The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-24

5000 inhabitants, Barre shows the high.
est percentage Of increase during the
last decade, namely, q per cent, and
st Adams the lowest, 81 per cent
Changes in the Counties.
Vermont has II counties. The popu-
lation of these counties ranges from
As, 1870 in Rutland county to 3,T6l in
Grand Isle county
There have been no changes in the
territorial boundaries Of the counties
since 1900.
Eight counties have Increased in
population during the last decade, the
percentage OF increase ranging from /
per cent. in Windham county to ID %
per cent. in Washington countys the
absolute increase ranged from 272 in
Nindbam county to 5,095 in Washing
ton county Six counties show a larg-
er percentage Of increase than is shown
for the state as whole, which, as
before stated, was 3 o per cent. Six
counties have decreased in population
during the last decade, the percentages
Of decrease ranging from IL per cent.
in Franklin county to l5.T per cent in
Grand Isle county The aggregate in
crease was 1850; the aggregate de-
crease Of population in the 8 counties
that show n decrease was 1914 The
difference, 1886, is Of course the total
increase OF population in the state
The counties Of Vermont are divided
into 254 primary divisions, comprising
24O towns, cities. unorganized town
townships. 4 cores, and grant. The
50 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.
In addition to the cities, already
mentioned, Vermont contains So com
munities incorporated as villages. Nine
of the incorporated villages had popu-
lation Of more than $500 inhabitants,
with combined population Of 39,932;
while Al villages had less than $500
inhabitants, with a combined popula-
tion of 44,072 The aggregate popu-
lation of the SO villages of the state in
1910 was therefore S4G04, or %. Q per
cent. Of the total population of the
state
The 62 places having in 1910 either
the city or the village form Of incor.
poration had an aggregate population
Of l44472 or 406 per cent. OF the
total population Of the state OF
these cities and villages, IA have either
been Incorporated since the census OF
1900 or were not returned separately at
that time The population in 1910 Of
the As cities and incorporated villages
for which the population was returned
separately In 1900 was 4,3SS, or 81 s
per cent: Of the population of the
state. Ten years before, in 1900, these
as cities and villages had population
OF 1891. or 1877 per cent OF the
population OF the state at that census
This represents an increase during the
decade Of 1867, or 1871 per cent
Outside these cities and villages the pop.
ulation OF the state decreased 6,3l2, or
2 s per cent
Density of Population.
The total land area of the state is
9I24 square miles The average num-
Der of persons to the square mile at
the censuses of 1910. 1900 and 1890
was 80, 3T.7, and 80 4. respectively
Windsor county, with GAS square
miles, has the largest area, and Grand
Isle county, with SO square miles, the
smallest area Chittenden county has
the highest density of any county,
namely, 1872 persons per square mile.
and Essex county the lowest, namely,
II g.