Population of N. Y. City by Boroughs (Present Area) Source: Bureau of the Census for Census Years; Dept. of Health estimates, other years) The area (square miles) in 1930 of the districts named above was-whole district (2,514.11); in Connecticut (145.06); in New Jersey (1,159.84; in New Jersey Cities (54.36); Elizabeth (9.73; Jersey City (13.00); Newark (23.57); Paterson (8.06); in New York State (1,209.21); in New York Cities (319.13); New York City (308.86); Yonkers (20.13). DWELLINGS IN COUNTIES IN AND AROUND NEW YORK CITY, 1940 The dwelling units in the boroughs of New York City (including occupied in parenthesis) as of April 1, 1940, were Bronx, 395,366 (377,947); Brooklyn, 762,764 (717,121); Manhattan, 617,433 (548,383); Queens, 394,214 (361,517); Richmond, 48,831 (43,059). The dwelling units in the counties or parts of counties outside New York City, included in the Metropolitan district, were: New York State-Nassau, 123,506 (108,099); Rockland, 18,855 (16,484); Suffolk, 20,001 (14,546); Westchester, 156.602 (145,157). Connecticut-Fairfield, 41,854 (39,404). New Jersey-Bergen, 115.735 (110,493); Essex, 231,069 (221,807); Hudson, 184.156 (173,454); Middlesex, 54,451 (52.621); Monmouth, 43.347 (35,033); Morris, 26,101 (22,027); Passaic, 86,640 (83.007); Somerset, 6.104 (5,923); Union, 88,451 (84,864). The population of the counties or parts of counties outside New York City, named above, was: New York State-Nassau, 406,748; Rockland, 74,261; Suffolk, 56,065; Westchester, 563,581. Connecticut-Fairfield, 152,016. New Jersey-Bergen, 409,646; Essex, 837,340; Hudson, 652,090; Middlesex, 211,681; Monmouth, 126,572; Morris, 89,305; Passaic, 305,875; Somerset, 22,051; Union, 328,344. Note by the Bureau of the Census-The general plan for the metropolitan districts that have been set up for use in the 1940 Census is to include in the district, in addition to the central city or cities, all adjacent and contiguous minor civil divisions having a population of 150 or more per square mile. The metropolitan district is thus not a political unit but rather an area including all the thickly settled territory in and around a city or group of cities. It tends to be a more or less integrated area with common economic, social, and, often, administrative interests. The number of occupied dwelling units represents approximately the number of private households in the respective areas and may be compared roughly with the number of private families shown in the Census Reports for 1930. The average size of family in New York has decreased considerably since 1930, as it has throughout the country. The average number of persons in the population per occupied dwelling unit in 1940 was 3.68 for the State as compared with an average population per family of 3.99 in 1930. Population of New York City by Assembly Districts, 1930, 1940 The state census of 1925 gave the city 5,873,356; 1,123,026 aliens, and 4,750,330 citizens. POPULATION OF NEW YORK CITY, 1940. AGE, SEX, COLOR (PRELIMINARY) Births, Marriages and Deaths, New York City (Five Boroughs) Source: Registrar of Records, Department of Health per per 7,311,000 101,988 13.9 69,417 9.5 77.465 10.6 4,847 47.5 4,457 43.7 1938 1939.. 63,493 1940 7,468,000 107,287 14.4 78,487 8.6 73,775 10.0 4.995 8.4 75,439 10.2 6,831 10.5 76,008 10.2 7.986 74.4 Included in the live births in 1940 were 2,138 twins (individuals). BROOKLYN BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS (Figures are included in the table above. In this and the following table the figures have been officially revised as to births, deaths and still births to conform to borough of residence 1927 and since.) Live- Still- Mar- 1931. 45,117 2,084 17.753 27,047 1932. 2,101 1,980 21,460 26,113 1,205 2,392 1,816 3,150 730 1935. 38,578 1936. 