The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-04-15

of Fergus and MissOula, where the
formation of Petroleum and Lake
took a considerable portion Of the
population, and in Musselshell, Sher-
idan and Flathead with loss due TO
creation Of Golden Valley, Daniels
and Lake counties. The decrease IN
some of the agricultural counties is
due to the decrease in the number OF
farms; some is due to decline IN i've
stock values. The falling off in some
branches of the mining industry is re-
sponsible for some of the loss, as IN
manganese mining in Granite county.
The increases are due to such fac
tors as oil drilling activities and rail-
road development. The new wheat
lands opened by railroad building IN
the northeastern part Of the state
have drawn a larger number into that
region.
Most Populated Counties
The five counties now having the
largest population are: Silver Bow,
53,7OO, Cascade, 39,7OO, Yellowstone,
90, 1900, Fergus $4,000, and Missoula,
$500. Those having the smallest
number are: Mineral 1880, Treasure
1000, Liberty 2,1OO, Petroleum 1890
and Golden Valley and Meagher each
with 2,4OO.
Persons in the state above the age
of 81 numbered $780, O3 according to
1927 figures and those below 81, 211,-
297. Children of both sexes below
six years of age number 56,786, above
six years and below Fl years of age
154,537. There are 1O7,54S males be-
low the legal age in the state and
1O3,754 females.
Comparative Figures
Population by counties is given as
follows; the first figure represents
the official federal censu issued in
1920; the second, the estimate OF
population for January 1, 1927:
Beaverhead, 7,246 and $500, Big
Horn 7,O15 and $500, Blaine 9,O57
and 1890, Gallatin 1864 and 1880
2,8OO, Carbon 1929 and 1890, Car
: ter 1927 and 4,3OO, Cascade 1885,
and 36,7OO, Chouteau 11,O51 and $500
Custer 1874 and $500, Daniels (cre.
ated since 1920 $500, Dawson 9,23!
and 9,7OO, Deer Lodge 1928 and 15,
700, Fallon 4,548 and 5000, Fergus
i, 1884 and $4,000, Flathead 21,7OI
: and 1890, Gallatin 1884 and $4,000
! Garfield 1898 and 1920, Glacier a,
ITS and 5000, Golden Valley ~(create'
since 1920 2, 400, Granite 4,1S7 AM
$500, Hill 1888 and 1900, Jeffer
e son 5,2O3 and 4,3OO, Judith Bash
= (created since 1920 $500, Lake (cre
Y ated since 1920 $500, Lewis an,
Clark 1888 and 1920, Liberty 2,
416 and 2,1OO, Lincoln 1877 and 7,4OC
Madison 7,485 and 6,1OO, McCOne A,
e TAT and $500, Meagher 1922 an
2,4OO, Mineral 1927 and 1850, Mis-
S soula 24,O41 and $4,000, Musselshe
e IL 1913 and $500, Park 11,345 and 10.
|. 900, Petroleum (created since 1920
e 1900, Phillips 9,311 and $500, POr
: dera 5,741 and 6,1OO, Powder Rive
1857 and $500, Powell 5000 an
$500, Prairie 1884 and $500, R;
valli 1O,O98 and $500, Richland 8,9S
and 11,1OO, Roosevelt 1O,S47 and II
q 200, Rosebud 5000 and $500, Sandel
. 3,949 and 5000, Sheridan 13,847 al
1880, Silver Bow 68,313 and 1870
Saltwater 1880 and 1000, Swe
e, Grass 1925 and 1000, Teton So
n, and 6,1OO, Toole 3,724 and SIC
ly Treasure 1890 and 1000, Valley L
nd 542 and 1900, Wheatland 5,619 a
90 1920, Wibaux BIB and $500, Y,
.e- lowstone $4,000 and 29,8OO.
Bases of Estimates
or Population estimates are based
n school census reports, vital statisti
"a and registration at the past TIL
lse general elections. In 1920 apprO