Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-01
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TIN ON unsAN AND RURAL
POPULATION.
PROPORTION or uR0AN
AND RuRAL RGslDEMvs
Population Of lows and United statss
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Washington. Sept. l-Following the
preliminary announcements, which
have been made by the census bureau
from time to time. Of the aggregate
population Of all places In the state Of
lows. az enumerated at the thirteenth
census. taken as Of April 10. 1910. Gem
sus Director Durand Issued today a
statement giving interesting additional
advance details. Of which the more inn
portant relate to the states urban and
rural population. The information was
taken from the first state population
bulletin for Iowa. now In press, pre-
pared under the supervision Of Mr.,
William G. Hunt, chief statistician for
population. This bulletin will give the
population figures by counties and mi-
nor civil divisions. with comparative
statements Of populations where possi-
hte,@ and q statement, by counties, Of
the population living In urban and
rural territory.
The census bureau. for purposes Of
discussion. has DEFINED urban popula-
ton % that residing in cities and 9TH
er Incorporated places Of $500 inhabi.
tants or more.
Urban population being thus defined,
the remainder of the state or county Is
classed az rural.
Urban and Rural Population.
The population Of the state classified
as urban In 1910 is contained in six
ty-nine cities and towns. Included
within the rural territory are 76S cit
les or towns Of less than $500 inhabi-
tants.
The territory Of the state classified
as urban In 1910 contained 6s0,O54 in
habitants. OF 500 per cent of the total
population. while 1.544,717 inhabitants,
or. ss.4 per cent. lived in rural terri
tory. The territory in 1900 similarly
CLASSIFIED as urban-that 10, the cities
and towns then having $500 inhabi-
tants or mors-contained 572,ss6 In
habitans. or 25.e per cent Of the total
population. while 1863. 4s7 inhabitants.
Or. IA per cent, lived in rural terri
tory. There has thus been a consider
able increase in the proportion Of ur-
ban population. while the proportion in
rural territory showed a decrease at
each Of the three censuses named.
Tho proportion Of the total popula-
ton Of the state living n cities OF over
$4,000 Inhabitants increased from 7.6
per cent In 1890 to 9.S per cent in 1900
and 1l.s per cent III: 1910. the number
OF such cities increasing from In 1890
to Sin 1900 and to Sini1sa6.
The comparison Of the total popula-
tion in 1910 OF places having 9 popu-
htion OF not less Khan $500 each with
the total population Of the same places
In 1900, shows an increase OF 1873 per
cent. During the same period the rural
population. comprising that Of the re-
mainder OF the state. decreased ~ per
cent. There were 10 counties In which
the population living in urban territory
decreased and 80 counties in which
there was a decrease in rural popu-
lation.
Population Of STATE and Nation.
The population Of Iowa Is 2.224,771.
Compared with a population Of 2 1881, 1858
In 1900, this represents a decrease dur
Ing the past decade Of 1852, or three
tenths OF per cent. The percentage
Of increase for the state during the
preceding decade (1s90-1s00l was 1871
per, cent.
Iowa appeared in the federal census
for the hrst time in 1870. During the
20 years from 1910 to 1860 the popula-
ton OF Iowa grew very rapidly, multi
plying more than hfteenfold. During
the 40 years between 1860 and 1900
1t grew much more slowly, multiplying
less than fourfoIG This growth was
not regular. the rates of Increase rapid
~ diminishing from 7e.9 per cent for
The decade 1S60-1S70 to 1871 per cent
FOR the decade 1890-19O0. The decade
fS00-1s10. as already noticed, showed
q decrease Of three tenths Of I per
cent.
During the thirty years from 1910 to
1870 the population OF the state in
creased much more rapidly than did
that of continental United States. Dur
Ing the decade 1e70-1sSO the rate of
increase for the state fell on more than
half. and as result exceeded the rate
Of jncrease for continental United
States by only s per cent. ns1sso the
thfrty.seven times as great as 1t was
I in 1870. while that OF continental Unit
ca States was tess than three times
~ great. During +. each decade since
1850 the population Of continental I'm
tied States has increased faster than
the population Of the state. The rate
Of increase for the country A. q whole
for this fhirty.ysar period Mas s&4 per
cent, while the rate Of increase for the
state was 3S.s per cent.
lows has 1oS cities. OF which the
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