m1 :ru,i;;>~

f~). 7itt HU1 H07 4fl,~l!\ ~i,216

47.0lO 51,!.<l 4!!,:-i;.~s 21,kiol

81l,fil6 Hll.1<t~, H,:tltl' 111,llll1t I

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T.LBL:m 3.-INOREASE IN POPULATION OF OONNEOTIOUT BY COUNTIES: 1890 TO 1900.

COUNTIES.

The Sta.te ___ .:__ ____________________________ _

FaJrfield •• -----------------------------------------­Bartford ------------------------------------------

iifii~~~~~~f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ Windham---------------------"'------------------------: i

i Decrease.

INCREASE.

Number. Per cent.

162,097

34,122 4ti,235 10,130 2,236

60, l05

61~~ 1,703

21.7

22.7 32.7 18.9

5.6 28. 7 7.9

12.2 3.7

There has been no territorial change in the counties of Connecticut since 1890. Of the 8 counties of the state all but 1 have increased in population during the decade, the counties showing

the largest percentages of increase being Hartford, 32. 7 per cent; New Haven, 28. 7 per cent; Fairfield, 22. 7 per

oont, and Litchfield, 18.9 per cent. · Tolland county shows a decrease of 558, or 2.2 per cent, during the decade. Ta.ble 4 shows the population of Connecticut by minor civil divisions, so far as it was separately returned at the

censuses of 1890 a.nd 1900.

TABLE 4.-POPULATION OF OONNEOTICUT BY MINOR CIVIL DIVISIONS: 1890 AND 1900.

lltINOll. CIIVIL DIVISION)!.

J!'.AIUIELD COUNTY-------------------

Bethel town, including Beth.el borough-----------Bethel borouirh------------------------------

Bridf~ to~ coextensive with Bridgeport citY------

v~?rt Ci!Y~ !1l8' d!5 ct •-------------------- S.549 l~ d!st<!et S---------------1,679 v= : 3--------------------- 3,23~ v . g dlstrlet +------------------- 5,47

otlllg 5------------------------ 4,84• :;~ d~t 6---------------------- 7,093 v otiD:g c:!istr!ct * ------------------- 5,631 v otlnr d!5trict ----------------- 3,9•9 T~ ~ct 9----------------------- 6,zr4 v~ distl"!ct m __________________ 9,633

V otmf: district "'------------------- s,•6S ' Brookfiel ~ district "'----------------------- 6,s6ll ,Dan d .town'---~-------------------------' , , =tllWJ!., including Danbury city ____________ _

;~ cr::--=.:.:.:::.:.:.:.::-:.-:-::.:.-.:.:.::-.::.:-:4,~ w=:: '"--------------------- 3,6.is Ward 3----------------- 4,183

Darien to'l\'D 4 ------------------ 4,465 DliStbn town -------------------Pait6el:d -----------~wi~wa, incJmt!ng GreeiiWiclliloroug--!i--------

o-ich baJ:OUlth -----~ tGwn.li. mal.udiiig Sheltmt-borougli.:::::::..-:--•:i.t.omoe tmm~-======--============--=­!l'.• Canum town, including New Ca11aan borough.. ll N~ morough _________________ = -~ toWL------------------------

.·.~~ =::;~~~-=-i~~ ~~ . ' ------------

town Cft}'----------------.

~~~~;~~- .-~~~~-Wm. · - 3.+n '... ------ 4,624 w•J,------------~ +.<'9.3 ~ ____ 3,86S

,:::a -. --=:.::::-.:===z== ~.;~==-------------

'"'"i',--,~ "';~ ,_ __ _

,..._,~,;;..,,~-..;......,.;....:,;.....,..:....;,...;,·:;;c~

1900

184,203

1,046 19,474 '6,537

3,116 960

4,489 12,172 2,420 5,572 2,,~ l, 2,968

··~ 8,276

19,SM

6,:1:25 6,m l, • 2,62$

658 18,839' ~S.!197

8,65'7 1;587

840 4,im 1,598

196,~

1890

150,081

3,401

4B:m

989 19,473 16,55•

2,276 1,001 8,868

10,131

---Too6 l1;S(. 2,'701

----i7o 8, ti89

---i7;74.7

-k~ 668

15,700

2,6QS 1,408

772 S,715 1,722

1471~

l!INOR 01".'IL DIVISIONS.

lL!.RTFORD COUNTY-Continued.

