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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
Wards. 1870. 1880. 1890.


Twentieth 56,642 43,207 41,480
Twenty-first 13,861 19,699 26,900
Twenty-second 22,605 31,798 45,329
Twenty-third 20,888 26,644 35,294
Twenty-fourth 24,932 46,071 42,656
Twenty-fifth 18,639 36,108 35,945
Twenty-sixth 36,603 35,138 62,138
Twenty-seventh 19,385 23,333 32,905
Twenty-eighth 10,370 34,443 46,390
Twenty-ninth . . . . . . 40,787 54,739
Thirtieth . . . . . . 29,098 30,614
Thirty-first . . . . . . 31,308 32,974
Thirty-second . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,050
Thirty-third . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,171
Thirty-fourth . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,721
Total 674,022 847,170 1,046,964


Boston—Population by Wards.

Wards. 1880. 1890. Wards. 1880. 1890.
First 14,773 19,633 Fifteenth 14,902 18,049
Second 15,153 17,297 Sixteenth 15,184 18,048
Third 11,514 13,094 Seventeenth 14,445 15,638
Fourth 11,257 12,842 Eighteenth 13,142 16,035
Fifth 10,960 12,412 Nineteenth 19,971 23,016
Sixth 16,904 18,447 Twentieth 17,391 24,335
Seventh 12,550 13,145 Twenty-first 14,711 22,930
Eighth 12,792 13,026 Twenty-second 12,715 20,011
Ninth 12,611 12,660 Twenty-third 14,032 24,997
Tenth 11,503 8,205 Twenty-fourth 16,871 29,638
Eleventh 16,602 21,660 Twenty-fifth 6,693 12,032
Twelfth 14,696 12,585      
Thirteenth 21,462 22,375 Total 362,839 448,477
Fourteenth 20,005 26,367      

Wards 1 and 2 comprise East Boston; Wards 3, 4, and 5 comprise Charlestown; Wards 13, 14, and 15 comprise South Boston.

The population of Boston by wards for 1870 can not be stated, because the geographical boundaries of wards were changed in 1875; but other data relative to Boston can be used for the illustration of the point I desire to make. In the other cities named, New York and Philadelphia, the geographical boundaries of wards have been identical under the last three Federal censuses. From the foregoing tables I have combined what might be called the congested wards of each of the cities. Eliminating these from all the wards, and constructing a new table, we have the facts relative to the population for all wards for the years named, for the congested wards stated separately, and for the remaining wards, in each of the cities. This table is as follows: