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New York 10,385,227: Least populous state: Nevada 77,407: The 1920 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau during one month from January 5, 1920, ...
New York City's total population more than doubled between 1900 and 2010 (with a period of population stagnation between 1950 and 1990). [1] The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island experienced enormous population growth between 1900 and 2010, much higher than New York's average population growth. [ 1 ]
New York: 806,343: This is the last census where the City of Brooklyn is counted as an independent city. Brooklyn would be politically absorbed into New York City in 1898 and have its population counted as a component of the latter city's figure from the Twelfth census onward. 5 St. Louis: Missouri: 451,770: 6 Boston: Massachusetts: 448,477: 7 ...
By 1917, New York was funding the world war efforts of Britain, France and for other Allies. By the 1920s, New York had surpassed London as a world banking center. The New York Stock Exchange was the national focus of wealth making and speculation until its shares suddenly collapsed late in 1929, setting off the worldwide Great Depression. [90]
Shaded areas of the tables indicate census years when a territory or the part of another state had not yet been admitted as a new state. [a] Since 1920, the "total population" of the United States has been considered the population of all the States and the District of Columbia; territories and other possessions were counted as additional ...
From 1918 to 1920, New York City was affected by the largest rent strike wave in its history ... New York's population reached an all-time high in the 2000 census; ...
New York City, New York – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [50] Pop 2010 [51] Pop 2020 [49] % 2000 % ...
January 6 – Babe Ruth's December 26 trade to the New York Yankees is made public. [1] (See 1919 in the United States.) January 7 – The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen. January 9 – Thousands of onlookers watch as "The Human Fly" George Polley climbs New York City's Woolworth Building. He ...