~~~ Hartford town, coextensive with Ha.rtford city----------­

Hartford city :

New Britain cit' - ding New Bntain CnY----------

N • l~l~~~l\~ pr=~ town... _________________________________ _

·~~ H~ ~~--=======:::::::_-::::::::::::::::: sou~~n~Wii~-iiiCiiidiilisiiii'thliigiCiil'baroi:t"Sb.::== Sou~ou~:C :rough ----------c---------~---Suflield to Wll----------------------------Weat ~dtOwn·----------------------;fu~~d town--===::===--::::===::::::: Windsor Lo~-fuwri----.,-------------------------------------------------------

LI'romrmLD COUNTY-----------------------·--Barkhamsted town ___ _ Bethlehem to ---------------------

~~if~_- -~~~~=~--:===~~~;;~~~~~;! Goshen town _ -------------------------------Blia'wlnton town:=---------------------------· Kent town.. ------------------------------!Atchfield town' hiCi.iidiiigITtOhff r--------------------Litchfield bo:.O.,gir _ e d borough _________ _

~~tilin-=--===========--====== New lHlfard' town ----------NQriOlk town__ --------------------Noil;!th'Calla&n,town-;-----. -. -------.,---

lllYDlOuth tow:,, ' -. -. --===--=-'"-=--=---==== '~~~----------' : .,.....blrtf l:!>ml ' --·--~~--

1900

684 6,406 8,158 6,699 S,331 4,260 1,299

79,850

l,04l 2,189 1,026 2,094 5,890

~:614 S,521 3,186 2,637 8,614 2,997

68,672

864 576 649 820 6M

1,175 885

1,218 1,220 8,214 :E,120

585 8,424 4,804 1,614 l,SOS 2,828

• 1,087 8,189

1890

661 4,455 2,890 7,199 S,179 S,457 1,251

53,280

l5M 1,222

582 19,00'7

· r615x9

908 1,993 1,069 1,874 5,501

----1~786 8,169 1,930 2,271 2,954 2,75i

58,542

= 1,180

5413 617 970

1,098 1,283

972 948

l,ass 3,304 x,058

6M 3;160 8,917 1,546 1,688 2,147 ',935,

8,420

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TABLlll 4.-POPULATION OF CONNECTICUT BY MINOR CIVIL DIVISIONS-Continued.

MINO!t CIVIL DIVISIONS.

I·ITOllFIELD COUNTY-Continued.

