The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-07-09
POPULATION OF
STATE IS PLACED
AT 2,558,265
Forty Counties Lose in POpula-
ton While FOrty-Seven Gain
TabulatiOn Shows

Examinations of the last of the
several thousand farm and popula-
ton schedules reported by the lis
enumerators employed to take the
1880 decennial census in this district,
comprising the counties of jackson,
Mobiles, Rock, Cottonwood, Murray,
Pipestone, Lincoln, Lyon and Red
wood was completed Thursday ac-
cording to ]. V. Weber, supervisor
for the district.
While the work of enumeratlng
was completed shortly after May LIST,
in the great majority of the enumera-
ton districts, work of checking the
reports has required considerable
time. The farm schedule, especially,
gave considerable trouble due to its
many questions, all of which were
more or less complicated.
Population schedules were not so
difficult and for the greater part
were correct. The total number OF
people enumerated in the nine coun-
ties, according to Mr.. Wedber, were
1851. Total number of farm SCH
edules were: 1871.
Besides the population and farm
schedules, the local office was also IN
charge of the census of distribution
and manufacture. This census was
completed several weeks ago. In this
census there were 1886 distribution
schedules reported, and lis manufac-
turers schedules.
In addition to this work new
census of drainage has been started.
This work is being done by the coun-
ty auditors of the nine counties and
will require two or three weeks.
Minnesota has a population of g.
558,265 representing gain of 7.l6
per cent since 1920, complete census
returns of district supervisors show
ed Saturday.
This represents a gain of III, lao
residents since the 1920 census, which
gave the state population of 2,387,-
125.
Census supervisors announced
totals for st. Louis and Mahnomen
counties, completing enumeration in
the state. Both counties show small
losses.
st. Louis county has 204,324 resi-
dents, C. o. Tormoen of Duluth an
nounced. This represents decrease
of 2,O67 from the 1920 figure of 2O6,-
391.
Duluth, St. Louis county seat, and
third largest city in Minnesota, has
1921 residents, showing growth OF
2,313 since the 1920 enumeration.
Mahnomen county lost 40 residents
in the last decade, according to E. A.
Allen of Cass Lake. The 1880 popu-
lation total is GAS, compared with
6,197 ten years ago.
Forty-seven counties have gained
in population since 1920, while forty
have fewer residents, according to
the district supervisors, who point
out that all totals are subject to final
revision by the Federal Government
at Washington. ~"
Counties which have increased in
population are Anoka, Becker, Ben
ton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown,
Carlton Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater,
Cook, Cottonwood, Grow Wing, Da-
Kota, Faribault, Freedom, Koochich-
ing, lie Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mcleod,
Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet,
Mobiles, Olmstead, Otter Tail Pipe
stone Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sib-
ley, Stearns Steele, Stevens, Todd,
Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wa
tonwan, Winona, Yellow Medicine.
Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, and Kan
diyohi.
Those which show population de-
creases since 1920 are Aitkin Beltra-
mi, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dodge
Douglas, Fillmore, Grant, Houston
Hubbard, Isanti, jackson, Kanabec
Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the
Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Meek.
er, Mile Laos, Morrison, Norman
Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Rec
Lake, Redwood, Swift, Traverse, Wa
basha, Wilkin and Wright.