The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-14
HUNDRED MILLION
TOTAL POPULATION
Inciading all Lands Under
the Flag.
THIRTEENTH CENSUS.
Umquest!onably 1t Will BE Necessary
to Alter the Basis Of Representa-
ton In Congress.

Gioh IN SouSTcSSs
In the United States and all it's
possessions the Stars and Stripes pro-
itect 101 100 900 souls. This enormous
number is the official estimate of the
United States bureau Of census, an
nounced Saturday in connection with
the population statistics of the coun-
try as enumerated IN the thirteenth
decennial census.
1t includes the Philippines. Samoa,
Guam, Hawaii, Alaska and the Pana-
ma Canal Zone.
Within it's borders on the North
American continent, exclusive of Alas
ka the United States has a popula-
ton of 91.972,266 inhabitants. During
the last ten years the States of the
Union had an aggregate increase in
population of 1897 SOL, which amount
10 21 per cent. over the 1900 figures.
Since the first census was taken in
1890, the country has grown twenty
five times as large, the population then
having been 392a,2l4. slightly larger
than the present population of the
State of Texas.
The growth of the country was
greater than has been expected by the
expert statistciaas who have closely
watched the progress of the country's
population.
Director Durand attributes the
growth Of the Continental United
States to 91,972,366 largely to greater
additions through Immigration.
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 l2O per cent in
Washington.
THE States Showing the lowest
rates of increase, falling below 10 per
cent" he says, 'are five in the great
Central section 81 the country, namely
Iowa, Missouri. Kentucky, Indiana
Tennessee; the Ehree Northern New
England States aKi Maryland and Del
aware
The States Showing the next higher
increase between 10 and 20 per cent
lie adjacent to these showing the low
est rate and incfude, in the Middle
West, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Hi
nois, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas,
and on the other hand great belt Of
Southern States, namely Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama and Mississippi
States which show an increase
from 20 to 80 per cent are, for the
most, the great maI. ufacturng states,
including Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
Connecticut, New YORK, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, The only other
states increasing between 20 and 80
per cent are Arkansas and Texas.
THE states which show an Increase
exceeding so per cent are, with the
exception of New Jersey and Florida
all located in the West and make up
solid bel; comprising fully one third
of the area Of the United States South
Dakota, Colorado and Utah had rates
of increase between so and so per
'tiiti NIIit .NOl lh I'dhOll, Wyoming,
Oregon California, New hieAi,u and
Arizona, Increased between 80 and 100
per cent and oklahoma, Idaho and
Washington more than 100 per cent
The greatest change in rate of
growth is found in the three Pacific
coast states. and Nevada and New
Mexico, all of which grew far faster
during the last ten years than during
the preceding period
THE population OF the Middle At
lantic states is 19,3l5,S92 and the
South Atlantic States 1874 1896 The
percentage of increases of the South
Atlantic States is 1854.
The fact that the rate OF increases
for the country as whole was greater
from 1900 to 1910 than during the
preceding decade was due entirely to
the added rate OF growth in the Middle
Atlantic, Mountain and Pacific divi-
sions. In all six Of the other divisions
tho increase during the last decade
was less than during the previous one"
Mr., Durand Expresses the opinion
that later statistics probably will
show that more than 45 per cent. OF
the population OF tho country is urban,
that is, places of $500 inhabitants or