The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-14
The Mere Than Ninets-oae Millions
Population in United States
Attributed TO
That
IOWA HAS FALLEN AWAY some
Missouri. Kentucky ana Tennessee
ard Three New England
States Dropped CT
Also.

WASHINGTON. Dec lz-Asrribing
the cause Of the enormous growth OF
the sentimental United States TO the
open door OF immigration ana assert
ing that the per cent OF increase
shown for the decade 1900
1870 surpassed erea the e.
Inmates OF the statiSticiEns
Z. Dana Durand. director OF The CEN
sUs. says. = believe that the popula-
sion Of the Continental United States
Of sl-s1e-ess. Is greater than vss ex
pecsed by the people Even the stats
ticians v;so have long kept IN touch
With the ware OF immigration are
sstounded az the per cent of increase
The figures show q greater per cent OF
Increase from 1900 10 1916 than took
alsce between 1850 10 1890. namely
- per cent as compared with ea-s per
cent for the previous decade. From
1851 10 1870 each succeeding census
showed q decrease in the rate OF in
crease except that OF 1879" The
fact thst the per cent of increase has
been higher daring the past decade
than during the decade before is most
PROBABLY due 10 the great net addi-
tons TO the population through immi-
gration'' The natural increase OF
the population said the director.
has probably been somewhat less In
this decade than from 1880 TO 1900
Therefore il is obvious the increase
IS dne entirely TO the sweeping wave
Of immigration
The states showing the lowest
rates OF increase below 10 per cent.
are Iowa, Missouri. Kentucky and
Tennessee: the three northern new
England states and MARYLAND and
Delaware. The states showing the
next higher rates OF increase. between
1e and 20 per cent are Ohio, -sichi-
gan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Kansas. Virginia, North
Carolina. South Carolina Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi
Those states showing an increase
OF 20 TO so per cent. which exceeds
the average rate OF increase for the
United States are the great manufac-
turing states of the northeastern sec
ton Of the country and include Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island. Connecti
cutt, Pennsylvania, New York, and
West Virginia The only other states
increased between 20 and so pc,
cent are Arkansas and Texas.
The states which show an increase
exceeding so per cent, are 18th tht
exception of New Jersey and florida
ali located in the west and max III
a solid belt comprising fully one thirs
Of the area OF the United States
South Dakota, Colorado and Utah hat
rates of increase between so and s.
per cent while North Dakota. Wyom
ing. Oregon. Nevada, California, Nev
Mexico and Arizona increased between
ii, and 100 per cent"
The rate OF increase during In
len years, Is00-1a1o, was create
than during the previous decade Il
tventy-six of the forty-nine states
fifteen of these being west of the Mis-
sissippi River.
The greatest change in the rate Q
growth is lou0G IN TIE lhFee FGclI
coast states and Nevada and Ne7
Mexico all of which grew far taste
during the past ten years than dul
ing the ten preceding
The census bureau divided IN
country into the following geograph
cal divisions First. New England
second. Middle Atlantic states. Ne7
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
third, east north central states, Ohio
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and Visor
sin; fourth. vest north central states
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. Mort
Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas: fiji
north Atlantic states, from Delaware
md MARYLAND TO Florida, includin
West Virginia: sixth, east south Ger
trzl states. Kentucky, Tennessee
Alabamz and Mississippi: seventh
west south central states, Louisiana