The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-09-07
POPULATION STATISTICS OF THE
STATE OF IOWA.
Facts and Figures Regarding State
as Cleaned from the Census
Information Of Last Year.

FaCtS ana F1SufeS NcSdFulnS otNtc
as Cleaned from the Census
Information Of Last Year.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 31.-Fol-
lowing the preliminary announce
ments, which have been made by the
Census Bureau from time to time, Of
the aggregate population of all places
in the state of Iowa, as enumerated
at the thirteenth census, taken as of
April Is, 1910, Census Director Dur
and issued today a statement giving
interesting additional advance de-
tails, of which the more important
relate to the states urban and rural
population. The information was
taken from the first state population
bulletin of Iowa, now in press, pre-
pared under the supervision of Mr..
William C. Hunt, chief statistician
for population. This bulletin will
give the population figures by coun-
ties and minor civil divisions, with
comparative statements of population
where possible, and a statement Of
counties, of the population living in
urban and rural territory.
The census bureau, for the pur-
poses of discussion, has defined ur-
ban population as that residing in
cities and other incorporated places
of $500 inhabitants or more. Urban
population being thus defined, the re-
mainder of the state is classed as
rural.
The population of the state CLASH
fed as urban in 1910 is contained in
60 cities and towns. Included with
the rural territory are 76S cities or
towns of less than $500 inhabitants.
The territory of the state classified
as urban in 1910 contained 6SO,O54
inhabitants, or 800 per cent of the
total population, while 1,544,717 in
habitants, or 69.4 per cent, lived in
rural territory. The territory in
1900 similarly classified as urban
that is, the cities and towns then
having $500 inhabitants or more
contained 572,9S6 inhabitants, or
25.6 per cent of the total population,
while 1,659,467 inhabitants, or 74.4
per cent, lived in rural territory.
The proportion of the total popu-
lation of the state living in cities of
over $4,000 inhabitants increased
from 7.6 per cent in 1890 to 9.S per
cent in 1900 and 1913 per cent in
1910, the number of such cities in
creasing from in 1890 to 6 in 1900
and to s in 1910.
The population of Iowa is 2,224,-
III. Compared with population Of
2,231 1853 in 1900, this represents a
decrease during the past decade OF
1882, or three-tenths of l per cent.
The percentage of increase for the
state during the preceding decade
1S9O-l90O) was 1877 per cent.
Iowa appeared in the federal GEN.
sus for the first time in 1910. Dur
ing the 20 years from 1040 to 1860
the population of Iowa grew very
rapidly multiplying more than fif-
teenfold. During the 40 years be-
tween 1850 and 1900 it grew much
more slowly, multiplying less than
fourfold. This growth was not reg
ular, the rates of increase rapidly
diminishing from 1853 per cent for
the decade 1se0-1S70 to 1917 per
cent for the decade 1S9O-1900. The
decade 190O-1910, as already no.
ticed, showed decrease Of three
tenths of l per cent.
Iowa has 10S cities, of which the
largest, Des Moines, has population
of sc, 1868, and the next largest, Sioux
City, population of 47,S2S. Be-
sides Sioux City there are six cities
in the state having from $4,000 to
$4,000 inhabitants. Nine cities have
from $1,000 to $4,000, 9 from 5000
to 10000, AZ from $500 to 5000 and
40 less than $50 inhabitants.
Iowa has 80 counties. The popula-
ton OF these counties range from
S,137 in Dickinson county to 11O,43S
in Polk county. There have been no
changes in the territorial boundar-
les of the counties since 1900.
Twenty-eight counties have increased
in population during the last decade,
the percentages of increase ranging
from two-tenths of l per cent in Jas
per county to ALA per cent in Monroe
county, and the absolute increases
from 50 in Jasper county to 1854
in Polk county. Seventy-one coun-
ties have decreased in population
during the last decade, the percent
ages of decrease ranging from eight
tenths OF | per cent in Page county
to 1871 per in Adams county, and
the absolute decreases from 1870 in
Emmett county to 4,413 in Mahaska
county. In the previous decade
1S9O to 1900 every county in the
state but one increased in popula-
ton, the percentages of increase
ranging from is per cent in Shelby
county to 1929 per cent in Emmett
county. Woodbury. county, the one
exception, showed decrease of
1922, or is per cent. During the
last decade this county increased in
population 1905, or 1913 per cent.
The aggregate increase of population
from 1900 to 1910 in the % counties
that show an increase is 100,549;
the aggregate decrease of population
in the II counties that show a de-
crease is 107, 631. The difference,
1852, is the total decrease of popu-
lation in the state.