The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-13
SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND
CENSUS GNUMERATORS

CENSUS ENUMGRATORS
Washington, Sept 12.-About $4,000
enumerators will be needed for the
thirteenth decennial census OF tho
United States. and also of Hawaii and
Porto Rico. according TO estimates
prepared for Census Director Durand
by Geographer Charles S. Sloane OF
the census bureau in whose division
the enumerators' districts are defined
and fixed This Is an increase Of
about 1000 more than the number OF
schedule carriers in the census of
1900
Director Durand points out that the
ner diem enumerators In 1900. accord
ing TO the provisions of section six
teen OF the act approved March 8.
1899. were required TO work ten hours
day, but in the act providing for the
thirteenth and subsequent decennial
censuses the time is fixed at eight
hours a day This reduction in the
daily hours will require an additional
number of enumerators In the por-
tions of the country In which the per
diem rates will prevail.
The present census law requires
shall be taken as of the fifteenth day
of April 1910. and the enumerators
must forward their returns TO the su.
pervisors within thirty days from the
commencement of the enumeration. ex-
cept that In any city having 5000 in
habitants OF more at the preceding
census the enumeration shall be COM
plted within two weeks.
In looking into the details OF the es
Inmates. Oklahoma and Washington
are conspicuous. as they Will call for
about 800 per cent increase over the
1000 force OF enumerators.
PENNSYLVANIA will continue in tho
leadership, having slightly the largest
number of enumerators, the 1910 force
being estimated as $500 against 1920
In 1900. New York is second. with a
probable 5000 for 1910, as compared
with i.541 in 1900 Next will come II
lInoiS. then Ohio. Texas. Missouri.
Massachusetts, Indiana. Michigan, MIN
nesota and California; all needing
1000 or more enumerators each
Noteworthy increases In population
will in 1910 occasion about a so per
cent increase over the 1900 force in
California, Florida. Georgia. Massa.
chusetts. Montana, Nevada. New Jer
sey, New Mexico. North Dakota
Texas. West Virginia and Wyoming
There will very likely be no ma
terial increase in the number of emu
meratorS for Vermont, and only
small additional force for Arkansas.
Iowa, Maine. Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Dakota and Tennessee.
10 tate
Taking up the subject by states, 1t
is noted that Alabama in 1900 was
divided into 1882 enumeration dis
trlcts. The Increase of population viii
not require more than 1900 districts
in 1910. The average enumeration
district in 1900 was such that using
the same areas. more population can
be counted by the enumerators In
1910 without exceeding the time limit
set in the census act. as the average
time required by each enumerator TO
complete his work In 1900 was twenty
days and four hours. A considerable
increase in the number of Arizona dis
tricts will be made, owing TO the
growth OF the population in certain
sections. The estimated enumeration
will be 201 against 12S in 1900 In
1900 the 926 enumerators in Arkansas
were employed twenty-one days and
eight hours Only a slight increase in
the number will be necessary for
1910. California, in 1910, was enumer7
ated by 1868 men. A great increase
in population, especially in the south
crn part of the state. will require
about 1000 enumerators to do tho
work in 1910 The Colorado force in
1900 numbered S91. The increase In
population and the reduction of the
working day from ten TO eight hours
will require about 500 cnumerators
within the time limit in 1910 The
number Of Connecticut enumcratorS
will be increased from 55i TO $50
Delaware's list Will swell from 105 TO
$50. The District of Columbia force
will jump from 160 to 225. The mum.
Der OF Florida enumerators required
will increase from 279 In 1900 to 450
in 1910. The rise in GeoTgias popula-
tion VIII require the number of emu
merators to be advanced from 1915
in 1900 to about 1850 in 1910. Hawaii
will be increased from about los TO
160
Idaho's force will be advanced from
Luz ~ -uus ne lnCledSG III lllluplS
will be from 2.409 to about $500 Cook
county Will require about 1,5O0 emu
merators. While the Indiana cities
have increased, parts of the state have
not grown much since 1900. so that the
/ 952 districts of 1900 will be expand
ed to about 2,250 In 1910. A very
slight increase viii be required in
Iowa. The l,770 districts used in 1900
will number about $50 in 1910. The
Kansas districts will rise from 1,i05
In 1900 TO 1900 In 1910. Kentucky
which had 1929 enumeratOrs in 1910.
Will need about 1,600 In 1910. An in
crease in Louisiana districts from 72G
to about $50 will be necessary.
The 400 enumerators in Maine in
1900 averaged about twenty days As
a large proportion OF the population IS
rural and the growth of population
small $50 enumerators in 1910 will I'M