Roosevelt Standard | 1956-08-23 | Page 10 | Bureau of Census to Divide Count into Areas

Bureau of Census To Divide County Into Areas In a joint program with the state of Utah and'- each of its counties, the Bureau of the Census Cen-sus is establishing areas, known as "Census County Divisions," for use in statistical reporting. Similar Sim-ilar areas were established in the state of Washington prior to the 1950 Census, and since 1950 have been put into effect in seven other states, Oregon, Idaho, Tennessee, Ten-nessee, Georgia, Colorado, Kentucky Ken-tucky and South Carolina. Daniel J. McGillicuddy, a member mem-ber of the Census Staff, is here from Washington to consult with county officials and solicit their advice in regard to the proposed areas for Duchesne County. The proposed Census County Divisions should be 'particularly useful for local administrative purposes. pur-poses. The Census County Divisions Div-isions generally have clearcut boundaries which can be easily identified', and they are intended to remain as permananent areas. For the most part, they1 are based on the communities which serve as the focal point of each area. The stastical data for these divisions will assist users of Census information in-formation to measure the sphere of influence exercised by such communities. It is believed that the Census County Divisions will be a handy tool for the use of county officials, local newspapers, and business and civic organizations-Mr. McGillicuddy assures us that the county divisions set up by the Bureau of the Census will not interfere in any way with the use of county subdivisions. For Census purposes Duchesne County has been divided into five Census County Divisions with estimated' population as follows: Altamont, 1200; Duchesne, 1600; Myton, 1300; Roosevelt, 3500; Tabiona, 1000-. .