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Show Article Analyzes Population in Utah From Now Until Year 1 985 How many people will be living liv-ing in Utah by the year 19tJ5? According to Utah Foundation, Founda-tion, the private governmental research agency, no one can answer with any degree of certainty. cer-tainty. They point out that birth and death rate trends, wars, general economic con- ditions, social and religious influences, in-fluences, job opportunities and available water supply are just a few of the many factors that will help determine how many people will be living in the state during the years ahead. Although no one can predict future populations with accuracy, accur-acy, Foundation analysts observe ob-serve that population projections projec-tions can be made based on specified assumptions regarding regard-ing interstate migration patterns pat-terns and fertility and mortality mortal-ity rates. The latest projections made by the U.S. Bureau of the Census indicate that Utah's population in 1985 is likely to range between 1,353,000 and 1,534,000. Latest Census Bureau estimates estim-ates indicate that Utah's population pop-ulation on July 1, 1967 was 1,024,000. In analyzing Utah's population popula-tion growth during the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, cen-tury, the report concluded that most of this growth has been the result of natural increase (excess of births over deaths) rather than new people moving into the state. Foundation analysts ana-lysts point out that during the period 1910 to 1940 there was a large net outmigration from Utah. The study notes that World War II and the expansion of manufacturing activities that followed brought about a reversal rever-sal of the downward trend. Between 1940 and 1960 more people come into Utah than left the state. Actually, this net in migration migra-tion to Utah continued until 1963 the report goes on. With the cutbacks in missile production produc-tion and employment, however, people began leaving the state after 1963. The net result, according ac-cording to the Foundation, has been that there was very little net migration to or from Utah during the 1960's, and that nearly all of the population gain since 1960 can be accounted for by natural increase. Utah's birth rate has declined declin-ed by a third since 1952. In 1966 there were 22.4 live births per 1,000 population in Utah. This compares with a birth rate of 33.5 live births per 1,000 population in 1952. The report mentions, however, that the decline de-cline in Utah's birth rate may soon be reversed with the large post World War II baby crop reaching marriageable age. Preliminary reports for 1967 indicate that Utah's birth rate in 1967 may show a slight increase in-crease over 1966, |