37,614 1,971 22.420 1937. 38,964 1,847 21.814 26,516 1,170 2,214 1,465 1938 38,627 1.924 22,057 1939. 1940 38,832 2,466 22,743 25,933 2,601 29,071 26,207 1.079 1,140 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, OTHER BOROUGHS (included in 5-Borough table) 1,230 3,803 1.748 Births M'r'g's Deaths Births M'r'g's Deaths Births M'r'g's Deaths Births M'r'g's Deaths 1920 56.839 36,496 32,557 14,591 6,076 7,895 9.485 2,728 5,530 2,770 880 1,715 1925 47.208 34,544 29,524 15,728 7.749 8,622 11,480 3,227 7,143 2.968 920 1.686 1930 30,227 30.948 26.608 22,691 9,722 10,865 18,797 3,787 9,701 2,815 971 1931 28,242 29.154 26,809 21,597 11,415 17,980 4,242 10,323 1932 27,070 26,465 24,975 19.985 17,578 4,612 10,159 1933 25,747 26,302 25,197 18,491 1.828 2,695 1,003 1,824 2,680 836 1,794 1934 24,502 29,575 1935 24,729 28,957 25,834 11,531 16,222 4,727 10,243 2,599 855 1,781 5,550 10,583 24,930 18,805 5,623 10,549 1936 24,009 31,528 25,756 18,640 6,087 11,235 10,727 cer Dis. ease 1932. 1933. 1934 DEATHS, CHIEF CAUSES, (GREATER) CITY OF NEW YORK NonKid- Heart Year Pulm. Pneu- Pul'ry Can- ney Dis- Year Pulm. Pneu-Pul'ry CanTuber monia Tuber 1920... 6,165 10,058 970 5,317 4,833 11,342 1935. 1925. 4,776 8,397 699 6,784 3,912 14,992 1936. 1930.. 4,457 8,058 632 8,125 2,905 16,953 1937 1931. 4,370 9,245 552 8.336 2,806 18,784 1938 3,997 7,827 543 8,573 2,972 18,893 1939. 4,056 7,686 521 8,932 3,638 18,671 1940.. 3,950 6,755 470 9,5021 4,484 20,727 25,228 19,154 23.269 18,941 10.785 23,773 18,965 11,121 23,725 19,609 14,275 12,403 20,137 10,764 11,704 2,513 Deaths in 1940 from street accidents 962, of which 896 were auto fatalities; suicides numbered 1,263 1,450 1,969 Kid- Heart ney DisDis. ease 12,410 16,824 6,275 11,343 352 11,160 3,589 23.983 320 11,597 3,353 25,320 304 12,310 3,545 26,529 Typhoid deaths-(1933) 70; (1934) 44; (1935) 34; (1936) 33: (1937) 26; (1938) 26; (1939) 22; (1940) 12. Diphtheria deaths-(1933) 86; (1934) 103: (1935) 68; (1936) 35; (1937) 58; (1938) 26; (1939) 22: (1940) 10. Epidemic meningitis deaths-(1934) 73: (1935) 243: (1936) 226; (1937) 101; (1938) 53; (1939) 27: (1940) 17. Poliomyelitis deaths-(1934) 12; (1935) 91: (1936) 9; (1937) 21; (1938) 4; (1939) 18; (1940) 5. Appendicitis deaths (1934) 1,006: (1935) 920: (1936) 1,050: (1937) 935; (1938) 825; (1939) 800; (1940) 677. Influenza deaths (1933) 8; (1934) 21: (1935) 11: (1936) 25: (1940) 128. (1937) 468; (1938) 162; (1939) 200; DEATHS FROM ALCOHOLISM IN NEW YORK CITY Man- The Brook Tot. Man- The Brook Tot. Yr. hat'n Bronx lyn City Yr. hat'n Bronx 135 56 1910 409 28 Man- The Brook Tot. lyn City Yr. hat'n Bronx lyn City 261 942 1937 225 701 1938 196 1920 72 2217 21 19 21 106 385 77 316 80 343 81 345 1925 483 46 123 682 1935 The New York Public Library Source: An Official of the Institution The Central Building of the Library, Fifth Avenue and 42d Street, built by the city, was opened May 23, 1911; cost, $9,000,000. The branch library buildings usually contain lending and reference departments for adults, similar departments for children, lecture rooms used for meetings for educational purposes and for organizations for social betterment. The branch libraries work in concert with the schools and pay special attention to the Americanization of foreignborn citizens. In addition to the branches there are the Municipal Reference Library, Library for the Blind, Bronx Reference Center, Music Library, and Picture Collection (lending). The Central Reference Department, in the Building and the Annex at 137 W. 25th St., in addition to their main reading rooms, have special rooms devoted to art and prints, American history, maps, manuscripts, music, genealogy, Slavonic literature, Jewish literature, Oriental literature, economic and public documents, periodicals, science, technology, and