The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-14

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pariment. Of Commerce. through the
Bureau Of Census. today issued a
statement showing tho interstate mi.
grati0 Of tho native population Of
the United States. m Indicated by
the Fourteenth lDcccnnisi Census.
taken NJ Of January l. 1890.
TIE total population Of continental
United States on the census date.
los, 7io.s2o, comprised 7i.07i .ois per.
sons who were. living In the states
In which they were born. 2 o.27i.4so
who were living IN other states than
those In which born, is.as0.sg2 who.
were born In foreign countries, and
a group OF tii.tGs natives consIs,
Ing or persons for whom the state
OF birth was not reported. persons
born In outlying possessions or NJ
sea under the United States flag.
and American citizens horn abroad.
or the total population. G7.2 per cent
were living In the states In witch
born, 1872 per cent were living IN
other states. 49, per cent were for.
eIgn born. and fourteenth OF one per
cent were Included In the group OF
1885, above mentioned. or the
total native population. 77.s per cent
were living In tho states In which
born aud 2e.2 per cent we're living
In other states.
twenty-five states and the District
OF Columbia have gained population
through Interstate migration and the
remaining % states have lost. Meas
lured by exces OF inward over out.
ward migration. the largest gain In
population, 1.222.727, is shown for
California, and the next largest.
e24,g50 for Oklahoma. Other states
shich gained more than 300. 900 are:
Washington, 555.590; Texas. i0s. $50;
New Jersey. $685.; Colorado. $780,
2f3. The largest losses cf popula
tion. as measured by excess Of out
ward over inward migration. are
shown for Pennsylvania, 59S,692:
New York. $50. 2O6: Kentucky. ois..
069: Tennessee. 423.312; Virginia,
3Ss,926: Iowa. 376.036: Hin offs, $685.
ESQ; Missouri. 3i5.235; and Missis.
sippi, 309.017.
These figures, the Bureau ex.
must not be understood as
indicating the amount Of interstate
migration within any definite period. !
They simply show, as regards the
population of any state, the total
net gain or loss up to the date OF
he census of 1920 resulting from
The interstate migration OF people
living on that date. They mean that
I the first week In January. 1920, ,
rad been old Home Week In which ,
living migrating native of the ,
United tates had returned TO his or ,
lor birthplace the number of per-
IONS leaving the state Of California, =
or instance, would have exceeded :
~ 222,727 the number returning to !
hat state, while the number COM :
n6 udCh W tuc stutc VI cuHoyi q
rania, to take another instance, =
would have exceeded by 59S,69s the
leaving that sterc. This in c
|icates the gain to California and .
he loss to Pennsylvania through 6
Interstate migration. !,
OF the total American-born popu- !,
alton of Wyoming, 70.5 per cent :
fere born in other states land In a
he cases of Montana, Idaho, Washing :
on, Oregon, California, Nevada, Ari- r
ona, Colorado, Oklahoma, and the n
district of Columbia the proportion 7
{ natives OF other states in their 4
otal American-born population WIS 7
lso more than .one-half.
The largest percentage of outward :,
.ligration is shown for Nevada, of
hose natives 4S.7 per cent were r
wing in other states; and more /
han 30 per cent of the natives of
wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Ne
raska, Iowa, Delaware, Vermont,
nd New Hampshire were living in
Their states.
On the basis of nativity the pop b
lation Of any state may be divided g
ito three component PARIS, com q
rising natives of the state, natives v
{ other states, and natives of for Ia
ign countries. The contrast be- h
yeen eastern and western states In G.
his classification is rather striking. tt