The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-10-07

Filler -------- 1912 zl4 Sfz-s
county 2s.ssS ls.54s 1917
Idaho ------43I.S36 325,5S4 S2-e
The poulation OF Filler as announe-
ed by the bureau OF census, Saturday.
is .0l2.
The figures represent an Increase
OF 798 over the population OF 1910,
and Is an increase of 372.S percent, an
amount greater than any other Town
In the county or in this part Of Idaho
The increase In population OF Twin
Falls is 5s.3. while that of Bull Is
z3I.33 per cent
The population Of other towns in
the county is: Twin Falls. s,32i; IN
1910 il was 5,528. Bull. 2.245; IN
4y4U II was 639 Kimberly, sol.
HOLSTER. 159; Hansen. 21s.
Simultaneous with the announce
ment OF the population of idaho
towns, the census returns on the
counties of the state were given cut
the total for the state being 42Lsz6.
an increase OF 1O6,232. or 1915 per
cent in ten years.
IL was found that Twin Falls coun-
ty has a population of 2S,30S. Ten
years ago il had 1888, making an
increase of 1887 per cent.
The announcement that filers
population in this years census ex-
ceeded one thousand, confirms the
prediction made by the Record on
several occasions and IL Is known
that the result OF the census enumer-
ator's work here will meet With gen
eral satisfaction
Only last week, the result OF the
school census taken by W. l. D0yei.
faf hn
pressaged a figure close 10 that an
nounced by the government Saper-
intendent DoyeI presented figures
showing that Filler had LOIS resi-
dents. That his figure was conscry-
alive. as the Record pointed ont, IS
pr,.en BY the census returna thich
were taken last February. The IN
crease since then has been nearly
100 I'm the opinion OF many. who as
sert that hereafter the school census
figures may be taken as fairly accar-
ate. In this instance Mr. Doyel MISS
ed the correct figure by only three.
State Figures
In 1870 there were 1899 people
n what was then the territory OF
Idaho. This was composed mostly OF
men who mad crossed the plains IN
search OF gold. The population was
OF a floating nature. Mining camps
were born, reached the height OF
their glory and faded almost oEer
night and their hundreds OF inhaDi-
tants drifted in in search or other
bonanzas
The population OF Idaho in lszo
Is % an entirely different nature.
Substantial modern towns and cities
have sprung up i'm every part OF the
state. while millions OF dollars OF
~,e is stin derived from its many
mines.
Idaho's population was mul'
tipiyfng 22 times from 1870 u
IsaO) the population OF the United
states as whole was multiplied but
two aud a third times.
In 1850 the population of the state
was 32,61O. The next ten years sa"
another era OF rapid growth and tne
census of 1890 showed population
of Seas. The next census t1sOOl
gave Idaho a population of 16l.41z-
or an increase OF S2.7 per cent
while the ratio of increase during the
last ten years has not been SO great,
32.s per cent. IL is considered sub
stantial. The nuemrical increase
lO6.233. would make several good
seized towns
only two western states have
made larger percentage OF gain in the
lasf decade than Idaho They are
Montana and California. Idaho's
present population is less than the
actual gain made between 1909 ana
1910. during which decade Idaho
incubation increased l63.s12-
No New Congressman
The gains made by Idaho IN the
mast ten years viii not entitie the
state to an additional congressman,
for the basis OF apportionmeut viii
not be less this year than u was ten
wears ago. and Is likely 10 be higher
rhe Old basis was one congressman
in each Of z1Io00 population or tor'
,,.icr fraction OF that figure Ludt
cations are that the new basis VII
h. in the neighborhood, OF 100000
population for each rcngressnlan'
which will mean that Idaho Tor me
80 10 Years viii continue as IN the
nasf ten years. with two members IN
the lower house of congress