The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
CENSUS TAKERS
SUCCESSFUL WORK
Inconsiderable Number of Rich
1mond People Refused
Information.

Valuable statistics concerning Rich
mond and It's population have been
uncovered as a consequence of the re-
liEious census taken Tuesday after
noon. Chief among these is the indi-
cation that tho religious preferences
of 17o.625 persons were recorded by
the 1000 census takers. who covered n
territory OF twenty-one square miles
in their work. While this total is
within 1000 fthe Hill Directory
Company's estimate OF the population
within this radius. the census work
ers operated even bsycnd the limits
OF Mr.. Hills census takers.
Although these figures may seem
unreasonable first glance, they are
founded upon conservative estimate
OF the 10000 record blanks printed for
the census, exactly $4,000 have been
estimate OF experts that Richmond
families Will average four to house
hold. Census Director Durham has
multiplied the filled out cards by IL
In orde rto be as conservative as pos
siole In making his count Experts
In the census business are not disposed
TO look at these nf-ures askanct.
Growth of suburb.
a relative idea of Richmond's growth
since the government census OF 1910
may be obtained from the concrete IL
lustration OF Highland Park. Esti
mates had placed the population OF
this suburb at 1000 but actual count
OF the cards Allied cut showed IIishla nd
Park to have :.i7s residents. Tho to-
tai OF 17o.625 is not hard to believe in
the face OF this actual example.
Wtliic Richmond has always been
known as churchSotng city. "a count
of the census cards indicates that IS
per cent of the city's population is
seriously connected with The church.
This is S per cent n,gner than the
churchgoing average OF other Amer
lean cities. Further Indications arc
that the percentage OF persons without
church preference Will be about !.
a great advertising feature for tho
city was discovered when 1t was found
that the census takers reported only
$40 houses In the white residential sec
ton unoccupicd. and far less than tina,
number in tho colorod residential dts
trict.
Everybody Helped.
That the city as whole was thor
ouGhly in sympathy with tn. move
ment is evinced by the fact that only
2se persons in l70.625 refused the infor-
nation sought by the census takers
4 number almost infinitesimai. An idea
of the interest felt by the city at large
may be CLEANED from the number OF
persons who filed in the record blanks
printed In newspapers and either left
them to be collected by the workers or
mailed them TO Mr.. Durham one rec
ord blank was mailed by Il woman who
was out OF the city Tuesday afternoon
and wished TO be recorGed In the CEN
sus.
The ministers and all connected with
the undertaking are delighted with
the result. One minister reported to
DR.. Durh IN yesterday that the num-
Der OF people who by the record cards
Favored his church. but did no. attend
was greater than the actual number
OF persons on his church roll. SINH
lar reports have been made by other
lergymen. The cards which show ID
individuals To have no church prefer
ences have been sent TO the Hi d.
rectory Company for duplication. A
duplicate Will be given to every DE-
nomination In the city.
a meeting of a special committee to
arrange for settling the expenses of
the census taking will be held this
morning a 10 o'clock In The Business
Mems Club. About $4,000 VIII be need
ed 20 defray all the expenses incurred