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Show I i f f k! SUBSTANTIAL SUNDAY HERALD9-- INCREASE at New D SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1954 Utah County, Utah ,fl, Provo Power fl1 I I 1 X What Is Utah County's population today? . ' There is no census this year, of course. Best estimates, however, place the county's 1954 population at close to 90.000. Sales Management Magazine, usually reliable In population estimates, placed the Utah County total at S3.000 as of January INCOME, EDUCATION BY COUNTIES, 1950 r ' " s ! a V IU 1L W ii dm V 53. mKtlL Mil per cent of employ While 1953 was a banner year for the Utah County economy, the rate of economic expansion of the area appears to oe slowing T i ! ; With the increase from births and a continued migration, on a smaU scale at least, into the; county. Chamber of Commerce officials figure an estimate of ,90.000 wouldn't be far off. This would represent an increase of more than 8 per cent over the 1950 census figure of ...... Beaver Box Elder .. --3-2 4,858 19,734 33,536 24,901 . 364 30,867 8,134 6,304 4.151 1,903, 9,642 ; 5,981 2,209 9,387 2,519 1,911 1.673 274,895 5,315 13,831 12,072 6,745 14,636 10.3C3 81,912 5,574 9,836 2.205 83,319 4.8 12 5 34.9 Cache Carbon ..... Daggett Davis ...... Duchesne .... Sales Management Magazine figured Provo's population as of January 1953 as 31,400, substantial galrc from the census figure of 23.830. Allowing for some increase in the past year 'over the estl- mates of Sales Management, the Chamber of Commerce figures the city's population at about 32,000 as of now. Here are some interesting pop- illation data for the state of "Utah! compiled from recently-- . released analyses from the 1950 census and studies made by the Bureau of Economic and Busi- ness Research at University of Emery -- Grand.. Iron Juab -- . Kane ........ Millard Morgan Piute Rich Uintah Utah: .... .... .... the beginning of 1934 topped 755,-- i 000. This was 9.6 per cent more i than shown in the April 1950 of- ficial United States census of 3.5 -- -- 0.3 22.6 60.3 - 4.1- Utah Wasatch .... Washington Wayne ...... Weber State's Population Utah's estimated population, at 15.7 -- 19.1 -- 10.2 -- 2.4 13.3 -- 17.5 29.9 12.8 -- 13.5 ........ Sevier Summit Tooele 8.1 -- 24.8 $3,009 23.5 23.5 23.3 24.0 2,5i4 . , 42.7 --3.1 6.1 -- 7.9 46.9 20.0 22.2 20.7 25.9 23.1 25.7 22.7 22.8 24.8 21.9 25.0 26.9 19.2 25.9 23.7 24.7 23.8 21.3 22.3 22.9 21.7 18.9 26.2 " 11.7 11.0 2,224 3,343 '12.3 NA NA $936,-014.5- 7, 9.7 non-agricultu- ral 12.1 - 10.3 ! 10.3 10.7 1.091- - 10.9' 2.885 2,548 2,133 2,347 2.518 12.1 11.5 11.4 NA NA r-- 11.2 AU-Ti- 12.1 - 10.6 , 12.0 21.1 3,255 1,796 1,908 2.380 2,640 3,209 2,250 2,745 2,631 2.050 1,962 3,214 - 2 ST 3,132 1,977 2,283 ;2.087 23.1; -- Salt Lake .. San Juaa .... Sanpett 35.5 95.6 -- 9.2 -- 10.9 021.0 .... Garfield war oi 5 o?X 9 81.913.. V .; 1 ;k ; 1953. 683.000. '. ' over 1952,- $5,300 ,u(K) Provo Employment Security $8,100,000 New Business fice can best assist the employers higher than 1951, and $14,200,000 of this area. With the vast supply1 above the 1950 level.of $39,800,000. If the Utah County area is to of labor registered with the Provo Utah County Insured emplov- - continue to expand its economy down. agency, they can Offer the em ment levels averaged 15,000 per- at a rate sufficiently high as o-As we weigh the pros and cons ployer a much greater selection sons during 1953, compared with Earnings . . , gross revenue that may influence the business of qualified workers. I And twth 13,800 in 1952, 14,700 in 1951, and provide adequate job opportuni ties for our young people wso number of customers . ; . kilowatt situation this coming year, we its testing facilities measures of 13,600 in 1950. ! nours soldi. . ... i can worker abilities and some to aptitudes are inclined Insured unemployment during wish to enter the labor market, anticipate All these hit new hiehs in 1953 slowine down from recent levels. provide a better selection of qual 1953 averaged 2.7 per cent of it is abvious that all possibile as the electrical division of the The favorable momentum still ified applicants than the facilities covered employment, comparM means should be. used to attract Provo Department of Utilities contained in the business struc of most employers in the area to 4.0 per cent in 1952, 2.4 per new businesses into the' area. cent in 1951,! and 5.1 per cent in One of the most important had its greatest i year since the ture ..suggests that the slowing will allow. ' assets which Utah County has 10 1 ; municipal power plant went Into down would not be drastic, unless To give a picture of the magni 1950. shock. tne of of some offer a new business enterprise tude 1940. is the there operations unexpected to operation in persons Average wages paid EmDlovment ifProvo to the would Security that Ham It J. year appear, Earnings, according in business establish locating in this area is the qualiltoa Calder, totaled $280,387., 1954 will be characterized i by ia fice during 1953, a total of 6,759 working ments which are subject to the ity of our labor supply. Since the compared