The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-09
U. s. POPULATION
is 1O5,6S3,1OS
i4.s PER CENT GAIN MADE BY
UNITED STATES SINCE
1910 CENSUS.
MANY MORE TO CITIES
OVER HALF OF POPULATION 10
LIVING IN CITIES AND
TOWNS.
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western Newspaper Union News bsrNies-
Washington, Oct S.-The total pop
uiation of continental United States In
l06, ,6s3, ,1os, an increase of 13,IlOo4z,
or 149 per cent.
This figure does not include approx
imately 12,25O,000 people living in the
country's outlying possessions. The
population of Alaska and the total
classed under the military and naval
service abroad are yet to be an
nounced.
Director Rogers of the census bu-
reau In making the announcement OF
the country's population said that
while the figures were preliminary and
subject to correction, the final off
cial population as transmitted TO Con
gress in December for apportionment
purposes was not likely to be greatly
different, although 1t might be slight
ly larger through the addition OF popu-
lation for small sections OF territory
claimed not to have been properly can
vassed by the census enumerators in
January and which are now being in
yestigated.
"The population of the United
States as announced today" said MI
Rogers. sis 1O5, 1888, los, as compared
with a total In 1910 of 81, ,972,26 and
in 1900 of 75,994,575. This is an in
crease since 1910 of 13,7l0,S42, or 14.9
per cent, as compared with an in
crease from 1900 to 1910 Of 1877
691, or 81 per cent.
The large falling off in the rate OF
growth for the country as n whole as
shown by these figures is due mainly
to an almost complete cessation OF i'm
migration for more than five years
preceding the taking of the census in
January last, and in some degree also
to an epidemic of influenza and TO the
casualties resulting from the World
war.
'"rhe results of the census of popu-
Ia ation in 1920 at first glance may
seem somewhat disappointing and
open to question, possibly, but the sub
stantial accuracy of the enumeration
in January is fully borne out by COM
parison with estimates based upSh the
probable excess of births over deaths
throughout the decade and the excess
all available data it may be roughly
estimated that the annual excess OF
births over deaths throughout the
United States is approximately L per
cent"
The figures of the present census
also show that the trend of popula'
ton from the country to the city has
become greatly accentuated since l9lu
and that for the first time in the coun-
trys history more than half the entire
population is now living in urban ter
ritory, as defined by the census hn-
reau. That is to say, of the 105, ,6S3, los
persons enumerated in the fourteenth
census, preliminary tabulations show
that 54,S162O0, or 51.9 per cent, are
living in Incorporated places of 2,5OO
Inhabitants or more, and that 5,SSS,S ,S99,
or 4S.4 per cent, in rural territory.
"'ro show more clearly the change
in the proportion of the population
living in rural territory compared with
fen wears ago. the rural population
can he divided into two classes, name
ly. 9SG4, ,198, or 9.3 per cent of the to-
tai population living in Incorporated
places of less than 2,500 inhabitants,
and Al. .O92, ,7O3, or 3S,S per cent of the
total population living in what may be
called purely country districts. AT the
census of 1910 the population living in
Incorporated places of less than 2,5Oo
inhabitants formed S.S per cent, while
the population living in purely country
districts formed 44S per cent of the
total population"
There are in the United States g.
459, 1903 farms, an increase OF 9S'49o'
or 1.5 per cent over the total number
recorded in 1910, the census bureau
announced today.