Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-17
TEXAS FIFTH
In COUNTRY'S
POPULATION
Harris Leading Counties
With Few Showing
Big Decrease
fBy The Associated Press


DALLAS, July 1.-THE 1880 popu-
lation Of Texas is 5.slo.6s3. an in
crease in the last decade of l,l47 ASS.
or 24.62 per cent, according to fig
ures released by census supervisors
of the various districts Of the state
and compiled by the Associated
Press today. The 1920 population
was 4.663, 228.
Texas nosed out California in the
race for fifth place among the states,
according TO unofficial figures. Cali
fornia's population was given as
5,624,282, or 1876, 401 under Texas.
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Ohio viii top Texas.
All sections participated in the
growth but the greatest increases
were recorded in the Panhandle
west Texas, the iRo Grande Valley
and a number Of coastal areas. The
growth in the Panhandle, where OF
fields and agricultural development
attracted many. was tremendous.
Petroleum development in the
western area apparently was the
chief rerson for It's great growth. as
most counties in which fields were
brought in during the decade. more
than doubled their 1920 census. SIM
liar increases were noted in the RIO
Grande Valley. where fruit and
vegetable growing made a big stride
during the past 10 years. and along
the gulf coast. WHARF many were at
tracted BY increased shipping activ-
tiles and other large projects.
Thirty-Five Counties Double
Thirty-five counties doubled or
more than doubled their population.
They were: Carson, Gray, HanSiord,
Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Moore Potter
and Wheeler in the Panhandle;
Andrews Crane, Ector. Glasscock,
Howard, Hudspeth. Loving, Pecos
and Winkler IN west Texas; Bailey
and Farmer in the great plains
Cameron, Eidalgo and Jim Hogg IN
South Texas; Cochran and Gaines
in northwest Texas; Dawson, Hook
ley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and Ter
~ In the south plains; Jim Wells in
the coastal area; Nueces on the
south central gulf coast; Reagan,
San Patricio and Upton in south
west Texas and Tom Greene in CEN
tral west Texas.
Kennedy in south Texas, morgan
lied in 1920. had 70l inhabitants. Six
counties and populations in excess
Of 100. 000, jefferson being the only
addition to this class in the last
decade. In 1920 It had a population
OF 70, 1O2 and the lates figures gave
1t 131 ,935.
Harris county. which boasts the
largest Texas city Houston also
had the greatest county population,
with BAT 800 persons living within
its boundaries. Dallas. with 326 029.
was second. Bexar, with 29A.627 was
third and Tarrant, with 1877 .492 was
fourth.
Loving. although among counties
Amore than doubling their popula-
tion. had the smallest number Of
persons within its confines, the en-
umerators recording only l95.
Decreases were reported by 66 OF
the 254 counties in the state. None
Of the declines. however. was great.
except in the case OF Eastland coun-
ty, in north central Texas. where a
population Of 1881. compared with
5S.505 in 1920. was reported De-
creased oil activities were blamed
largely for the diminution Of 24.524.
Northeast Texas. with Is coun-
ties. registered the most declines.
North Texas with - was second and
north central Texas with 10 was
third. South Texas had five counties
10 report a lesser population. central
Texas six. northwest Texas one. east
central Texas two. southwest Texas
five and east Texas two.
Roberts county. IN reporting IL
persons less than I'm 1920. was the
only county IN the Panhandle 10
show a decrease.