Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-11
Census Of United States and
Possessions Abroad Shows
Population of 101, 100,000i
91l972l266 in United States,
GROWTH OF COUNTRY
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
Director Durand Attributes 1t
Largely to Immigrationi New
Mexico Among Leaders in
Per Cent of Increase.

\By Morning journal Special Lsasad wireI
Washington, Dec. 10.-ln the Unit
ed States and all its possessions the
stars and stripes protect lO1,1OO,0 900
souls. This Is the official estimate of
the United States bureau of the CEN
sus, announced today, In connection
with the population statistics for the
country as enumerated in the thir-
teenth decennial census 1t includes
the Philippines. Samoa, Guam. Ha-
wall, Alaska and the Panama canal
zone.
Within its borders on the North
American continent exclusive of
Alaska. the United States has a popu-
lation Of 91,972,266 inhabitants In
the last tep years the states of the
union had an increase in population
of I 5,977.691, which amounts to 81 per
cent over the 1900 figures,
Since the first census WAS taken In
1890, the country has grown twenty
five times as large, the population
then having been 3,929,214. slightly
larger than the present population OF
Texas.
The growth Of the country was
greater than has been anticipated by
the expert statistielans, who have
closely watched the progress OF the
country's population.
In statement, explaining the in
crease Of the population OF Tho ccn
tinental United states TO 91.0T2,26G,
Director Durand attributes the
growth largely TO greater net addl-
ticns through immigration.
He finds wider disparity in the
growth Of the different states in
the past decade than for any other.
The range Is from decrease Of five
Nor pAuta "a an inrppn 40 a 10O nor
cent in Washington.
THE states showing the lowest in
crease, falling below 10 per cent" he
said, ARE iowa, Missouri, Kentucky
Indiana and Tennessee; the three
northern New England states, and
Maryland and Delaware.
THE states showing the next high
est increase between 10 and 30 per
cent, include Ohio Michigan, Wis
consin. Illinois. Minnesota Nebraska,
Kansas, Virginia, 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 manuiactur-
Ing states, including Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut. New
Y ork, Pennsylvania and West Nir-
ginia, the only other states lncreas-
ng between 30 and 80 are Arkansas
ma Texas.
"The states which show an in
,rease exceeding 80 per cent are with
he exception OF New Jersey and
Florida, all in the west and make up
4 belt comprising one-third of the
lrea of the United states. South
Dakota, Colorado and Utah had In
,reases between 80 and so per cent,
While North Dakota, Wyoming, ore
ron. Nevada, California, New Mex
co and Arizona, increased between
80 and 100 per cent, and Oklahomu
daho and Washington more than 100
ier cent
"The increase in the ten years
900 to 1910. was greater than in the
previous decade in twenty-siX of the
orty-nne states, fifteen of these be-
nE west OF the Mississippi river.
"The increase in the last decade
vas less than in the previous one on
he thirteen states, six of which are
nst of the Mississippi river.
The greatest change I'm growth Is
ound In the three Pacific coast
tates, and Nevada and New Mexico,
II oil which grew far faster In the
ist ten years than in the one preced-
lg.
.'The population OF the nine
geographic divisions is.
New England. 6,552,2S1; middle
tlantic. 19,315,S92: east north cen
-al. lS.25O.621. west north central
/ .687.92l. south Atlantic. 12l94-
95: east south central. S,409,sOl;
est south central. S,1S4,53f. noun
lin. Z.633.511; Pacific 4,l9Z,SO+'
ne population of the northern sec
on Is 5b,7571t5; southern section
b. l.3Se.330. western section e,S2a.S2l'
THE percents of Increase from
poo to 1910 IN the geographic diVis-
ms are.
"New England, 172 per cent; mid
e Atlantic, ESQ. east north central,
?. west south central, 1875, south
tlantic. 1GS. east south central.
a. west south central. 34.5, noun
i'm. sT8. Pacific. 1875. The Increase
ms III per cent in the northern
ction, f9.S per cent In the southern
cticn. and COS per cent in the west
n section.
''-rhc fact that the increase Tor the
.uutr, as whole was greater from
100 TO 1910 than in the preceding
.cade was due entirely TO the added
ovth in the middle Atlantic, noun
iu and Pacific divisions. In all six
the other divisions the increase In
81 last decade was less than in the
eNious one" -