Sharon town------------------------------------1.'honuLHton town -----------Torri 11gto n to Wll, iil"<iliid.i\lgTorrlngton-bormigh _________ _ ';V ;;~o[r1t·~1gton borough-- ... -------------------------========= a e 1 own ----------- _

~~~~,;~:~~~:\zi~~~~-::==-:.=~:====~~=~=~~===~~====:=:====:=== Wmche8ter towu, including Winsted borough_=::::::::::

'W o:a'.b'~~;d t~~;~'~:~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: MIDDLESEX COUNTY ----------------------------------

gg~~r~~o~~n -----------------------------------,--------

1~~~~~1~~~~~~ f1d le teld town---------------------------Mld~~town tow,n, including Middletown cit:Y::::::::::::

i dletown city -------~--------------------------------Old Sayorook town, inclnding l~enwicl' boroug·h ________ _

~~g1~:~~1~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW lIA YEN COUNTY ----------------------------------

Ansonia town, coextensive with Ansonia city------------Ansoni.n city: l

._.ffili~~~~~~~~~i :Bethany town.-----------··--------------------------------:Branford town, including Branford borough-------------

Ch.:hl~~t~d;~~~~:~_::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Derby town, coextensive with Derby citY-----------------

Der1W ;ridy ;~----------------------------------- 3, 743

East Ha~E~j~=~==================~=~~:::::::::::_::~~~--Guilford town, including Guilford borough --------------

Ha~J!~otg ;~r~~:~::::=:::::::::::::::::::=:::::::::::::: Madison town------------------------------------~--------Meriden town, including Meriden citY-------------------

Mel~f ii~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-r~ir-~n~f~~~~£1~~~================================~=~~~== Naugatuck town, coexten.qive with Naugatuck borongh-_

Naugatuck borough: a

~:~~ ~=================:::::::::=::::::: ~: j~~ Ward 3------------------------------------- 3, 758

New Haven town, coextensive with New Haven city ____ _ New Haven city--------------------------------------­

Ward •----------------------------------- 4, 850 Ward •----------------------------------- 8, •3+

~ ;~i ~::::::::=::::::::::::::::::::=:=:: ~!: ~i~ Ward 6---------------------------------- 6, 250

~ :~~ t:::::::::::::::::::::::======== ~: i~~ ~ :~ ·~==============::::::::::::::::::: ·~: ~~; Ward '11----------------------------------- 51 520

~gi ~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ m North Branforcf town--------------------------------------N orth Haven town 1 --------------------------------------Orange town, inclulllng West Haven borough-----------

West Haven borough----------------------------------Oxford town-------~------------------------------------

re~~~ %~=====!~====--========================= Southbury town·------------------------------------------Wallingford town, including Wallingford borough ______ _ Wallingford borough ------------------------------

llJOO

1,982 3,300

12,453 8,360

432 1,820 3,100 7,763 6, 804 1, V.S8

41,7li0

2,271 1,328 1,429 2,031

884 2,485 2l530 2,015

651 84.5

17,486 9,589 1,431

23 3,85ti 1, 63~1

81:>4

269, 163

12,681

623 517

5, 706

U&~ 7,930

1,167 2,785 1,512 4,ll26 1,n1s

28,695 24,z96

736 3,783

10,Ml

108,027 1:08,027

814 2,164 6, 995 5,247

·952 562

3,541 1,238 9, 001 6, 737

l Included in AnAonia town and not separately returned in 1890. 'Incorporated as a city since 1890. •Not separately returned. in 1890.

1890

2,149 3,278 6,048 4,283

477 1,633 2,323 6, 183 4, 846 1,815

39,524

1,94.9 1,301 1,384 1,987

856 2,599 2,035 2,095

582 1,002

15,205 9,ox3 1,484

-----4~687

1,484 87'1

209, 058

10,342

505 550

4,460

-----i~929

5,969

955 2, 780

-----3~882

1,429 25,423 21, 652

566 3,811 6, 218

86,045 s., 298

825 1,862 4,587

-----952 445

3,300 1,089 6,584 4,230

MINOR CIYIL DIVISIONS.

NEW HA.YEN COUNTY-Continued.

Wat~b~ towr;i., including Wat~rbuzy city _____________ _

::~:~~l~~~]i~ NEW LONDON COUNTY-------------------------------

Bozrah tOWil---------------------------------------------Colchester town, including Colchester borough __________ _

~~tirF;;~~~~;====================================== Griswold to~, Including Jewett City borough __________ _

~1l~t~~~~~f ~~~~f:~~~~~~f~~~~~~f~~~~~~~~~~~~~f Lyme town----------------------··------------------------Montville town-------------------------------------------­New London town,• coextensive witb New London city __

New London city:

·~J~.1~~~~~~~-Norwich town, including Norwich city __________________ _

~~¥Fu~:t~~==-============================== Salem town--------------------------------------Spragu.e toWU----------------------------------------------Stonmgton town, including Stohington borough _______ _

