Table 1.

Number of Inhabitants

POPULATION OF THE STATE, URBAN AND RURAL; 1850 TO 1960

[Por description of current and previous urban definitions, see text, Minus sign (~) denotes decrease]

25-11

The State Urban territory. Rural territory Pereent of total
Increase over pre- Increase over pre- Tnerease over pre
Census date ie eee Number ced ing corre
Population ceding census of urban | Population weting consis Population ceding Urban | Rural
Number [ Percent | Pisces Number | Percent Number | Percent
Current urban definitions
1960 (Ap | 3,413,864 4ai3a. | 14.5 12s | 12,122,566 | 497,652 | 30,6) 1,291,298 49 | 62.2] 378
1950 (Apr. 1) DUI) 29a, 483 390, 183 6.8 92 | #624014 : wie | 2,357,569 wie} aS | Aal5
Previous urban definition:
1960 (Apr. 1)... -| 3,aa3,868 gaz | 14.5 azs| 2,082,140 | 473,604] 9.5] 2,332,724 | 4a,z9 | 3.2 | to | 39.0
1950 (Apr. 1) LTT] 2foa2, aes 380, 183 68 oa | ijeorfaze | aaa | sls | 3,375,007 | 27,165 | -19 | 388 | ded
1940 (Apr. 1) 0220 2,782, 300 228,347 8.9 7 | 1,380,098 | asaya | 30:5 | 15,202,202 95,865 73 | ae] 50.2
1930 (Apr. 1). 22212 2, 965,993 176,828 Th | iasrere | 206,023 | 39.6 | 14,306,337 | ~29,295 | -2.2 | 4g.0 | 5210
1920 (Jan, 1)22200 2002070077 24387, 225 sua | 1510, x8 | Y0s1,03 | 202,209 | 23.7, | 1,335,532 | 110,118 910} aaa | 55.9
1910 (Apr. 15). -.| 2,075,708 324,34 | 18,5 8 50,204 | 252,104 | 42.2 | 1,225,414 72,120 6.3] 4.0] 59.0
1900 (June 1) 3,751,394 yi | 33.7 7 598,100 | 155,051 | 3510 | 14153,294 | 286,060 | 33.0] 341 | 65.8
1890 (June 1) 35320, 283, 509,510 | 6718 23 443,049 | 294,261 | 197.8 'ae7,224 | 235,219 | 372 | 3818 | 66.2
1880 (June 1) "780,73 34,067 | 7:6 uu 8,758 78,004 | aol 632,015 | 263,063 | 713 | x 80:9
1870 (une 1) 439,706, 267,683 | 155.6 a 70,754 saga | 336.1 368,952 | 213,152 | 136.8 | 83.9
1860 (June 1) 372,023, 3946 | 2,720.7 3 16,223 16,223 a 155,800 | 349,723 | 2,463.8 90.6
1850 (June 1) 26,077 we oe os ue ue : 6,077 a 100.0
2 Inchwles 41,426 persons in urban territory outeide urban places,
2 Includes 17,468 persons in urban territory outside urban places.
3 the Territory of Minnesota in 18% included @ considerable part of the area of the present States of North and South Dakota and a sal? part of Nebraska.
Table 2.—POPULATION IN GROUPS OF PLACES ACCORDING TO SIZE: 1960 AND 1950
[Percent not shown where less than 0.1)
1960 1950
‘Type of area and size of place Number of Percent of | percent of | Number of Percent of | peseent of
‘ ° Population total reent of ‘umber 0 Population ereent 0
places population total places total
The Sace.---. wee os 3,413, 864 100.0 os os 2,982, 489 00,0 se
URBAN
Toul... wee O) 62.2 100.0 @) 3,624,924 5,5 300.0
Within urbanized areas : 4.3 7.3 3,052, 465 36.6 2
Central cities, total.” 4 anh 43.6 937, 578 31a 57.7
ies of 1,000,000 or more. a . see .
Cities of 500,000 to 1,000.0 nm i 521, 718 Bi
Cities of 250/000 to 500,000 3 305 aur, 29 i922
Cities of 100,000 to 250,000- i i 310 304, 511 6h
Cities of 50,000 to 100,000,222. : a . :
Cities under 50,0000, : i ii : mh
Urban fringes, total oe 20.7 154,887 85
Places of 2,500 or more ai 25.7 137,419 8.5
Places of 100,01 , see .
: i Ba nm
: 4 66 i
: wu ais 67,38 Ri
Place : x 3.4 54,170 3
Places of 2,500 to 5,600. : 20 Le 8, 905 12
Places under 2,500 : 25 23 727 06
Places of 2,000 to 2,500. . 6 0.6 4,656 0.3
Places of 1,500 to 2,000" : 2 0:2 33 02
Places of 1/000 to 1,500. 3 012 033 on
Places under 1,000 u 0.3 67 a
Other urban tertitory 7 = OG 178 3
Outside urbanized areas. a 28.7 49 22.8
: 3 ‘ 48 83,326 eae
2 83 271, 505 10.6
Places of 5,000 to 10,000. : 2 811 164, 726 20:2
Places of 2,500 to 5,000, : 33 6.0 21289; 6.9
RURAL
Tor! - 1,291,298 27.8 200.0 os 3,357, 568 45.5 100.0
t 125 398,775 3.8 5 27 397, 003 6.6 Wa
27 59,934 18 46 20 43,975 15 32
Places of 1,500 to 2,000. 3 66,3 210 32 4 3,729 213 BL
Places of 1,000 to 1,500. 59 73,208 21 3.7 eo 83,299 218 6.1
Other rural territory. ee 32,093,523 3210 84.5 aa 2,260; 566 28:9 85.5
URBANIZED AREAS:
Tonal... 3 1,523,023, 200.0 2 36.6 100.0
Areas of 1,000,000 or more. r 1,377,143 32.0 os
‘Areas of 500,000 to 1,000,000. on sins : 386
‘Areas of 250,000 to 500,000. nm te to os as a
‘Areas of 100,000 to 250,000, i 120,838 3 107, 364 Bb
‘Areas under 100,000. i 25,054 L7 a a we

3 there vere 126 places of 2,500 or more,
2 There vere 91 places of 2,500 or more.