The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-04-19

OOmpleIe NEVADA census TeIuruS are
at hand from the census bureau, dis
closing some interesting figures of Ne
vada's growth. The one feature
noticeable in the tabulations Of the GEN.
sus authorities is the rapid growth of
the agricultural sections of the state
while decline is noted in the mining
districts.
The ten most populous precincts in
the state and the number of Inhabitants
are as follows:
Reno, 1O,s67; Goldfield 4,83S; Tono-
pah, 1890; Carson City, 1920; Sparks,
2,9l8; Virginia City. 2,244. Ely, 2,055;
Winnemucca. 1,7S6; Elko, 1,677; Fall
lou, 1926. Winnemucca and Elko have
no incorporation boundaries, hence
comparative figures would be fair only
as given. The population of incorpora-
ted cities of the state are as follows:
Carson City, 2,466; Ely City, 2,055;
Fallon, TAI; Reno, 10, 867; Searchlight,
3s7; Sparks, $500; Virginia City 2,244;
Yerington, 682. The most noticeable
declines have been found in Virginia
City. which fell from s,5ll in 1890 to
2,695 in 1900 and to 2,244 in 1910, and
in Wadsworth, which dropped from
1909 in 1900 to 2l2 in 1910. The most
marked increase of any of the agricul.
tural districts of the state has occurred
in this county, which increased in popu-
lation from 7O3 in 1890 to $50 In 1900
and to 2,sll in 1910.
The populations of the various pre-
cincts of this county as demonstrated
by the census of one year ago are as
follows:
Coppereid, 26; Fairview, SO; Hazen,
IA; Huxley. 70; Jessup, 28; New River,
including City of Fallon, 1925; St.
Clair, AGO; Sand Springs, IL; Saltwater,
1876; White Rock, rs; Wonder, SO.
As comment upon the figures for Fal-
lon, it may be truthfully said that the
population of the town has increased at
least 257d in the year that has elapsed
since census taking. 1t has been since
then that our sugar factory has been
started and this and other factors have
been responsible for the addition of a
large number of residents to the towns
population. And Fallon's real stride
has not yet been shown. 1t is quite
safe to say that the same ratio of in
crease in the county's population will
be maintained throughout the present
decade as was evidenced in the last,
which would suffice to bring Churchill
county's people to around 10, 900 in 1920.
When it is remembered that good
Judges uniformly predict population
of 5, 900 for Fallon in five years, the
10. 900 mark for the county set for
1920 would seem to be wholly conserva-
tive, for with the passing of another
two years, government lands and wa
ter will be restored to entry in this
project and settlement is anticipated
then in wholesale numbers.
Census Director Durand has issued
the first official statement from the
Census Bureau relative to the agricul-
tural statistics of the state of Nevada
collected at the Thirteenth Decennial
United States Census. April 10, 1910.
1t is based on a preliminary compara-
tive summary submitted to the Director
by DR.. LeGrand Powers, chief statis-
tician of the division of agriculture in
the Bureau of the Census. This sum-
mary shows, for both the census OF
1910 and that of 1900, the reported total
value of farm land, buildings, and i'm
plements and machinery; total acreage;
improved acreage; average acres per