The weekly Iberian., 1911-07-29
MOVEMENT OF
WHITE AND NEGRO
POPULATION IN
NINE SOUTHERN STATES

washington, ID G., jay - II
.o,, Preliminary statistics show
- IN. consistent ara CO.."
.'sO, ~ ciy~a'd movement q .''
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y 1910, 1900, ana 1890 ave con
.,...d IN - comparative stat'h'H'
prrvar'4i under b. s''p'i ,, l'S'''' ''',,;,
y, william G. Hunt, chief sta'If.
sc,.u for population, ~ ~" ~
rran of the Census, an" , sue" 20.
a,y ry Ariing cen rs ''r''oT
r.,kurr. The iigri"s ave prem
mioa,y and subj "' {" necessary
...,s;nn later. hul /, j. believed that
:. =. viii be no mate, l"I change
N The percentages stated
The nine cotton states concerned
.re. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mlss's',pp',
North Carolina. South C''o''na'
and Tennessee.
ar the white people of thrse
.,a,es 1879 pe, cent lived in urban
areas il 1910. II per cent in 1900,
and l1.G per cent IN 1890, OF the
total negro population OF Tn"
s.me states the pei cottages living
N urban areas were II 7 per cent
N 1910. AZ per cent in 1900, and
lLs per cent in 1890.
ltappears from these percent
ages that The changes in the pro
norton of the total negro popula
'ion Of these states living in the
u,bau sections have been about the
same AZ those in the proportion OF
ihe total whites who live in cities.
Roih white and negro show n de-
cdrd movement toward the city.
From IN urban proportion OF IS
,,er cent in 1890 the whites have
increased TO Is 3 per cent in 1910
During the same period the nrba"
nroOort,0n Of negroes increased
from 10 to II per cent
while the proportion Of whites
I'D negroes living IN city and
eoantry can be readily measured.
anne care in required IN stating
,hs rate OF incrras" This diff
Guilty arises from the fact that
pmlions Of the rural area are con-
Usually changing into urban dis
iActs Urban population. az de
ise,l by The Census Office, IL com
posfd Of those groups that live IL
uties ard other Incorporated
pISt~s having at least $500 in
kAtAtaOts In o. der 10 obtain a
dsSaite measure Of lhe rate Of ia
oease II IL necessary that the rate
peetalm to the same area for each
ceusna period. Rates Of increase,
calculated for The places that were
classed m urban or rural III 1890,
sse ~ follows:
The white population Of 1890
atws increased ~ o per cent be-
tween 1890 aud 1900 and 40 4 per
o'Ms between 1900 and 1910.
alnilar rates Of increase for the
sfbHn negroes are 23 3 per cent in
ihe decade 1890 to 1900 aud 80. 8
" cent In the decade 1900 1910
~ The rn,al scctions Of 1890 ,hc
sale 0f Increase for the white 20.
pulsilaM was IS Z hetw ween 1890
Aad l9l'0, and IL between 1900
~ 1910 The increase of the
nageoeS IN the Yame rural sections
m f1.5 between 1890 and 1900
VI 83 between 1900 and 1910.
4 comparison Of these rates OF
Acttas1 brings out clearly the
e'tys ysard trend for both races, but
ehows II 10 le even greater for the
whites than for the negroes. The
~ of increase for the urban
phllNe advanced from q 6 to 4G 6,
: difsrepce Of 10 per cent
sAlls ine rate for the urban ne
/ Ree1 advanced from % 2 to 30 5,
a Aai6erehce Of Z q per cent.
= rate Of increase in the ru.
- eeellons was less for both races
: ~ decade ending IN 1910 than
IT, tast ending in 1900, but the
fllse IN the rate of increase was
W mach greater for The negroes
eaas tor the whites For the
sellta the change was from 1S Z
= rsht n The tilst decade to II 3
- last 10 years, 4 difference
"a ~ per cent For the negroes
.se esange was from II 5 per G, nj
seS per cent, a d ference Of %
- oeek-- Buteau Of the Census.
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