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Show CENSUS OF 1900 I SAYS OF UTAH Many Interesting Things. All I Kinds of Statistics Regard-B Regard-B Population, Industries, Etc. I We acknowledge receipt ofan"Ab-I ofan"Ab-I struct of the 12tli Census," sent by I .tlio Hon. Joseph Howell. The book I is Invaluable, containing as it docs the most accurate anil detlnatc informa-MLxion informa-MLxion regarding tho population of the Pcountry In 11)00, with attendant stat- " istlcs regarding mortality, agriculture, and manufactures. The Utahcolumn is of course of the greatest interest to people of this section, and among other oth-er things we And the population of Utah cities given as follows: t 1000 1800 American Fork.... 2,732 llrlgham 2,850 2,130 Eureka 3.085 1,733 Lehl City 2,710 Logan 5,451 4,565 Ogden 10,313 14,880 Park City 3,750 2,850 Payson 2,030 2,135 Pioo City 0,185 5.150 Salt Lake City.... 53,531 44,843 Spanish Fork 2.735 2,214 Spilngville 3,422 2,840 It will be noticed that there has been no phenomenal growth In any of these cities during tho past ten jours, and that Logan has held its own along with the rest. Logan Is the tomtit city in point of population. Salt Lake has had a growth of not quite 10,000 In I ten years and Logan has had a growth of ten hundred In the same length of time. The State of Utah has a population of 270,740. Of these 141,087 arc males and 135,002 females. Since 1800 the female population has Increased 30.7 Ifalper cent while the males have incrciis-53cl incrciis-53cl but 20.5. The State ranks 43rd in point of population, pop-ulation, Dclewaic, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, "Wyoming, "Wy-oming, Alaska and Hawaii having less population. Utah has an area of 82,100 square miles and its density of population Is but 3.4. This State contains but 072 negroes, 2,02.1 Indians, 572 Chinese and 417 lapancse. Of tho cnthe population 222,072 are native and 53,777 are foreign born. 2,131 wcic born in Colorado, 1,805 In Idaho, 3,870 in Illinois, 1,340 in Indiana, 3,035 Iowa, 1,130 Kansas, 1,115 Michigan, 2,208 Missouri, 1,432 Montana, 1,031 in Nevada, 3,032 Now York, 2,525 Ohio, 2,510 Pennsylvania. 1,240 Wyoming, and less than a thousand in the other states. Of the 53,777 foreign botn population popula-tion Africa Is credited with 07, Asia 8, Australia, 501, Austria, 240, Belgium, 20, Bohemia, 13, Canada.1,231, Central America, 10, China, 544, Cuba, 1, Den-mark,0,132,England,18,870,Finland,734 Den-mark,0,132,England,18,870,Finland,734 ' Germany, 2,300, Holland, 623, Ireland, 1,510, Italy, 1,002, Norway, 2,128, Scot- land, 2,040, Sweden, 1,020, Wales, 1,050 and small numbers In the other coun-H coun-H tries. ATlic total number of illiterates in mf Utah above 10 years of age Is placed at W 0,141; 2,811 males and 3,330 females. There aro 4,325 unable to speak Eng- list). I Tho state has 01,020 single men or marriageable ago and 40,234 married men; 70,290 single women, and 40,800 H man led women. I There are 2,800 widowers and 333 H divorced men; 8,100 widowers and 077 H dhorced women. Of tho 84,004 who arc engnged in B gainful occupations, 20,414 are follow- Ing agricultural pursuits, 4,007 arc In I piofcsslonal service, 10,010 in domestic and personal service, 14,005 In trade I and tiansportatlon, and 20, 412 man- uruturlng and mechanical pursuits. I 31,507 families own their homes and I 4,310 families have mortaged property. 17,001 families aie living In lented property, and there Is a total of 30,000 families In tho State. The State has 33,818 swarms of bees, which pioduccd 1,202,118 pounds or honey In 1800. In loot) theie were 715,7 17 apple trees In Utah, 27,027 apricot trees, 00,215 9 elieity trees, 400,005 peach and noc- tarhio ticcs, 220,310 pear tiecs, 208,--JW)iMtluni and prune tiecs. MB Jti Utau t,ie,e wcie "t024 irrlgatois with 020,203 acjes under Irrigation at a cost of 5,805,302 for water. Bait Lake City tanks 70th in popula- tlo;,. Cache County lias a land surface of 1,181 square miles, a population of 18,-139. 18,-139. This Is a gain or 2,830 in population popula-tion In ten years. Utah has 10,387 farms; 4,204 under 20 acres; 5,201 between 20 and 50 acres; 3,741 between 50 and 100 acres; 3,303 between 175 and 600 acres; and 010 over 500 acres. Of these, 0,857 raise hay and grain as the principal pioduct, 729 vegetable, 412 fruits, 6,458 live stock, 1,815 dairy produce, 440 sugar, 3,030 miscellaneous. The avei age worth of a Utah rarm If $3,878. In 1000, Utah had more than 2,000,-000, 2,000,-000, sheep, 05,730 swine, 353,090 cattle, 115,884 horses, 2,110 mules. |
