Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-13
POPULATION Or
j. S. 93,402,l5l
THIRTEENTH FEDERAL CENSUS
SHOWS GAIN OF 20 PER
CENT FOR NATION.
MINNESOTA nineteenth IN LIST
Continent Boasts s1,s72,2se, an In
crease Of 15,e77,e61 In Ten Years.
Adding Philippines, Total 10
1o1, 100000.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The popula'
ton Of the United States is 93,402,151
This. is the total number of people
enumerated throughout the states, ter.
ritories, District of Columbia, Alaska,
Hawaii and Porto Rico in the thir.
teenth census, which began April Is,
1910. The total does not include the
Philippine Islands.
The increase in the countrys popu.
lation during the last ten years was
16,145,521. or 200 per cent, over H..
256.63O, the population in 1900. The
1900 figure represented an increase of
14,276,S64 or 22.7 per cent over g..
97S,766, the population in 1890.
U. 8. Proper 10 e1,s72,266.
The population of continental United
States Is 91.972,266. an increase Of 49,
OF ,691 or 21.0 per cent over 75,994,57
in 1900. when the increase was l3,046,-
S6l or 20.7 per cent over 62,947.7l4, the
total in 1890.
The total population of the United
States with all its possessions is about
10l 100000. This number includes T.
635,426 in the Philippine Islands. as
enumerated in the census there in 1903
and estimates for the population OF the
island Of Guam. the American posses.
sions in Samoa and persons on the
Panama canal zone.
In the new population figure Mime.
sofa retains the position 1t has held
among the states of the nation for the
past ton years-nineteenth in the list.
There were few changes in rank dur
ing the period.
Population statistics issued by the
census bureau included the following:
State of Wyoming, 1896. an in
crease Of 53,434. or ST. per cent over
1851 In 1900. The Increase from 1890
TO 1900 was 29,976, or 47.9 per cent.
The territory Of Alaska, 64.356, an
Increase of 764 or 10 per cent over 63.'
592 in 1900. The increase from 1890
to 1900 was $3.50 or 9s.4 per cent.
The Hawaiian islands, 1871. 800. an in.
crease Of 37,908 or 24.6 per cent oevr
154,OO1 in 1900. Honolulu has popu.
lation of 52.1S3, an increase Of 1887,
or 1928 per cent over 1896 in 1900.
The population of Superior. Wis. is
4O,384, an increase of 1928 or 29.9 per
cent over 1901 in 1900.
A revision of the 1910 population FIG
ures for Augusta. Ca. gives that city
a population Of 1o.04o. an increase Of
1899, or Al per cent over 39,44l In
1900.
The first announcement Of the 18th
census of Augusta was 1896. a de
crease Of 1918 from the 1900 figures.
In a statement. explaining the in
crease OF the population of the con.
tinental United States to 91,972,266
Director Durand attributes the growth
largely to immigration.
Wide Disparity Shown.
Mr.. Durand finds wider disparity
in the rate of growth Of the different
states during the last decade than for
any other fo- long time. The range
is from a decrease of 5.3 per cent In
Iowa, to an increase of 120 per cent
in Washington.
THE country" he said. "is plainly
marked OF in broad groups Of states,
according to the differences in the
rates of increase The states showing
rates of increase below 10 per cent
are Iowa. Missouri, Kentucky. Indiana
and Tennessee. the three northern New
England states and Maryland and Del
aware.
THE states showing the next higher
rates Of increase between 10 and &c
per cent. lie adjacent to those show
ing the lowest rate, and include in the
middle west, Ohio. Michigan. Wiscon
sin, Illinois. Minnesota. Nebraska and
Kansas and on the other hand. great
belt Of southern states, namely. Vir'
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
States which show an increase
from 20 to 30 per cent. are, for the
most part, the great manufacturing
states. including Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, Penn
sylvania and West Virginia. The only
other states increasing between 20 and
30 per cent are Arkansas and Texas.
Western States Gain Most.
The states which show an increase
exceeding 30 per cent are, with the
exception of New Jersey and Florida
all located in the West. and make ur
q solid belt comprising fully one-third
of the area Of the United States. South
Dakota. Colorado and Utah had rates
OF increase between 80 and so pc.
cent, while North Dakota, Wyoming
Oregon, Nevada, California, New Mex
leo and Arizona increased between sc
and 100 per cent. and Oklahoma. Idaho
and Washington more than 100 pcl
cent
THE greatest change in the rate Of
growth is found in the three Pacific
coast states and Nevada and New
all Of which grew far faster
during the past ten years than during
the preceding
THE population of the nine geo
graphic divisions Is rs follows:
New England, 6.522,6s1; Middle
19,3l5,S92: East North Cent
raj, 1S,25O,621; West North Central
II ,637,921; South Atlantic. l2.l94.S95;
East South Central, s.409,9O1; West
South Central. S.7S4,534; Mountain. 2.
'33.517; Pacific, 4,192.3O4. The popula.
ion of the Northern section is 3d.
757,115; Southern section, 29,3S9,330;
Western section, 6.825.821.
Urban Population Grows.
Mr.. Durand expresses the opinion
hat later statistics probably will show
hat more than As per cent Of the pop
llation of the country IL urban. that is.
n places of $500 inhabitants or more.
The population living in cities Of 25..