Vol~~1t~~~0t~~~~:~::::::::::::=::::::::::::=::::::::: Waterford town 4 ------------------------------------

TOLLAND COUNTY------------------------------

Andover town..·--------------------------------------­Bolton town---------------------------------------------­Colum bia town------------------------------------------­Coventry town ---------------------------------------~1;.;,i;~~rc,~-======::::=::::::::::::::::::::::_-=: Mansfield town--------------------------------------­Somers town------------------------------------------Stafford town, including Stafford Springs borough ___ _

Stafford Springs borough---------------------------Tolland toWil------------------------------------­Union town.----------------------------------------V ernon town, including Rockville city _______________ _

Rockville city----------------------------------;:,:~; ====--=================== ., ~rs ;:,:~ ~ ==================== ~:!~~ Willington town-----------------------------

WINDB'.il! COUNTY---------------------------------

.Ashford toWil-------------------------------Brooklyn town--------------------------------canterbury town ______________________________ _

~erg~%~======================--====== Hampton town-----------------------------------------Killingly town, including Da.niei.on borough _______ _ Danielson borough 6-------------------------"'."--"."'-

Plainfield town-----------------------------------­Pomfret town.-------------------------------------------Putnam town, including Putnam city -----------------

Put1~I~~~~~~~~~~~~ff~~~=~~==~~11~--Scotland town-----------------------------------­Sterling town-----------------------------------­Thompson town---------------------------------------Windham town, including Willimantic city--------

WillW~Ji~ ~~.:~===============·;,984--

~Fr~; =====~- ~======--== ~:~ Woodstock town --------------------------··-,

19()() 1890

51,139 33,20'"2 45, 859 28,646

581 522 852 \l'tll

82, 7fi8 76,634

799 1,005 1, 991 2,988

858 ---2,048 1, Silti 5-16 585

3,490 8,113 2,2'24 5,002 5:m 1,521 1,fi70 1,236 1,183

697 548 7,50 977

2,395 2,344 17,548 13,757

1,240 I,4ti3 'M,637 23,048 t7,2~I x6,x56 1,180 1,319 2,807 2,500

468 481 1,339 1,106 8,MO 7,1&1 2,278 --Toro 87'2 2,904 2,661

24,523 25,081

385 4~1 457 4f>'.:l 6.55 740

1,632 1,!l75 1,829 1,539 1,016 1,089 1;827 1,911 1,598 1,407 4,297 4,5115 2,t:6 t~ 1,

428 431 8, 4!!3 8,808 7,.&7 7,77:1

8S5 90I!

46,Btil 45,158

767 778 2,358 2;628

fr76 94.7 529 ~ 523 561 6'.1.9 632

6,835 7,0fP

"'~ ,__

4,82 4,li!\2 1,831 t,4;71 7,ll48 s;il%: 6,667

471 $06 1,209 1,0lli1. 6,442 6;$0

lll,137 lC),092 8,937 &.¥

2,095 ~-~--'-----'-'----

4 Part of Waterford town annexed to New Lr , . :-town sinlll! Ul90. .. , 6 Danielson borougb t formerly Dani. elso. r .,e, In Brooklyn Ml.d Kl!~

towns) now in Xillingly town ouly. ,..,, ~ '

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There are 39 incorporated cities and boroughs in Connecticut, for which the population in 1900 is separate~y returned, and these incorporated places are presented in table 5 in alphabetical order, being abstracted from table 4, m which they are presented in detail under the counties in which they are severally situated.

TA:BLE 5.-POPULATION OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES AND BOROUGHS OF CONNECTICUT: 1890 .AND 1900.

CITIES .A.ND BOROUGHS.

POPULATION. POPULATION.

POPULATION. II CITIES AND BOROUGHS.

1900 1890 CITIES AND BOROUGHS.

lllOO 1890

-A-n-so-n-ia-ci-tl' _______ -_-_-__ -_-__ -_-_-_-__ -__ -_-__ -_ 1 -:-:-~~-:l ___ 1_~~~J-Je_w_e-tt-C-it_y_b_o_ro_u_g_h ___ -_-__ -__ -_-__ -__ I 2 ')04 1, 934 i:i2o 1, o;,s

Rockville city _________________ _ 7,287 2,8:J7 S,411 6,5~1

7,772 1,952 Bethel borough -------------------! 2, rx;1 2, 3:35 I! Litchfield borough _____________ _

Branford borough________________ 2,473 ----------,! Meri.den city--------------------Bridgeport city _______________ J ___ , 7q, Xl'.fl 48, SG6 1:, ::Uiddletown city----------------Bristol borough-------------------~ b, c~,"~ --=---_-_-_-_-_-_-_;: :N'augatuck burough-------------Colchester borough---------------'! .,. " _ New Britain city __________ c ____ _ Danbury city______________________ lti,5871 16,5W , New Canaan borough __________ _ Danielson borough_ _______________ I 2, 8:!J ----------II New Haveu citY-----------------Derby city________________________ 7, D_:;,o,,

1 _________ -_-_--__ -_-i; New London city _______________ _

Fenwick borough _________________ 1

