The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-11
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In UNITED STATES
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idly, as did manufacturing Common
wealths like New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts. Connecticut, New Jersey.
and West Virginia.
There were decreases in but 79S Of the
total 2,s25 counties OF the Union. while
many of the counties in the West doubled
and trebled their population.
Statement Is Issued.
In connection with the announcement
OF the population OF the United States,
the following statement was issued:
THE population of continental United
States. 9I.972.956 is somewhat greater
than was expected by most people, es-
pecialIy statisiicians This figure shows
a greater per cent of increase from 1900
to 1910 than took place from 1890 TO 1900,
namely, q per cent, as compared with
9O.7 per cent From 1850 10 1000 eaeh sue
eeeding census. except that OF 1870,
showed a falling of in the rate per cent
Of increase. This was TO be expected.
because in new countries generally the
rate of growth is higher than in old
countries.
"The fact that the per cent of in
crease has been higher during the past
decade than during the decade before is
probably due to greater net additions to
the population through immigration.
The natural increase OF the population
has been probably somewhat less from
1900 to 1910 than IL was from 1880 to 1909.
Relative Growth of States.
There has been a very wide disparity
in the rate OF growth Of different States
during the past decade-a more marked
disparity than has appeared at any other
census for a long time. The range is
from a decrease of three-tenths of per
per cent in Iowa to an increase Of 12C
per cent in Washington. The country IS
plainlya marked off in broad groups OF
States, according to the differences In
the the rate OF increase.
THE States showing the lowest rates
of increase, falling below 10 per cent are
five in the great central section Of the
country, namely, Iowa, Indiana. Mis-
souri,, Kentucky. and Tennessee; the
three northern New England States, and
Maryland and Delaware.
THE States showingS the. next higher
cent. lie adjacent to those showing the
lowest rate, and include in the Middle
West Ohio. Michigan. Wisconsin. Illinois.
Minnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas; and
on the other hand, a great belt of South
ern States. namely. Virginia. North Car
DINA. South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama.
and Mississippi
Manufacturing States Grow.
States which show an increase from
30 TO so per cent. and which therefore
exceed the average rate OF increase for
the United States, are, for the most part,
the great manufacturing States of the
northeastern section Of the country, in
Guiding Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Connecticut. New York. Pennsyl-
vania. and West Virginia. The only other
States increasing between % and 80 per
cent are Arkansas and Texas.
THE States which show an increase ex-
ceedfng 30 per cent are, with the cxceH'ion
of New Jersey and Florida, all located IN
the West, and make up a solid belt COM
prising fully one-third OF the area of the
United States South Dakota. Colorado
and Utah had rates of increase between
30 and 50 per cent, while North Dakota,
Wyoming. oregon. Nevada. California
New Mexico, and Arizona increased be-
tween 30 and 100 per cent and Oklahoma
Idaho, and Washington more than 100 per
cent
The rate OF increase during the ter
years, 1900 10 1910, was greater than dur
ing the previous decade in twenty-sfx OF
the forty-nine States fifteen OF these
being west OF the Mississippi River.
THE Increase during the last decade
was less than during the previous one
in twenty-three States, sixteen Of which
are east of the Mississippi River.
THE greatest change IN the rate OF
growth is found in the three Pacific Coast
States and Nevada and New Mexico. al
OF which grew far faster during the past
ten years than during the preceding.
Grand Divisions of Country.
THE Census Bureau divides the coun-
try into the following nine grand geo
graphical divisions: First, New England;
second. Middle Atlantic States. New
York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania
third. East North Central States. Ohio
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan. and Wiscon-
sin: fourth. West North Central States,
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and
Kansas; fifth. South Atlantic States,
from Delaware and Maryland to Florida.
including West Virginia; sixth. q East
South Central States. Kentucky, Tennes-
see, Alabama and Mississippi; seventh
West South Central States. Louisiana.
Arkansas, Oklahoma. and Texas; eighth.
Mountain States; and, ninth. Pacific
States
The States included in the first four
divisions named may be referred 10 as
the Northern Section; those in the South
Atlantic East South Central, and West
South Central, as the Southern Section
and those in the Mountain and Pacific.
as the Western Section.
The population of these nine geo
graphical divisions in 1910 is as follows
New England, 6,552 6S1; Middle atlantic.
1885, S92: East North Central, 1S,250,621;
West North Central. n,637. s21: South At
lantic 12.194,S95: East South Central.
S, 400 01: West South Central, S734,aSi:
Mountain, 2.6S3,5l7; Pacific, 4,192, 304 The
population of the Northern Section is
IS, Isl, 49, Southern Section, 29,3S9, $50,
Western Section. 6.S25.S2l
Coast States Grew Fastest.
''The per cents of increage from 1900
to 1910 in the geographic divisions are as
follows: New England, ~ per cent;