Show UTAH population NOW OVER HALF MILLION 10 1 0 final population figures for the state of utah have just been issued by the census bureau in bulletin form the total population of the on april 1 1930 according to jahe the fit te etith census was athla Is a gain of or per cent over the population of the state in 1920 tho the rate of increase was smaller than that tor for any preceding decade while lit in actual numbers the increase was waa the smallest since 1880 organized as a territory in 1860 1850 utah was enumerated in the name year at which time it had a 0 population of the population has grown consistently since that year reaching in 1900 which was the first enumeration after the admission of utah as a state the next ten years saw the largest numerical increase almost in the history of tho the state this was not maintained in the following two decades though the present numerical increase Is a substantial one there la Is now art an average of 62 persons persona to the square mile as aa compared with 55 65 in 1920 three cit clelea les in utah have a population of or more salt lake city with inhabitants Is by tar far the largest of the three cities and its nuin numerical increase was waa also the largest although the rat rafe e of per cent was smaller than that of the other two ogdon ogden the next in size with a population of gained or per cent while chile provo prove with the lowest numerical gain galna had the digest algest rate of increase per cent the next four cities in order of size are logan murray tooele thoele and brigham of tho the 29 counties in utah 17 in in population and 12 show a decrease salt lake county including salt lake city Is the largest having a population of which represents a 0 gain of or per cent as compared with its population in 1920 iron county had the digest rate of increase gaining per cent over its population in 1920 while davis county was second with a per cent gain weber county had the second largest numerical gain having added persons persona during this po of those counties showing losses the rate in most cases was 5 per cent or less in density of 0 population salt lake county led with an average of 2567 inhabitants per square mile on the other hand daggett grand kane and san juan counties aver aged only one person for miles there are incorporated places cities and towns in the state the smallest of these is bluff in san juan county which had but 70 inhabitants A copy of the first series population bulletin for utah giving the number of inhabitants in each county election precinct city and town may be obtained by writing to the bureau of tho census was washington hington D 0 |