_1904_ _1914_ _1918_
Population (Bd. of Health estimates) 272,000 395,000 430,000
Names listed in Newark directory 105,631 172,756 201,894
Corporations listed in Newark
directory 573 1,695 1,751
Building permits granted 2,155 2,104 1,696
Amount spent on buildings $6,000,000 $10,610,277 $5,000,000