Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-16
THIRTEENTH FEDERAL CENSUS
SHOWS GAIN OF 20 PER
CENT FOR NATION.
MINNESOTA NINETEENTH IN LIST
Continent Boasts e1,e72,266, an In
crease Of 15,e77,96 in Ten Years.
Adding Philippines, Total is
101, 100000.

ton of the United States is 93,4O2, l5l.
This is the total number of people
enumerated throughout the states, ter
ritories, District of Columbia, Alaska,
Hawaii and Porto Rico in the thir-
teenth census, which began April Is,
1910. The total does not include the
Philippine Islands.
The increase in the country's popu-
lation during the last ten years was
16,145,521, or 20.9 per cent, over IT,
256,63O, the population in 1900. The
1900 figure represented an increase of
14,276,864 or 22.7 per cent over g.
978,766, the population in 1890.
U. S. Proper Is 91,972,266.
The population of continental United
States is 91,972, 266, an increase of 49,
977, 691 or 21.0 per cent over 1884 ,575
in 1900, when the increase was Il, O46,-
S61 or 20.7 per cent over 81, 947,714, the
total in 1890.
The total population Of the United
States with all it's possessions is about
1O1, 100000. This number includes T.
635, 426 in the Philippine islands, as
enumerated in the census there in 1908
and estimates for the population of the
island of Guam, the American posses
sions in Samoa and persons on the
Panama canal zone.
In the new population figure Mime
sofa retains the position it has held
among the states of the nation for the
past ten years-nineteenth in the list.
There were few changes in rank dur
ing the period.
Population statistics issued by the
census bureau included the following:
State of Wyoming, 145,965, an in
crease of 53,434, or ST. per cent over
1881 in 1900. The increase from 1890
to 1900 was 29,976, or 47.9 per cent.
The territory of Alaska, 64,356, an
increase of 1854 or IL per cent over 3d.
592 in 1900. The increase from 1890
to 1900 was 31,54O or 1874 per cent.
The Hawaiian islands, 1911 ,909, an in
crease of 37,908 or 24.6 per cent oevr
154,0O1 in 1900. Honolulu has popu-
lation of 52,1S3, an increase Of 1887,
or 1928 per cent over 39,306 in 1900.
The population of Superior, Wis, is
4O,3S4, an increase of 9,293 or 1913 per
cent over 81 ,091 in 1900.
A revision of the 1910 population fig
ures for Augusta, Ca, gives that city
a population of 10,O40, an increase Of
1,599 or Al per cent over 39,441 in
1900.
The first announcement of the 18th
census of Augusta was 1896, de-
crease of 1,615 from the 1900 figures.
In a statement, explaining the in
crease of the population of the con-
tinental United States to 91,972,266,
Director Durand attributes the growth
largely to immigration.
Wide Disparity Shown.
Mr.. Durand finds wider disparity
in the rate of growth of the different
states during the last decade than for
any other for long time. The range
is from a decrease of 5.3 per cent in
Iowa, to an increase of 120 per cent
in Washington.
1.-THE country" he said, "is plainly
marked off in broad groups of states,
according to the differences in the
rates of increase. The states showing
are Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana
and Tennessee, the three northern New
England states and Maryland and Del
aware.
THE states showing the next higher
rates of increase between 10 and 20
per cent, lie adjacent to those show
ing the lowest rate, and include in the
middle west, Ohio, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Kansas and on the other hand, great
belt of southern states, namely, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
States which show an increase
from 20 to 80 per cent, are, for the
most part, the great manufacturing
states, including Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, Penn
sylvania and West Virginia. The only
other states increasing between 20 and
80 per cent are Arkansas and Texas.
Western States Gain Most.
The states which show an increase
exceeding 80 per cent are, with the
exception of New Jersey and Florida,
all located in the West, and make up
a solid belt comprising fully one-third
of the area of the United States. South
Dakota, Colorado and Utah had rates
of increase between 80 and SO per
cent, while North Dakota, Wyoming,
Oregon, Nevada, California, New Mex
leo and Arizona increased between so
and 100 per cent and Oklahoma, Idaho
and Washington more than 100 per
cent.
"The greatest change in the rate of
Northwest Men Elected.
Louisville, Kentucky.-Thes supreme