Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-06

There were u counties In which the
population living In rural territory ue-
creased and one county In. which there
was a decrease In urban population.
POPULATION COMPARED TO L. B.
Tho population of Vermont Is $685.
Compared with population Of 3BGl IN
1900, this represents an increase during |
tho past decade of 12,3l5, or 3.6 per cent |
During the same period the total popu'a-
ton Of continental United states increas-
cd q per cent. The percentage of increase
for the State during this decade. though
comparatively email, Is larger than that
shown by any census since 1870
a comparison of the rates OF increase
FIR the State with those for continental
United States shows that the increase TOT
tho whole country during the decade from
1900 to 1910 was almost six times the ratio
of increase for the State. and that ut every
census since 1910 the rate OF growth Tor
the State has been much lower than Tor
the country as whole. The populat,on
of the State in 1910 Is little moro than
four times as large ms in 1880 when the
first census was taken, while the popu-
lation of continental United states IN 1910
IL more than % times that In loo.
Vermont has six cities. Of which the
largest, Burlington, has population or
% 46S, and the smallest, Nergennes' mas
1,iS3 Tho aggregate population OF tlo
six cities IS oi6S. or II per cent. OF the
total population of the state.
or the cities having In 1910 over boTo
inhabitants Rarre shows the highest
percentage Of increase during the last
decade. namely, 81 per cent, ana ST
Adams the lowest, 30 per cent.
CHANGES IN TIE COUNTIES.
Vermont has "A counties, The popu-
lHtion Of these counties range from 1919
in Rutland county TO 37Gl in Grand Isle
county.
There have been no changes in the
territorial boundaries Of tho counties
since 1900.
EIGHT counties have increased IN popu-
| lntiJn during the last decade, the percent
ages Of increase ranging from one per
cent in Windham county TO 1870 per cent.
in Washington county; the absolute in
crease ranged from -. In Wndham
county to 5.G95 in Washington county.
six counties show a larger percentage of
! increase than is shown for the state as
a whole. which, as before stated, was
sc per cent. Six counties have decreased
In population during the last decade, the
! percentage of decrease ranging from IL
per cent. in Franklin county to l5I per
cent. in Grand isle ,ounty. The aggre-
| gate increase of population in the eight
counties that show an increase was 1853;
| the aggregate decrease of population in
the six counties that show decrease was
4.54i. The difference, 12,3l5. is of course
the total increase of population in the
state.
The counties Of Vermont are divided
| into 25i primary divisions, comprising
2AO towns, six cities, three unorganzed
townships, four cores and ono grant. The
81 incorporated villages in the state are
| not independent minor civil divisions, but
as already stated, form parts of the towns
in which they are located
POPULATION OF VILLAGES
In addition to the six cities. already
mentioned, Vermont contains Sc COM
munites Incorporated rs villages. Nine Of
the Incorporated villages had population
of more than 9,Mo inhabitants, with
a combined population Of 1892. while Il
villages had loss than 2.520 Inhabitants,
with a combined population of 4i,o72 The
aggregate population of the sc villages of
the state in 1910 was therefore Sa.o)4, or
23.6 per cent of the total population of
the State,
The 90 places having in 1910 either the
city or the village form of Incorporation
had an aggregate population of IA, Az
or 4o6 per cent, of the total population
of the State. or these cities and villages.
| hepn tod al
the census Of 1909 or were not returned
| separately at that census. The popula-
ton in 1910 Of the IS cities and incorpo-
rated villages for which the population
was returned separately in 1900 was 1874 =
| 3SS, or 31.S per cent. OF the population OF
| the State. Ten years before. in 1890 these
IS cities and villages had population o!
| 1881. or 1871 per cent. of the popula-
ton of the State at that time. This rep
resents an increase during the decade OF
1867, or 1G.l per cent. Outside thes,
cities and villages the population de-
creased G3l2. or 2S per cent
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
The total land area of the State Is
9l2i square miles. The average mum
Der OF persons to the square mile at the
ccnsuses of 1919, 1890, and 1890 was 80
81. and 1914. respectively.
Windsor county, with 94S square miles
has the largest area, and Grand ISL
county. with 50 square miles. the small
est area. Chittenden county has thu
highest density of any county, namely
7s2 persons per square mile, and Esse!
county the lowest. namely, lie.