Evening star., 1943-10-31
|1,17S,970 Civilians
Living in D. {. Area,
Ration Books Reveal

The civilian population of the
Washington Metropolitan Area on
last March l was estimated by the
Census Bureau yesterday at l ,l78 ,97O,
an increase of 259,338 or 282 per
cent since April /, 1910.
Final estimates, based on the
number of Ration Books 2 outstand-
ing on April l, listed the Districts s
civilian population at S33,72O, an
increase of 175,702 or 26.7 per cent
over the 658,018 estimated popula-
ton here on April l, 1910.
Arlington County and the city of
Alexandria combined populations
were estimated at 1924, a gain of
1858 or 44.8 per cent over the
1885 listed in the corresponding
1910 period.
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties. Maryland, also included In
the Washington Metropolitan Area,
had an estimated combined popula
ton OF 2l7,036, an increase of 1887
or 25.4 per cent over the April /,
1910, estimate of 1909.
The total civilian population of
the United States on March /, 1943,
was estimated at 128,231, ,154, a loss
of 3,091,773 or "a per cent in three
years as a result Of the increase In
the armed forces.
At the same time, it was an
nounced by Director J. C. Capt of
the Census Bureau. the population
of the 237 metropolitan counties has
increased "a per cent. These coun-
ties contain more than half the
Nations civilian population.
In spite Of the possibilities of
error involved in estimating civilian
population from ration book registra-
tion," Director Capt said, these
data provide the best available basis
for estimating present population for
areas smaller than the United States.
The need for such estimates is great,
and minor inaccuracies do not in
validate their usefulness"
The estimated civilian population
OF Virginia on March l was 2,769 ,722,
a gain Of 48 per cent over the
2,677,773 estimated for April /, 1910.
Maryland's population was 1867, 1853
compared with 1,806,485, a gain in
three years of 89 per cent.
Maryland'S civilian population as
Of March l stood at an estimated
l967 1853, the Census Bureau dis
closed, representing an increase of
l6l ,478 since April l. 1910. The per
cent increase was So
The Baltimore metropolitan dis
trict. comprising the city and parts
of Baltimore and Anne Arundel
Counties, showed the greatest per
capita increase of 124,272, repre-
senting percentage increase of
l16. The areas 1910 population was
1913 ,22l, this years an estimated
1,197,493.
The highest percentage increase
was registered by Hartford County,
whose population jumped 1873 per
cent in the three years from 81 800
to 42,628.
/ Only nine Of the 81 units listed
showed an increase in population,
however, the nine being Baltimore
Metropolitan, and Calvert, Cecil
Charles, Hartford, Howard, Mont
gomery. Prince Georges. st. Marys
and Washington Counties.
The others showed declines rang
ing from l per cent in Carroll
County to 16.2 per cent in Somerset
County.
The civilian population of the
United States has undergone both
decrease and redistribution since
the beginning of the war, according
to final estimates based on the
number of registrations for War
Ration Book Two" the Census
Bureau said.
The combined population OF
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties as of March /. 1943, is
reported as 2l7,036. This repre-
sents an increase of 43,e57 over the
April /. 1910 figure.