The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11
OUR POPULATION si,@,lM
~ INfRI ~ az iI.D: .69f ~
yUI It>I ~ IRIS.
,n.,,ii,r= Alaska. I,a"a'L Porto Rico anal
nrnrr Po>>r~>lnr~ the Figures WIN TIE
,,nru>Imat"N ioi. sOss. otsss cities
%, ma, ar ' ere L. n. Sos Ospy

,,nro>Imat"U iOi tOss. OsDss- cities
- ma, nr ore I. : n. SOs. OOg
.....>.I., lee. 10 Continental
H.. ..r. i.,t population of Vi. pu2 .
Al ........t liH .B9i over the popu
5000 Including Alaska. Hawaii
-. .n'.rv I"rSons abroad. the
.' 'n" United States IA %
| =. lt-u: IN" population of the
y fHS AZ. and adding est
. '., r." Islands of Guam, Samoa
.rt Loo. ri. 2uns il makes the total
-, ..u e tho United States and
~. .,'- apVroSimately lOi. lOO. 90
NJ. .., atom OF tho country is some
,nns .>..l million and a halI more than
N. .a-,.~ bureau
/ The ~,J'"S showing ths lowest rates
q, .a,r..~o falling below 10 PEI cent =.
A., lnol Missouri kentucky. Tennessee.
fu,rr \,w Hampshire. Vermont. Mary
snt 4.i Delaware The States showing
,,,.- rcr"as- between 10 and ~ per
~, 10. ldjaoent to those showing tho
oxr-. r.," and includ. in the middle West
1hl, VI. nlgan. Wisconsin. Illinois, Minns-
.cta Nebraska and Kansas and a number
n southern States. Virginia. North Caro-
ina. south Carolina. Georgia. Alabama
and Miss lssippi States which show an
pc--as. from 10 10 "a per cent and which
tpar,.ior. exceed the average rate Of in
---s.s ~" for tho most part the great
rAnufaptIring States Of the northeast ern
.--.an ii the country. including Massa-
-ous-,rS Rhode Island and Connecticut.
S.x York. Pennsylvania and West Viz
rnia The only other States increasing
tween ~ and 20 per cent are Ark ansas
cd T-Nas
The states which show an increase
,ic--ilne ~ per cent are. with the excep-
ION " New Jersey and Florida, all located
Z The West and make up a solid belt
surprising fully one-third Of the area
u the United States. South Dakota,
dorado and Utah had rates of increase
c.,x-en " and 81 per cent, and North
pakc'a. Wyoming. Oregon. Nevada. Cali
TINA. New Mexico and Arizona increased
b.-ween 80 and 100 per cent. and Okla
horna. Idaho and Washington more than
m per cent.
Commenting on the figures gathered
,der his suprev ision Director Durand
.ad
|. I Relieve that the population Of Con-
mental nited States. Of. or. 2es. il some
saat greater than was expected by most
?-pp" specially statisticians. This fig
Ire shows r~eater per cent. of increase
from lsH 10 1910 than took place from
So 70 1870, namely. II per cent. as COM
,ar,i with TOT per cent. From 1850
20 lsr each succeeding census except
hat Il $50 showed falling Oh in the
a,e per cent. Of increase. This was TO be
expected because in new countries gener-
sly b.. rate Of growth is higher than
Old countries.
The fact that the per cent. Of increase
"a been higher during the past decade
an turing the decade before is prob
ATTY Tue TO greater net additions to the
;opGation through immigration. The
,tmrll increase OF the population has
s--n probably somewhat less from 1900
= 1910 than 1t was from 1890 to 1870
|. It every previous CENSUS the present
III - will disciose very great difference
: IT, rate OF the growth u cities as com
;arei with small towns and rural dis
-1c- The standard adopted by III.
-a-Is Bureau in distinguishing urban
T1V TuTdl ON OASIS Oh
faces II : .50D inhabitants. but at the
Tr---nt time il il possible 20 distinguish
c-ly The relative growth in places 81
.iU, ~ more inhabitants "A compared
nth al! other territory. As there has
81 decidedly more rapid growth in
face. h-rween 800 and IS ,UOO inhabi-
ant han IN smaller places and rural
.,tr.ct- the figures available do not tell
he Taoi" story.
The population Of cities of $4,000 in
aaoitants II 1910 il 2s.5Os COT. or 81 per
-nt Of me total population. In 1900
he population Of cities Of 5000 inhabi-
ants or more was $50 per cent. OF the
'oial and n 1880 2?? per cent. Later
satisfies vii. probably show that more
..An Is yer cent. Of the population Of the
s.Intry i Urban. that is in places OF ? 500
Lhabltan.- or more.
In IN. North the proportion OF the total
'ppUiaton that lived in cities Of rs 90
Inhabitants vas tJ.6 per cent. in 1910.
y. per cent in 1910 and 2s.s per cent. in
81 In IN. South the corresponding
-r cents ar" 1913 per cent. in 1910. IO.i
3'r cent N lsoo and s5 per cent in 1891
q n" W'-t III" proportion living ia cities
- o" inhabitants or more IL 81 ) per
ut N 1910 a. compared with % ? in
81 and - per cent in 1891.
n" population living IN cities Of IS. On
y mo-" has increased much more rapidly
aan thar N the rest OF the country. The
'opI!atIrn II such cities IN 1910 was
,S- 80 a. compared with 81 .O7s. Iss
~ The -ar>> cities in 1900, tn. increase
eng 40. -Is. or Is , per cent
| u" p"pulition in the rest OF the coun-
~ including smaller cities and rural
i.uIct-. N 1910 was ~. sd4. $50. a. com
iared WITH - sls. 3ss IN 1870. the increase
-ihs 80 s73. or only about "A million
nore than the Increase Of the cities alone
te per cent Of increase was 1873
..-s than half the rates shown by cities
G'W rhanitants
sta'"i another way. AS per cent OF
- .nrr"a-" IN tn" population 81 the