1899 Population

The Caddo Herald

April 12, 1899

Population of Territory Towns (Muscogee Phoenix)

 

Generally speaking it is estimated that there should be one voter to every five of the general population of the country. In the Indian Territory where the population is increasing by the arrival of people from other states, it is safe to say that the full voting strength cannot be shown by any election, no matter how diligent the canvass, all the arrivals from other state of less than on year’s residence being denied the ballot. It appears that six of the population to one vote is not an unfair estimate for the towns which held elections on the 4^th of this month where the contest was in a degree interesting. The following record of the total number of votes furnishes a good value to the population of the towns named, except those marked (*) in which there was no contest. Several other towns held elections and the local press record the elections, but fail to mention the number of votes cost.  This is probably the first opportunity offered for making anything of an approximation of the population of so many of the principal towns of the Indian Territory.

Ardmore              400

Muscogee           900

Wagoner             540

Vinita                    504

Purcell                  434

Durant                  417

Davis                     324

Wynnewood      304

Tahlequah           285

Pauls Valley        265

Claremore           209

Lehigh                   203

*Poteau               191

Caddo                   183

Sallisaw                                182

*McAlester        145

*Eufaula              154

Stillwell                 131

Chelsea                                100

Afton                    112

*Sapulpa             92

*Nowata             86

*Holdenville       83

Vian                       75

*Bristow              62

Wyandotte         40

Tulsa, estimate 500

Marietta              150

Fairland                227

Muldrow             98