480 



THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



From this table it is understood that the number of dwellings 

 having 1 person only represents 3*22 per cent of the whole number 

 of dwellings in the United States, while the population of such 

 dwellings is but '59 per cent of the total population. Dwellings 

 containing from 2 to 6 persons represent over two thirds of all 

 the dwellings, and about one half of the whole population. 

 About 4*33 per cent of the dwellings contain more than 10 per- 

 sons, and represent 13'59 per cent of the total population. Exam- 

 ining the results in this direction for twenty-eight cities, or those 

 having a population of 100,000 and over, the Census Office presents 

 the following tabular statement : 



Cities. 



New York, N.Y... 



Chicago, 111 



Philadelphia, Pa. . . 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. . . . 



St. Louis, Mo 



Boston, Mass 



Baltimore, Md 



San Francisco, Cal 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. . . 

 Cleveland, Ohio... 



Buffalo, N.Y 



New Orleans, La. . 



Pittsburg, Pa 



Washington, D. C 



Detroit, Mich 



Milwaukee, Wis. . . 



Newark, N.J 



Minneapolis, Minn 

 Jersey City, N. J. . 



Louisville, Ky 



Omaha, Neb 



Rochester, N. Y... 



St. Paul, Minn 



Kansas City, Mo. . . 

 Providence, R.I... 



Denver, Col 



Indianapolis, Ind. . 

 Allegheny, Pa 



PERSONS TO A DWELLING. 



From this table we find that there were in New York city at 

 the time of the last Federal census a total of 81,828 occupied dwell- 

 ings. More than 50 per cent of these contain from 1 to 10 per- 

 sons, and a little less than 50 per cent contain more than 10 per- 

 sons. The population represented by dwellings in New York city 

 having 10 persons or less is 250,002, or 16*50 per cent of the whole 

 population, while the population represented by dwellings having 

 more than 10 occupants is 1,265,299, or 83*50 per cent of the entire 

 population. 



The population of Chicago is about evenly divided between 

 the two classes of dwellings, 50'82 per cent living in dwellings 

 having from 1 to 10 occupants, and 49*18 per cent living in 

 dwellings containing more than 10 persons each on the average. 



In Philadelphia a very different condition of affairs is seen. 