with, $227,540.03 in 1952. continuation Of the downward new applications for work were Utah Employment Security Act major costs of producing almost u Z3.Z3 per cent increase. trend In the; number of "new made by people seeking work in have also been increasing. Aver any product is the payment for hires" in the area, with a cor Utah County. A total of 5,823 per- age weekly earnings reached $69 the services of labor, the quality Gross revenue totaled increase in unemploy sons were referred by the agency iPi 1953, compared to $64 in 1952, as well as the quantity of the pressing toward the million- responding available labor supply is an im-dollar ment somewhere around to levels jobs, while, an $68 In 1951, and $56 in 1950. mark to give an idea factor which cannot be of the size of the municipal plant 4 fcer cent of. employment. Such additional 10,800 persons were portant Since 1951,! the areas economy on be not Near overlooked. an would economic decline jobs. a placed agricultural at not rate has been expanding operation. considered drastic,! but would fall ly 1700 people were! given tests sufficiently high to absorb the In this respect, Utah County Customer Gain The cumber of customers as in the category of being a year to measure their japtitudes land number, of youth wrho are enter- can be justly proud of its relative abilities, in response; to workers ing the labor market. Further ly young and vigorous population. of Dec. 31 totaled 8522,v a gain of readjustment. requests for vocational guidance evidence of this fact is found in with a median age of only 23 from the 8413 of the previous More Selective and employers' attempts to and the number of new hires made bv years, its overwhelmingly white In With such a readjustment, year. The plant generated 49,318,200 creased emphasis will undoubted the best suited applicants to fillJ employers; in Utah County. Dur population composed almost enI I kilowatt hours of electricity dur- ly be placed on reduced costs with job vacancies. ing 1953 a total of 11,800 new hires tirely of those people born in the ef6.14 klghs were made for an average of fi.6 United States, its extremely well ing the year, a per cent in an effort to increase employe crease over the 46,461,800 k.w.h. ficiency. Employers are expected During 1953,- employment and per cent of employment 'levels educated population with a of 1952. to become more selective in their payrolls in industries covered ojd In 1951 however, a total of 14.100 median school years completed Kilowatt hours of electricity hiring requirements in an attempt the Utah Employment Security new hires were made, some 2.300 figure of . 12.0 for. those over i5 e to obtain the best qualified work - iAct reached (Continued on Page 11-highs. Total mbre than in 1953 for a t951 years of age, UTAirS POPULATION, AGE, MEDIAN FAMILY ' i By ARTHUR D. COLEMAN, Mir. er available for any specific open- payrolls were estimated at 54 mil- rate of 8.0 of nearly ment levels. Employment Security Office ing. It is in this field that the lion dollars, an increase Of- Plant Has Biggest Year o lirJli J - all-tim- 8.7 j 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.0 10.6 12.0 ; canines stoicim' geneiraiflioira 11.8 11.3 10.3 11.8 0 Family and unrelated individuals Incomes la 1949. Those figures without minus signs are "plusjT NA Not Available. Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census. Summary of Population, Characteristics of 1930. Pages 44-Sm , Tables 43, 45, 12. 'V Utah population increased by per cent between 1940 and 1950 compared with a national in crease of 14.5 per cent. The state's rank anions; states was chanced from 41th to 39th in size of population. However, In County residents . 25 and over Weber and Utah Counties gained that decade, the copulation of have more years of 47 and 43 per cent, respectively. the 11 western states increased school- completed have those of any Salt Lake County's gam was 30 than by 40.8 per cent, that of the 37 of the other 28 counties. - Salt per cent in the decade. eastern states ajad Washington Cake, Morgan, Iron and Davis Big: Population Counties. D. C. by 11.3 per cent. In"1950 Salt Lake, Weber, Utah, all tied for second place With , OU lal ds vail uc ucicimiutu, 12.1 median school years com- Cache and Davis Counties com this trend of ereater percentage San Juan, with 8.7- - for bined had nearly 74 per cent of Increase in population in the pleted. an average, is Utah's lowest. the state's population, while on West1 than In the East was conthis may be explained a land basis they represent less ' However, tinued through 1953. Data by than 6 per cent. San Juan, the 34.1 per cent Juan's San by states, however, have been pubresidents. largest county in area, with lished only for July 1, 1952. As In nearly-1- 0 Utah per cent of the land, Younger of that date, the, population of 5315 residents, or less tend had but to be five years Utahns, continental United States was althan the average resi- than 1 per cent of the population, most 156 million. This was an in- younger continental of United States. dent crease of 3.4 per cent in 27 Census reports of 1950 out months since the official census. that Utah's median age point was 25.1 Utah Seventh years, compared with 30.2 for However, in that period, the the entire country. New Mexico 11 western states increased by and three southern states had Big 8.8 per cent, while the 37 states lower average ages than, did and the District of Columbia to Utah. New York's average age In the east increased by less than was 33.7. ' 2.5 per cent. The states with the Salt Lake County's residents, (Continued from Page greatest .percentage increases in having a median age of 26.9, the 27 months were Arizona, 14.6; are older than those in" any of now being augmented by 50,000 11.9; the other 28 counties in Utah. 000 cubic feet of gas purchased 12.4; Florida, Nevada, Colorado,! 