[or-roots] [GCFL.net] The Year Was 1905

[Kith-n-Kin]

Well, not to rain on their parade, but:

>With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st  most populous state in the Union.<

Well, they got that right, although rounding up would give you 1.5 mil.: The population of California in
1900 was 1,485,053 (this from: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03170a.htm) 

This, by the way, is a very interesting website for historians.
Here is the Oregon info: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11288a.htm

>The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!<

Number of people in Las Vegas, NV, according to my reading of the census:
42 in 1900
510 families in 1910 - so say, 1500 people?  What happened?

Other interesting stuff:

From: www.census.gov/population/ www/documentation/twps0027.html
In 1900, in urban area population ranking:
 9   San Francisco city, CA.............    342,782
25   Denver city, CO....................    133,859 
36   Los Angeles city, CA...............    102,479
42   Portland city, OR..................     90,426
48   Seattle city, WA...................     80,671 
56   Oakland city, CA...................     66,960

In 1910
11   San Francisco city, CA...   416,912   
17   Los Angeles city, CA.....   319,198  
21   Seattle city, WA.........   237,194   
27   Denver city, CO..........   213,381   
28   Portland city, OR........   207,214   
32   Oakland city, CA.........   150,174   

Isn't it interesting that even though, in 1900, California was #21 in population, it had the 9th most
populated city?

Oh, and about that shampooing thing -- don't forget 100 strokes a day with a good bore bristle brush!

Pat (in Tucson)