Smyrna times., 1957-11-14
DELAWARE is
GROWING FAST
Fourth Fastest Growing State
In Nation Revealed By
Census Bureau Figures
$4,000 GAIN ESTIMATED

Delaware, the fourth fastest
growing state in the nation, ap-
parently owes much of its popu-
lation gain to the fact that an
estimated $4,000 to 10000 people
migrated here from other states
since 1850, the State Development
Department announced this week.
Basing its estimate on latest
U. S. Census Bureau information,
the Development Department said
that evidently expanding industry.
a favorable tax structure and the
First States natural attractive
ness had caused the influx.
The population of Delaware on
April l, 1850 was officially re-
ported at 318,O85. On July l, 1856
the U. 5. Bureau of Census esti-
mated that the population stood
at 418,000, an increase of 10000
people
The State had $4,000 births
from 1850 to July l, 1856 During
that same period there were 22,-
600 deaths. Net movement into
the state by migration is thus
estimated at between $4,000 and
60000 The state had 1000 more
men in the Armed Forces in 1856
than in 1850. This left net civil
ian population of approximately
418,000.
Actually, as many as $4,000
persons may have migrated into
Delaware in the six-year period, |
but some of this undoubtedly was
offset by migration of Delawar-
cans to other states.
Back in 1850, the Census Bur
eau determined that only 1914, 600
out of 318,OO0 Delaware residents
had been born in Delaware. In a
state-by-state breakdown, the 1850
Census Bureau report showed that
Delaware gained citizens at the
expense Of every state, with Penn
sylvania supplying the greatest
number, 30,695; and Arizona and
Nevada supplying the lowest num-
ber Of new Delawareans, fifteen
each.
Delaware and Florida, accord
ing to the Census Bureau, are
running counter to the nationwide
pattern, which, for the most part,
finds people still migrating west
ward The eastern part of the
United States is remaining fairly
stable, population-wise, with the
exception of Delaware and Flor
ida which have consistently made
gains
That Delaware is also a beacon
to persons born in foreign lands
is established by the annual re-
port of the IT, s. immigration ana
Naturalization Service, which
shows that nearly LOO foreign
born persons entered Delaware
during the five-year period, 1852
through 1856.
The number of aliens entering
the United States in 1856, who
gave Delaware as their intended
place of residence, was 430 or
more than one a day. This was
a considerable increase over the
three previous years, which
brought to Delaware 281 foreign
born in 1865, 264 in 1854 and 27O
in 1858. However, the 1856 total
did not equal 1852 when 453 aliens
entered the state.
Under the Alien Registration
Act, 5,807 aliens residing in Della
ware registered in 1856; this was,
of course, only small portion of
the U. S. total of 2,622,000 aliens
who registered that year.
Most numerous among citizens
of other lands residing in Della
ware were natives of Great Brit
ain and Canada, totaling, LAO;
Poland, 72O; and Germany, $50,
In 1856, there We're also $50 cit
zens of Italy living in Delaware;
t40 Greeks, go Chinese, and IL
Mexicans. Thirty-six aliens gave
Russia as their place of birth.
Other nations, not specifically
identified, supplied 2,470 of the
registered aliens.
That many of Delaware's for
eign born become American citiz-
ems is established by the Immi-