Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-09
GROWTH IS SHOWN
/. IN VIRGINIA TOWNS
Census Bureau Announces
Gains in Population in
Last Decade.

Several towns in nearby Virginia
counties gained in population in the
decade between 1910 and 1920, the
census bureau announced today. One
town suffered small decrease in
population in the decade.
The towns which increased in pop
ulation. according to figures made
public today. are Fairfax. Herndon.
Vienna. Wiehle. Manassas and Dunn
fries. The town of Occoquan showed
a slight decrease. The part of Falls
Church. Va. in Fairfax county showed
an increase Part of Falls Church is
in Arlington county.
Fairfax Gained 1903.
Fairfax has total population of
SIG as against Alb in 1910. while
Herndon has $50. compared with 500,
and Vienna has 773. compared with
51S in 1910. Wiehle gained three
residents in the decade and now has
population of seventy-three
Clifton town has a total population
of 200 in 1920. The part of Falls
Church in Fairfax county has popu-
lation of 1870 against 947 in 1910.
The Mount Vernon district showed
slight gain, having 1895 residents in
1920, as against 3.343 in 1910.
Manassas, Va, showed relatively
large gain in the decade. now having
1905 residents as against l.217 in
1910 Dumfries town now has 1872
residents, and Haymarket town has
1873. Occoquan town lost Is resi-
dents. now having a total population
of 231 as against 246 in 1910. The
oecoquan district, however, showed
gain in the decade from 1879 to 1905.
Gains were shown in practically all
the census districts in the two nearby
counties.
Two Counties Increase.
Two counties in Virginia showed in
creases in population since 1910 and
one showed decrease, while the popu-
lation of one West Virginia county de-
creased and that of another Increased in
the decade, the census bureau an
Norfolk county, Va, showed an in
crease of 4,614 persons for a total
of 1888. the bureau announced. The
present population of King William
county. Va, is s,739, an increase of
Nansemond county. Va. decreased
6,6S7 in the decade, its 1920 population
being 20,199.
Population of Jackson county, w.
Va. dropped 2,29S persons in the
decade, leaving its total population
ty, w. Va. increased from 9,275 to
33,6OS, the bureau announced.
Other Figures.
Other census results announced
follow: Providence county. R. l.,
including Providence, 475,19O; increase
5O,S37, or IL per cent. Brattleboro
(village), VT, 1924; increase SO7, or
1924 per cent. Cairo, ILL.,, 1929; in
crease 625, or As per cent. Manito-
voc, Wis, 1868; increase 1896, or
34.s per cent. Cisco, Tex, 1922; in
crease 5,012, or 208 per cent.
Mahoning county, Ohio, including
Youngstown. 1S6.310. increase. 7O,159,
or 60.4 per cent.
Goldfield, New, 1858, decrease $3.50,
or 1851 per cent.
Officials at the census bureau stated
that when returns from all census dis
tricts are completed it will probably be
shown that more than half the popula-
ton of the country resides in cities. This
assertion was based on partial returns
which show that there has been a
steady trend of movement toward the
cities.
other census results announced fol-
low: Danvil1e. KY, 5,034. decrease 3S6
or IL per cent; San Rafael, Calf.
5,512. decrease 422 or IL per cent;
Rockville City, Conn.,. 1926, decrease
PSI or 81 per cent; Bradentown, Fla,
1855, increase 1882 or 1851 per cent;
Monmouth, ILL.,. 8,116, decrease 1912 or