Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-05
IOWA CENSUS
DATA GIVEN OUT
CITIES SHOWN TO HAVE MADE
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS WHILE
COUNTRY LOST.
URBAN CENTERS GROW
Proportion Of Population Living In
Town Of $500 and Over In
creases From 25.6 Per Cent
to 80 Per Cent.

L I'll NJ.
i Washington, d. c., Sept. 1.-Follow-
Ing the preliminary announcements,
which have been made by the census
bureau from time to time, OF the ag-
gregate population of all places In the
state Of Iowa, as enumerated at the
thirteenth census, taken as OF April
Is, 1910, Census Director Durand has
issued statement giving interesting
additional advance details, OF which
the more interesting relate to the
states urban and rural population.
The information was taken from. the
first state population bulletin for Iowa
now In press, prepared under the SUI
pervision of, William c.. Hunt, chief
statistician for population. This bulle-
tin will give the population figures by
counties and minor civil divisions,
with comparative statements of popu-
lation where possible, and statement
by counties, Of the population living
in urban and rural territory.
Definition OF Urban Population.
The census bureau, for purposes of
| discussion, has defined urban popula-
ton as that residing in cities and
other incorporated places of $500 in
habitants or more.
Urban population being thus defined
the remainder of the state or county
is classed as rural.
Urban and Rural Population.
The population of the state CLASH
fled as urban in 1910 is contained in
50 cities and towns. Included within
the rural territory are 76S cities OF
towns of less than $500 inhabitants.
The territory of the state classified
as urban in 1910 contained 68O,054 in
habitants, or 30.6 per cent of the total
population, while 1,544,717 inhabitants
or 69.4 per cent, lived in rural terri
tory. The territory in 1900 similarly
classified as urban-that Is, the cities
and towns then having $500 inhabi-
tants or more-contained 572,386 in
habitants,, or 25.6 per cent Of the to-
tai population, while 1858, 467 inhabi-
tants, or 74.4 per cent, lived in rural
territory There has thus been con-
siderable increase in the proportion
of urban population, while the proper
ton in rural territory showed a de-
crease at each of the three censuses
named.
The proportion Of the total popula-
ton OF the state living In cities of over
rs 900 inhabitants increased from 7.6
per cent in 1890 to 9.8 per cent In 1900
and 1913 per cent in 1910, the number
of such cities increasing from 4 in
1890 to 6 in 1900 and to in 1910.
The comparison of the total popu-
lation in 1910 of places having popu-
lation Of not less than $500 each with
the total population of the same places
in 1900 shows an increase of 1919 per
cent. During the same period the rural
population, comprising that of the re-
mainder of the state, decreased 7.2
per cent There were 10 counties in
which the population living in urban
territory decreased, and 80 counties
In which there was decrease in the
rural population.
state and United States Compared
The population Of Iowa is 2,224,771.
Compared with y population of 2,231,-
853 in 1900, this represents decrease
during the past decade Of 1882, or
three-tenths of l per cent. The per-
centage of increase for the state dur
ing the preceding decade (1890-190O)
was 1877 per cent.
Iowa appeared in the federal cen
sus for the first time in 1910. During
the 20 years from 1910 to 1860 the
population of Iowa grew very rapidly,
multiplying more than fifteenfold
During the forty years between 1860
and 1900 it grew much more slowly,
multiplying less than fourfold. This
growth was not regular, the rates of
increase rapidly diminishing from 1863
per cent for the decade from 1860-70
to 1877 per cent for the decade from
1890-19OO. The decade 1900-1910, as al
ready noticed, showed decrease Of
three-tenths of / per cent.
During the 80 years from 1910 to
1870 the population of the state in
creased much more rapidly than did
that of continental United States.
During the decade 1S70-18SO the rate
Of increase for the state fell off more
than half, and as result exceeded the
rate of increase for continental United
States by only 6 per cent. In 1880
the population Of the state was more
than 81 times as great as 1t was in
1910. while that of continental United
States was less than three times as
great. During each decade since 1880
the population Of continental United
States has increased faster than the
population Of the state. The rate Of
increase for the country as whole
for this 30-year period was 1874 per
cent, while the rate OF increase for the
state was 36.9 per cent.
The following table shows the popu-
lation of Iowa at each federal census
from 1910 TO 1910, inclusive, together
with the increase and per cent of in
crease during each decade.
Increase over pre- |
Census Popula- cedlng census.
Year ton No. Per Ct |
1910 2.224,771 1902 *0.3
1900 .2,231;853 319,556 1871
$780,. x1,912,297 27S,6S2 TT
1880 ...... 1,624.615 430,595 36.1
1870 $4,000 519,1O7 1863
1860 ...... 674,913 482,699 251.1
1850 49,. 182,214 149.1O2 S45.S /
1910 ,... 43,112 ....... -.
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