East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-06-25
INTERESTING POPULATION FIGURES

TIME Bureau of the Census Department of Commerce has is
sued preliminary statement giving the composition OF the
the population of the United according to color
shown by the taken of January 1920
pss 481 white persons 463O13 Negroes 242959
Indians 111025 Japanese 616S6 Chinese 5603 Flpnos
2505 Hndus 1890 Koreans, and lat others tSamese a-
waans Halays Samoans) The corresponding fig
for 1910 follows S1731957 white persons g.
S27763 Negroes 265863 Indians 1881 Chinese 100 Fp
nos 2545 Hndus 462 Koreans. and others (Maors The
increase for the principal during the decade were
Total population 149 per cent white l6 per cent Negro %
per cent japanese per The Indian population de-
by per and the Chinese population by 1873 per
cent ,
The of increase the white population during the re-
cent decade 1 cent considerably less than the CORE
spending rate for the period l90l920 whlch was 20 per
This decline accounted for mainly by the great reduc
On in the volume OF mm grafton during the PERIOD OF tne
World War An estimate based on the excess OF pS og
deaths and the of immigration over emigration yeos
total differing by only small fraction of per cent from the
total white population enumerated.
The rate of increase the population which is not
percepby affected by immigration emigration by far the
lowest on record lhs element OF the popuaoh mas peel
growing rapidly diminishing rate during the past 30 years
percentage of increase having declined from 18 cent be-
1890 and 1900 2 cent during the following dec
ade and per during the 10 ended January
1920 Such data avaage in regard to birth and death
rates the indicate that the birth rate has de-
creased considerably since 1900 while the death rate has not
changed greatly.
The decrease population, enumerated is probably
be accounted for in part by the enumeration as Indians IN
1910 and whites 1920 of certain having only sght
Indian blood In 1900 special effort made to Sc
complete enumeration of all having any percep
ble amount of Indian blood for the purpose OF preparing
special showing tribal relations purity OF indian blood
etc. probable that for this considerable num-
whites enumerated Indians in 1910 This assumption Is
borne by comparison of the totals shown for the Indian
population at the last four censusethe only ones at Whlch
complete enumeration cf the Indian population has been at
tempted These 1920, 242950; 1910 237196; 1890
248253 Of the total decrease in the Indian population pc
1910 and 1920 amounting to 2224 by far the greater
part 1886, took place in Oklahoma alone The only pro-
ounced reported for North Carohnao 1891
824 The only other states which had in 1920 1000 or
inhabitants and which reported increases IN Indian pop
aion Louisiana Texas Montana Arizona and California
The total population Oregon 1883 and OF these l69
whites Other follows 2144 Indian,
others
ing the years the population has increased lOO IN
Oregon the Chinese population has been cut half and the Jap
anese have increased 700.
good the additional water supply for the
town needs ample water of good quality we coud use ucn
more and put to excellent towards
the Identification Of the Welcome the day when we viii
not only water need but when in addition
the finances Of the water system will permit OF concession II
rates to those who take of their parkings.
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The American Federation Labor voted down resolution
calling for a day They evidently realize there are
many who not employed at all at present ana ina
any lines of business find difficulty In meeting oDga
tons without having further burdens added
All the retired pugits and sporting writers posiv
Carpenter will whipped they know ana then aga
they may The East Oegonan going to form It's opnlo
that subject after the returns are in on july z
Ifthe next big war to be waged with gas weapon,
ing anything like the odor we now get from the oca
gas supply the join the disarmament conference
ihe League of Nations the better
~ .h Nntnorium is used considerably during the
r i'm, cur swimming tank will never really come into il
i some method is provided for taking the frost out
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