Show THE population OF pennsylvania ACCORDING to the official count of the returns made under the elevi eleventh anth census taken june 1 1890 the population of pennsylvania was waa I 1 n 1880 it was these figures show an increase ot or 2277 per cent during the decade there are sixty seven counties in the state of which only twelve show de creases in no case is the decrease greater than nine per cent the counties showing the largest numerical increases are philadelphia and alle aghany the former an increase of 23 58 per cent ceia and the latter per cent forest county shows the largest percentage Cell tage of increase 73 43 per cent ct nt since 1880 there has been a large increase in urban population in the state during the last ten years in 1880 there were fifty aix ix cities and boroughs having each a population of or more in 1890 there were eighty two cities a ana boroughs having each a population of I 1 0 or more the largest numerical increase in urban population is found in philadelphia delp hla thia city shows an increase of or 2358 per cent in 1880 its population was in 1890 1046 i pennsylvania has sixteen cities each with a population of or more pittsburg has baa alleghany allegheny Alleg hany city semi scrafton Sc ton city reading beading city erie city harrisburg Wilbes Wilkes barre lancaster altoona and William williamsport sport |