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are only two other states, Massachusetts and New York, that have 
five cities in the 100,000 class. The United States has fifty cities 
in this class. In the whole country, during the last decade, 
fourteen cities were added to the 100,000 list. Of the cities thus 
advanced, some of them present surprising figures : Birmingham, 
Ala., for example, in the decade ending 1910, increased 245 per 
cent; Los Angeles, Cal., increased 212 per cent; Seattle, Wash., 
194 per cent; Spokane, Wash., 183 per cent; Portland, Ore., 129 
per cent; Oakland, Cal., 124 per cent. 
During the last decade, Cleveland gained 46.9 per cent, Cin- 
cinnati 11.6 per cent, Columbus 44.6 per cent, Toledo 27.8 per 
cent, Dayton 36.6 per cent. Municipal patriotism is always 
concerned in these decennial statistics. There is much geography 
also in these statistics. The growth of Columbus is interesting; 
its central position in the state, and the ample transportation 
facilities attract manufacturing. 
Ohio’s smaller cities. In the list of cities ranging from 25,000 
to 100,000, Ohio has nine, as follows: 
INHABITANTS 
RATE OF INCREASE 
IN LAST DECADE 
Akron 
69,067 
50,207 
35,279 
30,508 
28,883 
25,404 
46,921 
79,066 
28,026 
61.6 
Canton 
63.7 
Hamilton 
47.5 
Lima 
40.4 
Lorain 
80.2 
Newark 
39.9 
Springfield 
22.7 
Y oimgstown 
76.2 
Zanesville 
19.1 
The smaller cities of the state have shown the greatest growth 
in the last decade; this is natural. When a city attains the size 
of Cleveland, Columbus or Cincinnati, it does not make in a 
decade such a phenomenal growth as is possible with smaller 
places. Competition is more rife in these larger centers, and 
manufacturers looking for places to locate plants, often prefer 
the smaller places. 
Akron, Canton, and Youngstown are along the neck of an hour- 
glass-shaped area of relatively dense population joining Lake 
