The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-10
ARE
LOSING PEOPLE
To THE CITIES
Rush From Farm Has De-
populated Many
Sections
Special 10 Daily Leader

IT ftiAllis tgA. ~. 1. 1NIh 4H---A
,a.ietiu giving ior me United States
Ale population Di states and territ0g.
les By counties or equivalent sub
DIVISIONS, az shown bg tae thirteenth
Census returns taken as 81 April Isl.
1910 has been published BY order
o. acting Census Director Falkner
z vas prepared under the supervis-
ton OF William G Hunt chief st8,is
iician lor population.
The states and territories Of con.
laenial United states are. I'D general
divi3ed into counties but 80 L0Uisi
ana The equivaIen, Subdivisions are
called parishes: and there are also
q iew cities which are independent
ci any county organization. namely
Baltimore 10 Maryland SCI Louis in
Missouri and most u the cities Of
Virginia fAere are no counties IN
the District o. Columbia. The county
organization having been abolished
in 1874 Outside continental Inited
Safes Hawaii is t3e only territory
which has a county organization buf
"a Alaska recorders districts and in
Porto RICO municipal districts are
used as the equivalent ol counties
Many Counties Decrease.
For continental United states as
a whole. lhe population has decress-
ed since 1900 in lTl counties Or com
binations 9t counties, representing,
l.I per cent OF the entire number
while In Z,47@ counties
Or 7Zs per cent ID has increased 10
3ZI counties Or li5 per cent oil the
entire number considered the in-
crease in population since 1900 was
less tnan per cen in 55g On is.l
peF cent il was from ID l5 per
cent lu 8G9 cr lS per cert, it was
from J6 10 25 peT cent; in 366 or
IT'D per cent ID was from % 10 ae
per cent and ln 449. OF l5.s per cent
Il was 5J peF cent Or more
la the New England division com
posed of Maine. New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode is'
and and Connecticut. there we're ~
which decreased aud 4s
Khleh increased. OF the latter, ~
from 3 to Is pier cent l0
ess taan per cent: from l5 to
.5 per cent and from ~ TO 80 per
.enL there being no higher rate o.
gain in this division
In the Middle Atlantic division.
formed OF New York NeR Jersey
and Pennsylvania. there we're 55
counties which decreased and Il4
yhich increased. the largest nmmbes
u the latter "a. being those which
from S TO Is per cent; "a
from IS to Sd per cent. and l0, 5.
IeF cent oT more.
In the east North enSTal division
made Np Of Ohio Indiana. Illinois.
Michigan and Wisconsin, there we're
ls9 counties Naich decreased aud 245
which increased. tae largest number
1t the latter, l0T being those which
zainei from 30 If pes cent. There
SeTe 66 which increased less than .
per cent. As, from u 10 Is per ceni
IS. from Z5 to 50 percent and II. 80
per cent OF more
ia the West N0rta Central division
embracing Minnesota, Iowa Miss0u-
ri. North Dakota, South Ds6o,a Nc
lraska and Kansas there were 23z
.OuHzies which decreased and 355
which increaed. the iaggesi number
9i fhe .atfle l97. being those which
gained per cess or more. There
we're 69 which Increased less than
3 per celt -. from 3 70 Is per cent
81, from i5 to Z5 per cent aud IS.
from - 20 59 per cent
ln the South Atlantic division com
prjsJng Dela@ar2, Maryland. District
oi Columbia. Virginia, West virginia.
North Carolina South Cag>~~a.
Georgia and Florida. there were 81
counties which decreased and tAs
wnich Increased the largest number
0i the latter li7, being those whleh
galneI from s t0 lg per cent There
we're "a which Increased Tess than y
per cent &C. lvom 10 to 25 per ceuN,
49,, from 25 I'd 50 per cent and 6ls
go per cemt 0y more
En yhe East Sopgh Ceatral dis sion
Kentucky Tennessee, ATT
ALBANIA. ANA Mississippi there were
fA7 c0Hm9iec which decreased and
afa which Increased the largest nuin-
her all tho latthr S3 being tlose
which gaineN from X % i5 per cent
There we're AZ which Increased iess
than 5 ner cent? 55, from i5 AZ ~
par eent @5 trptn 41 to as pef caht
aad ts 5@ per caat oF is9fg.
ags Tf 4t4.e Z.