Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-24
vERMONTERS IN OTHER STATES.
Sons and DauG hters OF the Green Noun
state Prominent Else where.

State Prominent Elsewhere
Vermont has contributed, in proportion
to her population greater number of her
sons and daughters toward the populating
of other parts OF this country than any
other State in the union.
The present population Of Vermont con-
sists OF 24s, 1870 who were born in the State
5O.767 who have moved to 1t from other
States and ANA Of foreign BIRTH making
a total Of 1924.
There are also 16S, SAP persons now liv-
ing who were born in the Green mountain
State, but who have removed to other
parts OF the United States. This number
Is several thousand greater than the popu-
lation of Idaho and nearly equals that of
Delaware, and is almost 80 per cent. of the
present population of Vermont.
While the other eastern states have
given up the average Of less than 20 per
cent OF those born within their borders
to swell the population of other States,
Vermont has, in tho past genera tion
given over 40 per cent of her native born.
The exact percentage of emigration from
the New England States in the past decade
in Vermont 404 per cent, New Hampshire
1873 per cent, Maine 27.9 per cent, Rhode
Island 223 per cent, Connecticut PIG per
cent. and Massachusetts 1863 per cent.
OF every five persons living now who
were born in Vermont, two have moved
outside the State to new homes for every
No comment Is necessary on the desiri-
bilty OF Old Home Week In Vermont, and
1t Will be observed during the week of
August 10 to 16 this year.
An analysis OF the distribution of those
who have moved from the State shows
that the greater part have established
themselves in the smaller places rather
than in the large cities, as there are only
three cities outside Of New England where
they have settled in any considerable num-
bers.
only 1850 have gone to the II States that
constitute the South Atlantic and south
central groups and Texas. with 541, heads
the list in the south. while New Orleans
with 90 heads the list of southern cities.
More than 5000, liz times the popula-
tion OF Nevada, have gone from the Green
Mountain State to the great West, yet in
only two western cities are more than a
few hundred to be found. Minneapolis mas
LIS, and there are 1882 in Chicago
This is but handful in comparison with
the large number that Is distributed in
the great western agricultural regions. In
each of the States of Washington, Ore
Bon Indiana and South Dakota there are
about 1,500 from Vermont Both Colorado
and Missouri have more than 1000, and
Kansas Nebraska and Ohio have upward
of 5000 each.
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and California have a total of over g. 01O
very equally divided between them, and
there are 10000 in Illinois.
More than 1000 have gone to Now Jersey
and Pennsylvania and %. 800 have gone to
New York State, yet New York city, with
4,l3 to its credit, is the only city in this
group Of States than can boast of more
than few hundred Nermonters
The other five New England States have
drawn more than 10000 from Vermont.
Rhode Island is the home of 1916 of whom
lao are In Providence. and Connecticut is
the home of 500 more 1888 of them living
in Hartford and 452 in New Haven. There
are 1869 in Maine and 1864 in New Hamp-
/ shire, of whom S32 are in Manchester
MASSACHUSETTS, has proved moEc attract
i've to those who have left Vermont than
any other State in the union, and more
than 1900 have found homes within her
| borders. This is almost % per cent Of the
Nermontcrs now living outside their native
State and is Sufficient to make a city more
! populous than Prockton and nearly equal
to Holyoke
| Five of the cities of Massachusetts have
| received quite contribution to their pop-
ulatlon from Vermont, there being 476i in
| Boston. 2639 in Worcester, 2Ci5 in Spring
field, 1852 in Lowell and l,176 in Fitchburg.
Yet in the dlstipctively manufacturing
cities of Lawrence, Lynn. Haverhill,
Brockton and Fall river there are but
about $500 altogether
| IT is evident from study Of these stat
| istics that fully 10000 who have moved
| from Vermont are now living within so
! miles of the stake and can return in a
| few hours "a take part in the Old Home
! Week celebrations to be hold in their ma
tive towns.-Chares II. Bangs, in the Bos-
ton Globe.