The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-14
Urban Population
 Shows Increases
Connecticut Cities Gain
 While Country Slumps

of Connecticut claSSlned as urDdH tand rural, and by sex, color, age, marital condition. illiteracy, etc, have been. issued by the bureau of the census in bulletin (POpulation Second Series) entitled, Compost Etion and Characteristics of the Pop ulation." .": This is a pamphlet of 27 mainly of statistical tables.
 The urban population of Connecti- cut in 1930 was 1,131,770, forming s70.4 per cent of the total population, as compared with 67.S per cent in 1920. Urban population, as, defined by the census bureau, is in general that residing in cities and other in- corporated places having 2,500g in- habitants, or more, the remainder being classified as rural. For use in connection with the 1880 census, however, the definition of urban ter ritory was slightly modified and ex- tended so as to include townships and other political subdivisions (not Incorporated as municipalities, nor containing any area so incorporated) which have a total population of 10,- 900 or more. and a population dens- ity of 1000 or more per square mile. This extension added to the urban group in Connecticut. four towns having an aggregate population of classified as rural under the 1920 rule. Under the 1920 rule, the per- centage urban in 1880 would have been 65.0 instead of 70.4, the differ- ence representing the effect of the special rule adding the four towns to the urban area. @ ~ ..
 The rural population of Connecti- cut, as established for 1880, exclud- ing the four towns affected by the special rule, was 475,13S, comprising .S0,247 persons living on farms, and 394.SS6 not living on farms. This represents an increase of 6.9 per cent since 1920. Under the 1920 rule, the rural population of the state in 1880 would have been 562,- 219, which would represent an in- crease of 265 per cent, as com pared with the rural population in 1920 (444,292). The rural-farm population of Connecticut, taken alone, shows a decrease of 11.f per cent.
 Of the entire population of Con- necticut, a8.1 per cent are white, F74.3 per cent being native white, and 23.S per 2. cent foreign-born
 
 tion, more than one-half are of for eign or mixed percentage. Persons of Italian, Irish. and Polish origin, talk en together, from 49.4 per cent of the 1,039.109 persons comprising what may be termed theS foreign white stock in the population of Connecticut. Of the foreign-born white population of Connecticut, nearly one-half have been natural ized.
 Connecticut's population as a whole increased 226,272 between 1920 and 1880, and more than one half of this increase (I16,O6S) was in age groups from to 34 years. The number of children under 5 years of age shows a decrease of 5.347. or 17.7 per cent.
 The proportion of the population 2 to 13 years of age attending school increased from BAT per cent in 1920 to 9S.S per cent in 1880, and of those IA And IS years of age, the proportion increased from 74.9 per cent in 1920to S6.1 per cent in 1880. The percentage of illiteracy in the population 10 years of age and over decreased from 6,2 to AS.
 There were 677,292 gainfui work CTS in the state in 1880, of whom 49S,924 were males, representing 62.3 per cent of the male popula- ton, and 17S,36S were females, rep resenting 22.1 per cent of the fe- male population. Agriculture em- ployed 36.687 persons, including both farm owners and farm laborers; while the various manufacturing and mechanical industries employed 336,386, or nearly one-half of all the gainful workers in the state, the largest numbers being in iron and steel and other metal Industries. the building industry, and textile indus tries. There were 112,623 persons engaged in wholesale and retail trade. including banking and insur- ance; 4S,150 in transportation; 50,- 239 in professional service; and '6l,s45 in domestic and personal ser- vice. {.
 In the. bulletin which has just been issued there are a number of features not contained, in, the 1920 census reports. including presenta-