The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-11
GRAND TOTAL,
101,000,0O0
STARS AND STRIPES PROTECT
THAT MANY SOULS, ACCORD
ING TO 18TH CENSUS.
'91,972,266 IN STATES
Director Durand Gives Out Final Fig
ures With atement--Most OF
the People Live In
Cities and Towns.

Washington, Dec. 10.--ln tLt
United States and all its possessions
the Stars and Stripes protect 101 ,000,-
600 souls. This enormous number is
the official estimate of the bureau oil
census, announced today in connec
tion with the population statistics fos
the country, as enumerated in th4
18th decennial census. 1t includes
Philippines, Samoa, Guam, Hawaii,
Alaska and the Panama canal zone.
Within its borders on the North
American continent, exclusive OF
Alaska, the United States has popu.
lation Of 91,972,266 inhabitants. Dur.
ing the last ten years the states OF
the union had an aggregate increase
IN population of 15,97769I, which
amounts to q per cent over the 1900
figures.
Since the first census taken in
1890 the country has grown 25 times
as large, the population then having
been S,929,214, slightly larger THAI
the present population of the state OF
Texas.
Greater Than Expected.
Notwithstanding the rate of in.
crease was greater than expected, it
was still smaller than that scored In
any previous decade except that be.
tween 1S9O1900, when the increase
amounted to 20.7 per cent. Between
1860 and 1870 the increase was 22.G
per cent. The largest increase ever
shown in any ten years was that of
96.4 per cent between 1900 and 1910.
unquestionably it will be necessary
to alter the basis Of representation in
congress. At the present ratio OF
10000 people to each member of thc
house of representatives, the house
would contain about 747 members as
against 392 at present, 1t is the gen.
eral belief that this number would be
unwieldy. Even at the rate of 220,0O1
as a basis the house would contain
418 members, an increase of 27.
Statistics of the population of four
states, announcement of which was
withheld until the countrys total
population was announced, follow
Georgia, 2,609,120: Montana, 6,073;
Washington, 1,141 800; Wisconsin. O.
33353. 1850 an increase of 264,816, or 1877
per cent over 2,069024 in 1900, when
the increase over 1890 was 375,712.
or 22.a per cent.
Statement by Durand.
In a statement, explaining the in
crease in the population of the CONT
mental United States, Director of the
Census Durand attributes the growth
largely to the greater net additions
through immigration.
Durand finds a wider disparity in
the rate Of growth of different states
during the past decade than for a
long time. The range Is from a de
crease of 5.3 per cent in Iowa, to an
increase of 120 per cent in Washing.
ton. Durand says:
"The country is plainly marked off
In broad groups of states according
to the differences in the rate of in.
crease. The states showing the low
est rates of increase, falling below 10
per cent, are five In the great central
section of the country namely, Iowa
Missouri, Kentucky. Indiana and Ten.
nessee. Three northern New Eng.
land states, and Maryland and Dele
ware.
THE states which show an increase
of from 20 to so per cent are, for the
most part, the great manufacturing
states, including Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Yors
pennsylvania and West Virginia
The only other states increasing be
tween 20 and 30 per cent are Arkan-
sas and Texas.
West Grows Fastest.
States which show an increase ex
ceding 80 per cent are with the ex.
ception of New Jersey and Florida
all western states and make up d
solid belt comprising fully one-tbird
lof the area of the United States
South Dakota, Colorado and Utah hal
rates of increase between 30 and Sc
per cent, while North Dakota, Wyom
ing, Oregon, Nevada, California, New
Mexico and Arizona increased be
tween50 and 100 per cent. and Okla
| homa, Idaho and Washington more
than 100 per cent
THE rate Of increase during the
ten years from 1900 to 1919, wa
greater than during the previous dc
cade In twenty-six OF the forty-nins
states, these being west Of the Mis-
sissippi rf~er. The increase during
| tSiH last dArada wac lace than IN,