The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-27
Official Census Figures Made
Public Today Show Gain for
Last Ten Years Has
Been 22,035
KEWEfNAW COUNTY DOUBLES
Miohisan's Inhabitants Have Increas-
ed From 2.42o,ss2 in Number to
2,810,173-Upper Peninsula
Has 325,628.
Especial to The News.)

Washington. ID. c., Aug. 27.-ofcial
figures, showing the population of the
state of Michigan and of the several
counties in the upper peninsula, for
the thirteenth decennial cepsus, taken
this year, were made public by Direct
or of the Census Durand this after
noon. The returns are as follows, also
the totals for the twelfth and eleventh
census, which provide a means or
comparison.
Michigan state population, thirteenth
census. 2,S10,17S ;twelfth census. o.
$40. 9S2; eleventh census, 2,093,SS9.
Upper Peninsula, total population,
thirteenth census, 325,62S; twelfth cen.
sus. 261 1862; gain, 64,266.
IIoughton county population. thir.
teenth census, SS,09S; twelfth census
G6,063; eleventh census 35,3S9.
Keweenaw county population. thir-
teehth census, 1856 twelfth census
3,217; eleventh census. 1884.
Gogebic county population. thirteenth
census 2S,3S3; twelfth census, 1878;
eleventh census, 1896.
Alger county, population. thirteenth
census. 1915; twelfth census. 5.S6S;
eleventh cersus, 1,23S.
Ontonagon county population, thlr-
teenth census, $3.50; twelfth census, s.
1877: eleventh census, 1856.
Baraga county, population thir-
teenth census, G.127; twelfth census,
1920; eleventh census, 3,036.
Marquette county, population thlr.
teenth census, 46.739; twelfth census,
41,239; eleventh census, 39,521.
Menominee county, population thir =.
teenth census, 25,6iS; twelfth census,
27,O46; eleventh census. 33,639.
Schoolcraft county, population thir-
teenth census, 1851; twelfth census,
1859; eleventh census. 5.S1S.
Chippewa county, population thir
teenth census. 24,472; twelfth CEN
sus, 21,33S; eleventh census, 1909.
from county population thirteenth
census. 1874; twelfth census. $500;
eleventh census, 4,432.
Dickinson county. population thir-
teenth census, 2q524; twelfth ccp
sus, 1880.
Luce county, population thirteenth
census. 4,O04; twelfth census, 2,9S3
eleventh census, 2,455.
Macknac county, population thir-
teenth census, 9.249; twelfth census
1908; eleventh census, 1880.
Delta county, population thirteenth
or
SS1: eleventh census, 1880.
The growth of Houghton county dur
ing the past decade Is eve greater
than the local predictions Id indi-
cate, and the gain of $4,000 l.. popula-
ton gives this county almost twice ~
large population as that of Mar
uuette county, which is next highest,
with 46.7S9 population. AS an evidence
of the growth of this county, 1t VIII
be seen that the population has IN
creased 31.S per cent. during the last
ten years, while that of Marquette
county has increased 13 per cent dur
ing n like period.
The population of Keweenaw county
was more than doubled during the last
ten years and is now as large as dur
ing Kcweenaws halcyon days, evil
dencing the fact that Keweenaw's In
dustrial progress has been very mark
ed during this period.
The population of the upper penin-
sula has increased 2s per cent during
the last ten years, whereas the popu-
Iation of the state as whole has In
creased 16 per cent.