Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-15
MORE THAN HALF
Of j. s. POPULATION
LIVES. IN CITIES
Urban Majority Is Shown
for First Time in Country's
History - Georgia and
Other Figures

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-For the
first time in it's history the United
States has more town and city than
country jewellers, the census bureau
announced today.
Inhabitants Of places Of $500 or
more persons total 54,31S,032, or 51.4
per cent of the population while ru-
raj inhabitants total 51,39O,739. or
ass per cent of the population.
In 1880 the percentage Of country
jewellers was 705; IN 1890 it was 63.9
In 1900, 5s5 and in 1910 it was $40.
Michigan showed the largest
change between 1910 and 1920, re-
porting an increase in the city pop
ulation from 47.2 to Gil per cent.
The proportion Of urban population
In larger than in 1910 in all but three
states-Colorado. Montana and Wyo-
ming. Texas, Indiana, Ohio, Flori-
d. and Oklahoma also show consid-
cradle gain in the proportion OF popu-
lation living in urban territory.
Colorado. Montana and Wyoming
lost in urban population during the
decade, but the bureau said this was
due to the fact that in each state by
Ear the larger part Of the total in
crease was in the population living
In rural territory-65.6 per cent for
Colorado, 77.7 per cent for Montana
ana 70.s per cent for Wyoming.
The bureaus statement did not I'M
Aertake to account for the drift from
the rural to urban territory, but pre-
viously officials have attributed 1t
largely to the world war. Large sal
aries in the cities\ attracted many
from the country, while many SOL
diers who lived on farms before join
ting the army took up life in the cities
after their discharge.
Figures by States
The urban and rural population by
states follow:
Alabama, 409,317 and 1,S3S,s57.
Arizona, 1882 and 216,376.
Arkansas, 290,497 and 1,461,7O7.
California, 2,331,729 and 1,o95,1S2.
Colorado, 453,259 and 486,370.
Connecticut, 936,339 and 444,292.
Delaware. 120,767 and 102,236.
Florida, 355,825 and 612,645.
Georgia, 727,859 and 2,167,973.
Idaho, 119,o37 and S12,S29.
Illinois, 4.405,678 and 2,079,602.
Indiana, 1,482,855 and 1,447,535.
Iowa, 875,495 and 1,528,526.
Kansas, 617,964 and 1,151,293.
Kentucky, 633,543 and 1,7S3,087.
Louisiana, 62s,163 and 1,170,346.
Maine, 299,569 and 46S,445.
Maryland, S69,422 and 4SO,239.
Massachusetts,, 3.650.24S and 202,-
lOs.
Michigan, 2.241,560 and 1,426,S52.
Minnesota, 1,051,593 and 1,335,532.
Mississippi, 240,121 and 1,550,497.
Missouri, 1,5S6,9O3 and 1,S17,152.
Montana, 1901 and 376,s7S.
Nebraska, 4o5.306 and S91,O66.
Nevada, 1924 and 62,153.
New Hampshire. 279,761 and 1861
s22.
New Jersey. 2,4S2,2Ss and 673,611.
.: New Mexico, $4,000 and 295,390.
New York. S,5S9,S44 and 1,794,9S5.
North Carolina. 490,370 and 2,O6S,-
ys3.
North Dakota 1924 and 557,446.
Ohio. 3,677,136 and 2.082,258.
Oklahoma, 539,4S0 and 7,488,803.
Oregon, 391,019 and S92,370.
pennsylvania. 5,607.S15 and 3,112.-
Rhode Island, 5s9,1so and 1921.
South Carolina. 293,9S7 and l.
South Dakota. 1o1,s72 and 5s4.s75.
n Tennessee, 61t,226 and 1.726,659.
Texas, 1,512,SS9 and 3.150,539.
Utah, 215 584 and 233,812
Vermont, 109,976 and 242,452.
Virginia, 673,984 and 1,635,203.
Washington. 748,735 and 607,8S6.
West Virginia, 369,007 and 1884,
Wisconsin, 1,244,56s and 1887 4es.
Wyoming, 57,348 and 137054.
Excess Of Bachelors.
The worlds largest single collec,
tton of bachelors now is included
within the population Of continental
United States, forthcoming officia
analysis of the census bureau reports
Is expected to show
The analysis may reveal nearly TO-
100000 bachelors, estimates indicated
today, counting all unmarried males
over 20 years old. Western states
and cities harbor most of the bach
e1ors.
Reports showing the proportion o.
males and females in various cite!
now are being made up almost daily
Later the bureau will have the very
newest figures on the proportion o.
males and females throughout thu
entire United States, which probably
will show that there are 100 males II
each 100 females. This will put tn
United States in a class by itsel
among the great nations, since in al
other countries the excess Of female
over males is marked, a condition
which has resulted in rush of WON
en- immigrants.
Figures by Cities.
Gary, Ind, now stands out as tn
one city in which woman desirinE
a husband might expect more easily
to find her hopes gratified. Gar!
now has 135 males for each 100 fe
males and therefore the largest mum
Der Of men dwelling in single blessed
ness.
Troy, Y. Y, so far enjoys the dis
tinction of the greatest excess of fe
males in it's population, the proper
ton being 100 females to each s.
males. Troy. accordingly, would
seem to occupy the position of {
haven for a solitary male anxious t
obtain mate.
Troy has a total of 3S.938 female!
and but 33.075 males, while Gary ha:
31.S19 males and but 1859 females
These records of Troy and Gary
may be completely overthrown, how
ever, by records for other cities nov
being worked out by the census bu