The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-14
MORE THAN HALF
| PEOPLE IN CITIES
h,or First Time in History
of U. S. the Country
Drops the Lead
|plIT NOT IN OKLAHOMA
|pot Little More Than Fourth
# States Population Live
in Cities, Is Shown

v,sulNGToN, Jan. 11.---For the
rs, time in history more than halt
!, the population OF the United
go is living in "urban territory"
I, no census bureau announced to-
|day 80,
..oo, declares that the trend OF
[.ansl,tion from tho country to the
shown in the 1920 census fig
and that of the total popula-
NJ the United states, 54,314,476
~" % liying in urban territory. and
Sei2g5 In rural districts.
New York at the Top.
IN total urban population, New
~ ieads the country, while Penn.
|.yiyanla stands second, Illinois
Etird ohio fourth, Massachusetts,
)onb and Sew Jersey sixth. Rhode
Ri.isnd has the highest percentage of
rhan nopulation, with 975 pvr cent
y ilS total classified as city dwell
Massachusetts, IL second. with
sls, New York third. with S3.l
ysv Jersey fourth, with 1871: Cali
| I,ornIa ffth. with $50. and Illinois
kxth, with 6I9::
head, while Pennsylvania is sec
,nA C;eorgia third, Ohio fourth. III.
~ nfth and North Caroline sixth,
,ch having moro than two million
recnle living outside Of cities ana
,owns. Mississippi has the largest
rorcentagc of rural population. IL
being So per cent.
colorado. Montana and wyoming
los, In urban population during ths
|Jscode due to the fact that in each
state. by far the larger part OF the
,oial increase. was In population liv-
vv IN rural territory--656 per cent
ior colorado. ~ per cent for Mon
ana and 70.S per cent for Wyoming.
NO Explanation Given.
Tho brreau's statement did not un-
ssr,ake TO account for the drift
,-or1 the rural to urban territory. but
nrevlously officials there have al
,ribu,ed il largely to the world war.
largo salaries in tho cities attracted
many from the country, while many
soldiers who lived on farms before
|solniny the army took up life In me
" nies after their discharge.
The urban and rural population
by states, with the urban given first.
follows.
Alabama sOa3i7 and l.sss.s5'.
Arison, iiT527 and el6.35d.
Mssnsas $50. .teI and l.+ci,IoT;.,
california ?3aI.72o ana i.0g5,l3:.
Colorado t53.s59 and ts6,s70.
Connecticut Hss sss and t.t.2o2.
nelaware i9O. 7s7 and io?.sso.
Florida 9s5ss5 and sl2.6t5.
Georgia T27.s59 and 2.l67.9I3.
Idaho Iis.Os7 and a.s29.
Illinois t4Ot67s and 2.oI960..
low, s15 ,9i and i.s2s,s?s.
Kansas 6lTsst and 1.l5l 2e3.
kentucky s335i3 and l.Iss0s,.
MsinN zoe $50 and NGs.4t5
Maryland sss.t2e and $50. .23s.
Ms,'chu.etts 3,s5o,2%s and eo?.ios.
Michigan 2.?ii.5s0 and 1.tes,sh2.
Minnesois i.o5i,5s3 and 1.35s.53e.
Missouri 1855. sos and isl7,i52.
Montana l7?.oll and s7s,s7s.
Nebraska tOS, ,306 and sgi. i.o66.
Nevada iS25t and 62.1J3.
New Hampshire 27e.7ci and ies.sas.
New Jersey 2is2,2s9 and s7s,sii.
New Mexico 1890 and ae6.seo.
North Carolina 4oo,s7o and 2,Os7.75s.
North Dakota S. 23t and 65I.4ie.
ohio Si17176 and 2,os2,25s.
Oklahoma 53s.4s0 and Lass, s03.
oregon ssl.Ol9 and 392.s70.
Pennsylvania 5,607,sib and Sil2.2os.
Rhode Island Js9.lS0 and 15,2l7.
South Carolina 293.ss7 and i.sss.7s7.
South Dakota l01. .ST2 and 53t,s15.
Tennessee 6ii,2s6 and i.72s.s5o.
Texas lis2.6s9 and 3,i50,53o.
Utah 2l5,5N and 233,sl2.
Vermont i09.sI6 and 2A2.ts2.
Virginia e73,est and I.s35,203.
Washington 74s.735 and s07.ss6.
West virginia Sas. .o07 and i,0si.69i
Wisconsin l,2t4.56s and 1.3s7.i99.
wyoming jf.Sis and 1906.