Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-12-27

1904 .................l 1873
1907 ................. .2090
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The Observer made its first count in
January, 1904. At that time it found
1449 people inside the city limits and
IA living in the immediate suburbs.
The number of dwelling houses was
361, making an average of about Az
persons to the house.
In October, 1907, the Observer made
another count. This time it found the
population to be 2O9O, an increase of
SGT in three years. The suburban
population had not increased greatly
in the three year, less than 100 per-
sons being found outside the corpo-
rate limits of the city. The number of
dwelling houses enumerated in this
count was sos, as against 361 in 1904.
Dividing the population by the num-
Der of dwellings gave an average of a
little more than four persons to the
house 1t will be noticed that the gain
of 567 inhabitants in the three years
and the gain of 142 houses in the same
period, also carries out the average of
four persons to each dwelling.
Why the Reduction?
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received Saturday is that the total does
not agree with the figures furnished
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~ rot,,rr Of lass number of inhabit-
ants than was reported by the emu
merators is puzzling to all.
That Dallas should have made a
gain of 567 people in the three years
between 1904 and 1907, and a gain of
only 1874 in the three years from 1907
to 1910, does not seem reasonable. The
Observers count, while not official,
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meration was made by intelligent
young men in the employ of this office,
who were instructed to make an hon
est and correct count and to strictly
avoid padding. A house to house
count was made, and each block was
carefully checked as the work pro-
crossed The Observer only regrets
that 1t did not preserve the count by
wards. These ward books were kept
for several months, but thinking they
would never be needed again. the writ
er complied the names of the inhabit-
ants of the city in alphabetical order
on a separate list and then destroyed
the ward books.
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