newspapers. Columbia Univ. Library; 9 W. 124th St.; 224 E. 125th St.; 518 W. 125th St.; 103 W. 135th St.; 503 W. 145th St.; 1000 St. Nicholas Ave., cor. 160th St.; 535 W. 179th St.; 215 Sherman Ave., near 207th St. Richmond-14 Bay Street, St. George; 75 Bennett St., Port Richmond; 976 Castleton Ave., W. New Brighton; 132 Canal St., Stapleton; 7430 Amboy Rd., Tottenville; 56 Giffords Lane, Great Kills; 155 Third St., New Dorp (Hughes Memorial Library). The Bronx-321 E. 140th St.; 761 E. 160th St.; 877 Southern Blvd.; 910 Morris Ave., cor. 162d St.; 78 W. 168th St.; 610 E. 169th St.; 1205 Harrod Ave. (Clason's Pt.); 1866 Washington Ave., cor. 176th St.; 2019 University Ave.; 879 E. 180th St.; 707 Rhinelander Ave.; 2556 Bainbridge Ave.; 3041 Kingsbridge Ave., near 230th St.; 325 City Island Ave.: 4100 Lowerre Place; 4304 Katonah Ave.; 1400 Dolen Park. Hours, Central Building: 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.; 1 to 10 P.M. Sundays. Branches: 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. As of Dec. 31, 1940, the Library contained 2,758,062 books and pamphlets in the Reference Depart There are three exhibition rooms, and two galleries which are devoted to the Lenox and Stuartment, and 1,498,439 in the Circulation Department art collections, with portraits of Washington, by Gilbert Stuart, paintings by Reynolds, Raeburn, Copley, Turner, etc. The Avery collection of prints is notable. CIRCULATION BRANCHES 1465 York Ave., near 78th St.; 222 E. 79th St.: 444 Amsterdam Ave., near 81st St.; 112 E. 96th St.; 206 W. 100th St.; 174 E. 110th St.; 203 W. 115th St.; 116th St. and Amsterdam Ave., room 108a; OTHER LIBRARIES American Numismatic Society, W. 156th St. and British Library of Information, 50 Rockefeller Columbia Univ., W. 116th St. and Amsterdam Ave. French Institute, 22 E. 60th St. Frick Art Reference, 6 E. 71st St. Admittance by Friends (Quakerania), 221 E. 15th St.-Open Hispanic Society, W. 156th St., near Broadway. and the Municipal Reference Library; a total of 4,256,501. The Reference readers in 1940 numbered 2,011,014 and they consulted 4.338,142 volumes; Circulation books borrowed totaled 11,237,770; persons entering the main Library numbered 3,910,742. The assets, as of Dec. 31, 1940 were valued at $43,537,667: expenditures in 1940 were $3,199,653. Reading in the New York Public Library in 1940-41 was influenced by the World War. There was a demand for facts and books related to the War in the fields of geography, history, biography and technology. Latin-American relations, trade, travel, language and literature were also studied. Percentages for the most heavily used classes in the main stack collection (not including the special reading rooms) were-Economics and sociology, 21.88; literature (American and foreign) 14.62; history, 9.91; technology, 8.13. IN MANHATTAN Lawyers', 2 Rector St.-Open 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. Methodist, 150 Fifth Ave. 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Morgan, J. Pierpont, Library, 33 E. 36th St. New York University, Washington Square: Univer- Russell Sage Foundation Library, 130 E. 22d St. The Queens Borough Public Library The Administration headquarters are in the Central Building, 89-14 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, which was built from funds appropriated by the City and opened to the public April 1, 1930. The Central Building houses the Central Circulation, Central Children's Room, General Reference Department and special rooms devoted to Long Island history and genealogy, art and music, business, science and technology, periodicals, and education. There are 27 branch libraries giving reference as well as leading service, 18 community stations, 14 libraries in