Show Preview of 1960 census Special to the Clipper What hat liat population changes haye taken place in Davis County during the past ten years ears What shifts have occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc in family size medIan medi med- med i Ian n age level marital status and and income t I In a approximately pp r n nine i n ne e g fr from m now the go govIan gov- gov vI v- v I Ian ment t will win take lake steps to tot toi t r i o out t via the lial 1 i l' l Census of Population Titer Thel answers answers to these and to 10 other questions will be besought besought besought sought b by census takers who will make house to house vis vis- visits its S. Little of oJ WI what lt they will learn it is b believed liev d will win come come as a complete surprise l Local ocal state and federal agencies as well as unofficial bodies have kept abreast of or most changes through numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu surveys ma mace tie e in the theten theten theten ten tenye ye year r period Davis Davis' County on the basis of such estimates and projections pro pro- is expected to show shoWn a n 1960 population percent per percent cent higher than its 1950 figure figure figure fig fig- ure of In rate of growth it t has outdistanced most parts pails of the United tales tates where the therise therise I rise has been per per cent The Mountain 1 Stales States ga gain n is per cent cont The average household locally lo locally locally lo- lo cally consisting of people people people peo peo- will compare with per household in the United States More 1 children per family is the answer answer As to lo the amount of schooling that heads of households households households house house- holds have received that will willbe willbe willbe be found to be mU much h higher than before Many fany o of these thes parents of the present teen teenage teenage age crop which is now weighing weighing weighing weigh weigh- ing how much further it should go in school were aided with their education by bythe the GI Bill It hc helped pe boost their educational level some 1 lh i years above the thc 1950 average The median age of the Davis Davis Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis County population which was in 1950 will win be somewhat greater reflecting today's longer life lite span There has been an overall overa- shift upward Those in the over 65 age brac bracket el will by next year total or 55 per cent of oi the local population compared compared compared com com- pared with 4 4 per cent in 1950 These elders have grown into an economic force to lo be reckoned with The dat data that is obtained through the census is much more than cold statistics It Itis Itis Itis is the Hie basic information need needed needed needed ed and used for lor national economic planning both by business and by government I 1 fl mfr t 4 c Y t ti l r 1 w t tY Y r. r I 1 1 h A r 4 1 V ti J rW 11 T 1 S I 4 6 f C r COY AND ALDIN A RD sell grocery grocer opera tion HOll Sec See story at right light f |