, , Newtown borough _____________ _ Greenwich borough_______________ 2, 4'.!.0 ----------!·, Norwalk citY--------------------Gmlford borough_________________ 1,5121----------i Norwich citl'--------------------Hartford city---------------------1 79, 850 53, ~30 i Putnam citY---------------------1

24, 296 21, !i52 I 9,589 9, 013

10, 541 ---------- I 25, ?9s rn, 519 I

10~: 3~j ---sr29s-1 17, ~~ ---=~~~~~- I l~: g~ ---15~156- i 6, 667 ---------- I

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Shelton borough--------------­Southington borough---------­South N orwall' city_-----------Stafford 8prings borough ______ _ Stamford city------------------StoHington borough ___________ _ Torrington borough------------Wallingford borough __________ _ Waterbury city ________________ _ West Haven boroug]l __________ _ Willimantic city ---------------WillBted borough ______________ _

2, 4(i0 2, 353 15, 997 ----------2, 278 ----------8, ~GO 4,283 G, 787 4,230

4G, ~59 28, 6'16 5,:2-17 8, 9H7 -----8~648 6,804 4,846

Of the above named 39 incorporated cities and boroughs there are only 6 that have less than ~,ooo inhabitants in 1900.

There are 5 cities that have a population in 1900 of more than 25,000, namely, New Haven, with 108,027; Hartford, with 79,850; Bridgeport, with 70,996; Waterbury, with 45,859, and New Britain, with 25,998 inhabitants. Table S shows the population of these 5 cities at each census from 1800 to 1900, inclusive, so far as the population is separately stated in the census reports at each decennial period. 'rable 7, which immediately follows, shows for each city the increase by number and per cent during each .of the ten-year periods.

TABLE 6.-POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF CONNECTICUT: 1790 TO 1900.

CITIES. moo 1890 1880 1870 1860 1850 1840 1880 1820 1810 1800 1790

' ------Bridgeport city __________ 70,996 48,866 27, 643 18, 969 13, 299 7, 560 3,294 2,800 1,500 1,089

----5~347- ----------Hartford city ___________ 79,850 58,230 42, 015 37,180 29! 152 17, 966 9, 468 7,074 4,726 3, 955 New Britain city ______ 25, 998 16, 519 11,800 9,480 5,212

23: m 1-----12~960- -----iii~iiiii- ------7~fri- ----5~772- ----;(iii ii-New Haven city _______ lOS,027 81, 298 62,882 50,840 39, 267 Waterbury city _______ 45,859 28, 646 17,806 10,826 10, 004 5, 137 3,668 3,071 2,882 2,874 3,256

TA.:BLE 7 .-INCREASE IN POPULATION OF THE PRINCIP .AL CITIES OF CONNECTICUT : 1800 TO 1900.

INCREASE FROM INCREASE FROM !NORE.A.SE FROM INCREASE FROM INCREASE FROM 1890 TO 1900. 1880 TO 1890. 1870 TO 1880. 1860 TO 1870. 1850 TO 1860.

mTIES.

Number. Per cent. Number. Percent. Number. Per cent. Number. Per cent. Number. Per cent.

Bri~eport:' city ___________ 22, 180 45.2 21,223 76. 7 8,674 45.7 5,670 42.6 5,739 75.9 H. ord citY-------------- 26, 620 5().0 11, 215 26. 6 4,835 13.0 8,028 27.5 11, 186 62.2 New Britain city ----------- 9; 479 57.3 4, 719 39. 9 2,320 24.4 4,268 81.8 2,183 72.0 New Haven city ___________ 26, 729 32.8 18, 416 29.2 12,042 23.6 11,573 29.4 18, 922 93.0 Waterbury city _____________ 17,213 00.0 10,840 60.8 6,980 64.4 822 8.2 4,867 94.7

INCREASE FROM INOREASE FROM !NORE.A.SE FROM INCREASE FROM INCREASE FROM 1840 TO 1850. 1830 TO 1840. 1820 TO 1880. 1810 TO 1820. 1800 TO 1810.

OITIES.

Number. Per cent. Number. Percent: Number. Per cent. Number. Per cent. Number. Per cent.

Br~d~port city___________ 4, 266 129. 5 494 17.6

\ _______ ~: ~~-86.6 411 37. 7 ------------Hart l'd cltY------------- 8,41!8 89. 7 2,394 33.8 '19. 6 771 19.4 -------i"i;392- 126.0

New Bri~n.city --------- ----------- ------------N~w Raven city____________ 7, :JM I 56. \l i ------T7iiii- ------27~3- ----------- -----1~375- -------23~8- -------T723- --------42~5 : ' 3,033 42.4 >\aterbUry eitY----------- 1,469 40.0 I wi 19.4 I isg 6.5 8 0.2 1382 111. 7 ~ '

t Decrease.

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.A.11 of the above named cities show a satisfactory increase during the last 10 years, the largest percentage being 60.0 for Waterbury, and the smallest 32.8 for New Haven. Waterbury has practically maintained the rate of increase reached during the preceding decade, while New Haven shows a larger .percentage of increase as compared with that for the decade immediately preceding. The rate of increase for Hartford from 1890 to 1900 is 50.0 per cent as com­pared with 26.6 per cent from 1880 to 1890, while New Britain shows an increase of 57.3 per cent during the last 10 years as compared with an increase of 39. 9 per cent for the preceding ten-year period. Bridgeport shows an increase of 45. 2 per cent from 1890 to 1900, whlch is considerably smaller than the rate of increase from 1880 to 1890, when it was 76. 7 per cent.

JJirector of the Census.