elementary schools, a book bus and 132 other agencies for the distribution of books. In 1940 the library had 734,109 volumes, 422,454 registered borrowers, and circulated 4,388,600 volumes for home use. The City appropriation for its maintenance for 1940-41 was $724,622. The library has no private endowments. CIRCULATION BRANCHES Astoria, 1401 Astoria Blvd.; Bayside, 39-26 Bell Blvd.; Broadway, 32-43 Steinway Ave., L. I. City; Corona, 41-08 102nd St. Elmhurst, 8601 Broadway; Far Rockaway, 1637 Far Rockaway Blvd.; Flushing, 4125 Main St.; Glendale, 78-60 73rd Place; Hollis, 190-32 Jamaica Ave.; Jackson Heights, 76-08 37 Ave.; Maspeth, 71-10 Grand St.; McGoldrick, 161-26 Northern Blvd., Flushing: Middle Village, 7517 Metropolitan Ave.; Morris Park, 111-16 Liberty Ave., Richmond Hill; Northern Blvd., 98-18 Astoria Blvd., E. Elmhurst; Ozone Park, 9511 101 Ave.; Poppenhusen, 121-23 14 Ave., College Point; Queens Village, 214-61 Jamaica Ave., Richmond Hill, 118-14 Hillside Ave.; Ridgewood, 2012 Madison St.; St. Albans, 187-10 Linden Blvd.: Seaside, 206 Beach 91 St., Rockaway Beach; Steinway, 2161 31 St., L. I. City; Sunnyside, 45-60 47th St., L. I. City: Whitestone, 14-16 150th St.; Woodhaven, 8541 Forest Parkway; Woodside, 54-22 Skillman Ave. Hours: Most branches open week days 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Brooklyn Public Library Source: An Official of the Library The Library has a Central Building, 35 branches, four deposit stations, and more than 500 agencies for the distribution of books in schools, hospitals, police and fire stations, factories, etc. Administration headquarters are in the Central Building (Ingersoll Memorial). Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. Opened to the public in February, 1940, this building, built by the City at a cost to date of $5,000,000, is not yet completed. It houses the Cataloging, Book Order, Central Registration, Central Circulation, and Library Extension Departments. Special collections, such as Art and Music, Science and Industry, are maintained. There are separate Children's and Young People's Rooms. Both circulation and reference service, including readers' advisory service, is offered to adults. Twenty-one of the 35 branches are housed in buildings erected by Carnegie Funds; 12 are in temporary quarters. All branches have reference service; in addition, special reference work, aimed to assist businessmen, is done in the Montague Branch. The Library has a total collection of approximately 1,200,000 volumes. Notable are the collection of music books and scores, books on costumes, chess and checker collection, Civil War and World War libraries, and Old Juvenile collection. The circulation of books for home use in 1940 totaled 6,772,789 volumes. The Library in 1941 had approximately 578,000 borrowers. The Library's special services include supplying of classroom book collections, instruction of classes in the use of the library, story-telling, sponsorship of young people's clubs, exhibition of materials from outside, maintenance of picture loan collections. Cooperation with the national defense program was a feature in 1941 (see Congressional Record, April 22. 1941). President of the Board of Trustees, Roscoe C. E. Brown; Chief Librarian. Milton James Ferguson. Circulation Branches-Bay Ridge, 73d St. and Ridge Boulevard; Bedford, Franklin Ave. at Hancock St.; Borough Park, 5211 13th Ave.; Brownsville, Glenmore Ave. and Watkins St.; Brownsville Children's, Stone and Dumont Aves.; Bushwick, Bushwick Ave. and Seigel St. Canarsie, 1064 E. 95th St.; Carroll Park, Clinton and Union Sts.: Central Children's, Grand Army Plaza, Central Circulation, Grand Army Plaza: City Park, St. Edwards St. and Auburn PI.; Coney Island, 2880 Stillwell Ave.; Crown Heights, 401 