Vernal Express | 1968-02-22 | Page 10 | Utah Population in 1985 Seen near 1 1/2-Million Mark

I Utah Population in 1985 I Seen Near 1 Million Mark How man many people will be liv living Ing in Utah b by HISS The lat latest st projections made by the US Bureau of the Cent Cen- Census sus Indicate that Utah's population tion in 1985 is likely to range somewhere between and UTAH'S population on July 1 1907 was Most of Utah's growth in reo re cent years has been in the reo re suIt of natural increase excess of births over deaths rather than new people moving Into the state During the period 1910 to 1940 there thre was a large net out migration from Utah World War II and the expansion slon sion of manufacturing activities that followed brought about a reversal of o the downward trend Between 1940 and 1960 more people came Into Utah than left the state MIGRATION to Utah ed until 1963 With the cut backs in missile production and employment people again be gan leaving the state after 1963 The net result has been that there was very little net migration to or from Utah dur dur- during ing the and that nearly all of he population gain since i 1960 can be accounted for by natural increase utah's birth rate has ed by a third since 1952 In 1966 there were live births per perI I 1000 population in Utah This compares with a birth rate of live births per 1000 population laUon lation in 1952 THE DECLINE in Utah's birth rate may soon be revers- revers reversed reversed ed with the large post World War II baby mar mar- marI marriageable marriageable I age Preliminary reo re I ports for 1967 indicate that Utah's birth rate in may show a slight increase over I 1966 utah Foundation