The Detroit times., 1910-12-20
WEST CROWS BY
LEAPS AND BOUNDS
States Has Increased so Per Cent,
While Growth For Whole
Country Is 81 Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Follow-
ing the announcement OF the total
population OF the United States by
the Bureau of the Census. Director
Durand has just prepared map
shaded to show graphically the group
Ing of states in respect to the rate
per cents of increase.
The significant feature of the pres
ent census illustrated by the map Is
that practically every western state
had an increase of so per cent and
over in population. while the increase
for the whole country was less than
81 per cent. The great strides which
have been made In the development
of practically every natural resource
OF the west during the past decade,
along with the increased transporta-
ton facilities and better methods in
the distribution of products, are CIV
en- as reasons for the unusual growth
of the Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast states.
Director Durand has divided the
states into five groups on his map.
The states in which the population
has increased more than so per cent
include Oklahoma, New Mexico, Ari-
IONA, Nevada, Washington, Oregon,
California, North Dakota, Montana,
Wyoming and Idaho. All these states
are situated In the western half OF
the United States. Their aggregate
population in 1910 was 1887 ,657,
which represents Sc per cent or
about one-twelfth of the total popu-
lation OF continental United States.
These states in the aggregate increas-
ed 3,503,220 in population between
1900 and 1910 which represents a
growth of nearly 80 per cent. In the
previous decade, 1890 20 1900, these
same states increased by only so per
cent, the difference indicating a mark
ed acceleration of growth.
Five states, New Jersey, Florida,
South Dakota. Colorado and Utah in.
creased between 30 and so per cent.
These states had in the aggregate
population OF 5.0A604q in 1910 and OF
$500, $50 in 1900 an increase OF L.
415,S19 or SO per cent. In the previous
decade these states increased 20 per
cent in the aggregate.
The states that show medium
rate of increase, that is between 20
and 80 per cent, include the populous
states Of Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, New York and
Pennsylvania, and also the states Of
West Virginia, Arkansas, and Texas.
This group had an" aggregate pUpu.
lation Of 2S,494,617 In 1910 as COM
pared with population of 23,032 ,4O5
in 1900. an increase of 5,462,212 or
23.7 per cent In the previous de-
cade the percentage of increase was
almost the same, being % per cent
These states comprise 31.2 per cent
or about one-third of the total popu-
lation OF the United States. 1t may
be noted that these states contribut-
ed more to tho growth fthe United
States than any of the other groups
their total increase of 5,462,212 con-
stituting 34.2 per cent or more than
one-third of the total increase OF the
population OF continental United
States
Fifteen states show an increase OF
between 10 and 20 per cent. These
include all tn southrn states from
Virginia along the seaboard and Gulf
OF Mexico to Louisiana with the ex-
ception OF Florida. The other states
of this group lie in the north central
section of the United States, compris-
ing Ohio, Michigan. Illinois. Wscon-
sin, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kan
sas. These states had in 1910 pop.
ulation OF 34,823,700 and in 1900 of
30, 1922 59. an increase of 4,721,441 or
1874 per cent. In the previous de-
cade these same states increased Is
per cent indicating a slight retarda-
ton of growth.
The group of states which increas-
ed less than 10 per cent, one OF which,
Iowa, actually decreased. include the
three New England states of Maine,
New Hampshire, and Vermont, two
other Atlantic states. Delaware and
Maryland. and also five states in the
central part of the country, namely,
Indiana. Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa,
and Missouri. These states had a
population of 15,720,243 in 1910 and
of l4.S45,244 in 1900 an increase in
the aggregate of S74, 999 or SO per
cent. In the previous decade these
same states increased in the aggre-