Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-08
veRMoNTERs IN OTHER STATES.


Vermont has contributed, in proper
ton to her population a greater num-
Der 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
consists of 24S,130 who we're born in
the state, 50,767 who have moved to
it from other states and 44,744 of
foreign birth-making a total of 343,-
941.
There are also 16S,542 persons now
living who were born in the Green
Mountain state, but who have removed
to other parts of the United States.
This number is several thousand great
er than the population of Idaho and
nearly equals that of Delaware, and
is almost so per cent of the present
population of Vermont.
While the other eastern states have
given up an average of less than 20
per cent of those born within their
borders to swell the population of
other states, Vermont has in the past
generation. given over 10 per cent of
her native born.
The exact percentage of emigration
from the New England states in the
past decade is Vermont 404 per cent,
New Hampshire 1913 per cent, Maine
279 per cent, Rhode Island 1928 per
cent, Connecticut PIG per cent and
Massachusetts 1868 per cent
OF every five persons now living
who were born in Vermont, two have
moved OUTSIDE the state to new homes
for every three who have remained
in the old home.
No comment is necessary on the de-
STABILITY of old-home week in Yer
mont, and it will be observed during
the week of Aug 10 to 16 this year.
An analysis of the distribution of
those who have moved from the state
shows that the greater part have es-
tablished themselves in the smaller
places rather than in the large cities,
as there are only three cities outside
New England where they have set
tied in any considerable numbers.
Only $500 have gone to the II states
that constitute the south Atlantic and
south central groups, and Texas, with
Sal, heads the list in the south, while
New Orleans with 60 heads the list
of southern cities.
More than $4,000. l u times the popu-
lation 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 has 1925, and
there are 1922 in Chicago.
This is but a handful in comparison
with the large number that is dis
tributed in the great western agri-
cultural regions. In each of the
states of Washington, Oregon. Indiana
and South Dakota there are about 1900
from Vermont. Both Colorado and
Missouri have more than 2000 and
Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio have up
ward of 5000 each.
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa and California have a total of
over $4,000 very equally divided be-
tween them, and there are 10000 in
Illinois.
More than 1000 have gone to New
Jersey and Pennsylvania and 23,500
have gone to New York state, yet
New York city, with Alps to it's credit,
is the only city in this group of states
that can boast of more than a few
hundred Vermonters.
The other five New England states
have drawn more than 10000 from
Vermont. Rhode Island is the home OF
1916, of whom 1910 are in Providence
and Connecticut is the home of $3.50
more. 1888 of them living in Hartford
and 452 in New Haven. There are 1863
in Maine and 1851 in New Hamp
shire, of whom 1882 are in Manchester
Massachusetts has proved more at
tractive to those who have left Yer
mont than any other state in the
union, and more than 10000 have
found homes within her borders. This
is almost 25 per cent of the Vermont
ers now living outside their native
state and is sufficient to make a city
more populous than Brockton and
nearly equal to Holyoke.
Five of the cities of Massachusetts
have received quite contribution
to their population from Vermont
there being AGA in Boston, 1888 in
Worcester, 2045 in Springfield, 1885,
in Lowell and 1176 in Fitchburg. Yet
in the distinctively manufacturing
cities of Lawrence, Lynn, Haverhill
Brockton and Fall River there are but
about $500 altogether.
1t is evident from study of these
statistics that fully 100000 who have
moved from Vermont are now living
within 500 miles of the state and car
return in a few hours to take part II
| the old-home week celebration to bt
held in their native towns.-[Charle'
H. Bangs in Boston Globe