8; Maryland, 7.8; Cali- Utah's youngest county Is Wayne daily from the Utah Natural Gas v with an average age of only 18.9. Company, an operating company fornia. 7.6 and Utah, 7. The state's rate of natural in- which delivers gas from new fields While in the nation as a whole for the first time in history, crease in population births over in Carbon and Emery Counties women outnumbered men in 1950, deaths is the highest in the na to Utah County and wholesales tfie situation was reversed in tion. In fact, until recently, this it to MFS. Utah where there were 347,636 natural Increase together with two relative economic opportunity at During the past year MFS has men and; 311,22 woman a new storage garage extra men forevery 100 women home ' and beyond state borders, completed and parking area at First South in the state. More rnen were re- - was the basic cause of net outand First West half a block to the poritru in every county in uie ward migration, according Busisouth of the firm's offices. state except in Salt Lake. Bureau of Economic and Despite social, religious, cul- - ness Research. Relative number Shops of the company have been iral and other ties, the nation of jobs available in Utah after moved from the warehouse back lk still a nation on the move. 1043 was the highest single factor of the offices to the new storage from" state to state and area to in" the net Inward migration in garage. The rear of the main areaAs of 1950; less than 70 per the past 10 years. building at 60 S. 1st W. has been cent oNhe total population of the Highest Birth Rate completely remodeled as part tf country presided in the state of Utah usually leads the nation the expansion program. birth in birth rate per 1000 population. Leonal S. local MF the western according to data from the Fed- manager, said King, Utah, amnhg the with company, states, I; lessvon the move be- - eral Security Agency. In 1952 the its added gas supplies is now ji ,yond the! state nprders than are! state's birth rate was exceeded a position to furnish service to any of its neighbors. As of 1950. lonly by New Mexico with 33.4 all customers within reach of its approximately threeVourths of allHThe national rate was 24. In mains. Utahns residing in thestate were 1951 Utah's rate was highest Mountain Fuel Supply began born within the state. rmong states. Hi?h in Education On the other hand, Utah usual business In Utah County In 1931. People of Utah, on an average, ly has the lowest death rate per The present era of expansion was have completed more years of 1000 among states. In 1952, Utah s touched off by construction school than have those in any rate was 7.4; in 1951 it was 7.4. Geneva Steel Plant here in the other state In the nation. The The national average is 9.6. early 1940's and has continued boost of since. average adult over' 25 years of In spite of an over-a- ll Over-a-ll MFS Company expan age in Utah .has completed 12 25.2 per cent in Utah s population grades. This; is the same level between 1940 and 1950, the in sion i or ia&4 wui continue in as in Washington. D.C. In con- crease was confined to a rela accord with the development o tinental United States the aver- tively few counties. Daggett Coun- gas reserves and transmission age grade completed is 9.3. Eight ty experienced a net loss in popu capacity, said W. T. Nightingale of the 11 .western states outrank lation of 35.5 per cent, while president. "The company is pur Massachusetts which is No. 9 Davis County gained some 95 per suing a vigorous program to sat in rank. cent. Tooele County had an in isfy fully all demands for servWithin Utah's borders. Cache crease of 60 per , cent, while ice." , 25.2 S. 44-5- 9, 44-2- 0. - i j J ' "" l non-whi- te Gas Company Has Year Utah County k 7 1 JS-- . rsjry4 . j " . - j a century the makers of White Satin Sugar have enriched and sweetened the food and beverages of the people of Utah and her neighbors. For more than half : y ' " V-- . Meantime, whole communities '.-- .'; " f .' : have, been enriched i f ,' s .; .1 through the benefits derived , from the beet sugar industry. As each new generation of users comes along, they turn to the sugar they know and can trust. And with each ....... t M rl ' I ill 1 . ; P '' ilr generation come new refinement? in manufacturing and packaging.'. v r3 m E rait; k I! 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