Rogers Ave.; DeKalb, Bushwick and DeKalb Aves.. East Arlington Ave. and Warwick St., Eastern Parkway, Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Ave.; Extension Dept., Grand Army Plaza: Flatbush. Linden Blvd. and Flatbush Ave. Fort Hamilton, 4th Ave. and 95th St.; Gerrittsen Beach, 2752 Gerrittsen Ave.; Greenpoint, Norman Ave. and Leonard St.; Irving, Irving Ave. and Woodbine St.; Kensington, 771 McDonald Ave.; Kings Highway branch, 1653 E. 14th St., Leonard, Devoe and Leonard Sts.; Macon, Lewis Ave. and Macon St. Mapleton, 6107 18th Ave.: Midwood, 984 E. 12th St.; Montague, 197 Montague St.; New Utrecht, 8402 18th Ave.; Pacific, 4th Ave. and Pacific St.: Prospect, 6th Ave. and 9th St.; Red Hook, Richards St. and Visitation Pl.; Saratoga, Hopkinson Ave. and Macon St.; Sheepshead Bay, 1802 Jerome Ave.; South, 4th Ave. and 51st St.; Tompkins Park, Marcy and Greene Aves.; Williamsburgh, Division and Marcy Aves. Hours: Most branches open week days 9 A.M. to 9 P.M., Saturday 9 A.M. to 1 P.M., and on legal holidays from 2 to 6 P.M.; Central Building open on week days 2 to 9 P.M., Saturdays 9 A.M. to 1 P.M., on holidays 2 to 6 P.M.; Montague Branch open week days 9 A.M. to 9 P.M., Sundays and holidays 2 to 6 P.M. The Public School System Source: An Official of the Department Public, tax-supported, elementary, junior high, senior high and vocational high schools in the City of New York are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, the new headquarters of which are located at 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn. The Board of Education consists of 7 members, appointed by the Mayor for terms of 7 years-two members from Manhattan, two from Brooklyn, and one from each of the other boroughs. The members are paid no salary. The Superintendent of Schools is the chief executive officer of the Board of Education and of the educational system. The gradual decline in the amount and rate of register increase has resulted from the influence of a number of factors. In the earlier years immigration was one source which accounted for the large growth in register. Through restriction of immigration this source School year ending in June of increase has been removed. In the second place the declining birth rate in New York City has materially reduced the size of the entering classes. The vocational group was the only one that showed an increase over the previous year. The increase in the average daily register in the Vocational group amounted to nearly 5 per cent. The elementary group suffered the greatest loss in average daily register, the decrease being more than 434 per cent. The loss in the high school group amounted to slightly more than 4 per cent. while in the junior high group the loss was approximately 3 per cent. The Board of Higher Education headquarters, 695 Park Avenue, Manhattan, consists of the president of the Board of Education and 21 citizens who are residents appointed by the Mayor, for a term of 3 years each. This board looks after the College of the City of New York, Brooklyn College, Hunter College and Queens College. 1918. 788,024 699,695 547 505 Dollars 33,486,851.36 No. 22.748 1919. 815.010 712,245 551 509 1920. 829.573 735,654 553 508 40.812,256.72 23.556 1921. 861,751 779,031 557 511 66,704,267.05 24,235 25.199 26,442 1924. 27,637 1926. 649 587 1927. 996,343 925.664 651 597 1928. 1,014,605 939,591 661 613 98,991,408.45 31,133 1929. 1,028,464 947,987 665 624 1930. 1,043,454. 108,727,208.37 32,476 1931. 1,064,565 982.240 700 676 1932. 1,082.765 1,001,394 711 693 115,243,059.72 34,367 679 1936. 1,121,084 1,030,818 714 697 1937. 1,116,266 1,023,165 716 700 1938. 1,103.463 1,015,220 719 704 1939. 1.093.683 993,152 732 716 1940. 1,069,465 968,143 733 716 1941. 1,029,019 933,491 732 717 |