The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-01
SOME CENSUS FIGURES
Interesting Facts and Figures about
Decatur County, Compiled from
the New State Census.

We have received a copy of the new
state census, volume of over 900 pages,
which is filled with facts and figures of
interest concerning the people of Iowa
and from it we compile few figures of
special interest to the people of Deca-
tur county.
Decatur county has a population of
1904, while according to the federal
census of 1900 it had 1915, making a
decrease of 1,071 in five years, or 55
per cent. In the list of counties having
the largest per cent of native born pop
ulation, Decatur county stands third on
the list, the percentage being SS.4. An
other distinction which Decatur county
gains is that she has the largest per-
centage Of married population in the
entire state.
Leon is credited with population Of
2,027, as against 1905 in 1900, and 1861
in 1895. The increase places Leon in
the list of cities of the second-class, be-
ing one of the seven incorporated towns
in the state which were advanced to
this class. The town also stands sixth
on the list of towns with population
of over 1000 as to the number of native
born population, the percentage being
1913.
The population of the other towns of
the county are as follows: Lamont,
1888; Garden Grove, $50; Davis City,
55S; Van Vert, 43S; Grand River, 1874;
Decatur City, 32S; Weldon, 319; Pleas
anton, 204; Leroy, 1856.
In the county there are more males
than females, the figures being males
$3.50, females 1894. OF this number
5,645 males and 5,575 females were born
in the state of Iowa. There are only 43
colored population in the county, q
males and 16 females.
AS to school statistics, there are 5,975
persons of school age in he county,
that is between the ages of and q
years, and of this number there were
found but 63 who were unable to read or
write, 81 girls and 20 boys. OF the
school children 5,541 were native born
of native born parents, 41O native born
of foreignsborn parents, 1S foreign born,
and II are born of colored parents.
There are 4,957 single males, 4,101
single females, 3,401 married males,
1851 married females, 24S widowers, 5o2
widows, % divorced males, ~ divorced
females, % separated males and 25
separated females.
OF the entire population Of the county
1920 were born in Iowa, 1,074 born in
Illinois, 995 in Ohio, 913 in Missouri, 723
in Indiana, 433 in foreign countries, and
the balance came from other states in
small numbers.
There are 1927 persons subject to
military duty, being between the ages
of IS and Al years, and 4,704 voters in
the county.
Decatur county has 1,491 farms oper-
ated by owners, 534 occupied by renters
and in the year 1904 raised 1,SS9,126
bushels of corn, 5,602 bushels of wheat,
278,474 bushels of oats, 341 bushels of
barley, 3,059 bushels of rye, 161 bushels
Of buckwheat, 602 tons of clover hay,
58,691 tons of timothy hay, 2,256 tons Of
millet and hungarian hay, 8 tons of alf-
alta, sol tons of wild hay; 203 bushels Of
clover seed, 3S,1S2 bushels of timothy
seed, $3.50 bushels of other grass Seeds,
109,554 bushels Of irish potatoes, LAO
bushels Of sweet potatoes, 4,242 bushels
of sweet corn.
The Methodists have more church
property than any other denomination
in Decatur county, having II congrega-
tions, 8 churches, 6 parsonages, 1856
members, 1,400 Sunday school scholars,
and the total value of church property
is $52,10O.
The Latter Day Saints, have the larg-
est number of members Of any church in
the county, 1,S45, with 6 churches and
670 Sunday school scholars, the value of
their church property being $13,250.
The Christian church comes third
with 465 members, 2 churches, $50 Sun
day school scholars, and church proper
ty valued at $4,000.
The Presbyterians have 317 members,
churches, 230 Sunday school scholars,
and property worth $500.
The Baptists have churches, s78
members, 1913 Sunday school scholars,
and property worth $4,000.
The Catholics have 1 church worth
$1,000, 100 members and 20 Sunday
school scholars.
The Friends have churches worth
$4,000, 155 members and rs Sunday
school scholars.
The Brethren 1 church valued at
$4,000, 85 members and 70 Sunday school
scholars.
The German Baptist Brethren 1 church
worth $500, and 40 members.