The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-10
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UTAH'S POPULATION.

UTAH's POPULATION.
The population of the State of Utah,
as shown by the Thirteenth census, is
given at 373,35I. This is an increase
of 96,602 over the 276,74o population
shown by the census of 1900, gain of
"a 9 per cent
OF this 96,G02 gain, this city, with
its 92,T77 population, claims 39,24G.
TINT being the increase of the city in
the ten years, over the 53.53l popula,
tion Shown in Salt Lake City in 1900;
the gain in tho State outside being
57,356.
This State had in 1900 II population
of 276,149; dcductng Salt Lake City s
53.53l, the remainder of the State
showed 223,2lS population.
This year the State has 373,35l popu
lation. This city has 92,775. Deduct
ing the city's population, tho State
outside has 9S0,574 population.
The state out-ide this city has. there
fore, gained 1886. this, with the city's
1926 gain. sums up the 96,602 increase
Tor all Utah
The State. as whole. gains $40
per cent, The city gains n per cent.
The State, outside the city, gains 25.7
per cent
OF the total gain of 96,6o2, the city's
gain of 1926 is 1T per cent; the 57,356
gain of the State outside the city is
80 per cent
Salt Lake county's population is
l3l ,426, gain of 53,70l over the ~.
725 population of 1900,
II is wholesome, satisfactory
growth.
The 373,351 population will no doubt
give Utah another Representative in
Congress. Even if The ratio of repro
scntation is considerably increased, as
is likely to be the case in order TO
keep the membership of the lower
house at about 400. Utah will still
have enough population to claim au.
other member,
The ratio Of representation is now
one Representative TO l94,lS2 popula
ton. If the population TO be repre-
sented should be 81 100000, or about
that. and the number of Representatives
fixed AT 400. the ratio would be 125,
600, which is likely to be not fur wrong.
AT that computation, Utah would have
so large a fractiou-l4s. .35l-as prac.
tically to assure another Representa-.
tive.
II is good enough. Utah will have
two members i'll each branch of Con
gress. and her population excels that of
Arizona. Delaware. District of Colum
bia, Idaho, Nevada (Which has sl.S75
in the new census), New Mexico. and
Vermont. Doubtless Utah has more pop
ulation than some others of the States,
but only the 1910 population of those
gwen is available. having less popula.
ton than this State
On the showing. this city and
county will be entitled TO more than
one-third of the members of the Legis-
lature, no matter what basis of ap-
is adopted, for their popu.
lation is materially more than one
third OF that of the State.
On the present basis, Salt Lake City
and county should have SIX Senators and
sixteen members Of the lower house
But the number of Senators will prob
ably be increased from the present
eighteen to perhaps twenty.one, when
salt Lake City and county would be
entitled to seven, or il the number
IS made twentytbrce, to eight Like.
wise, in the lower house. this city and
county would be entitled to sixteen of
The forty'hve members. or in like pro.
portion whatever basis is taken
1T is evident that Salt Lake is about
to come iuto her Just strength. in pro.
portion TO her growth. a strength of
which she has been deprived for mant
years.