Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1910 — POPULATION OF INDIANA HAS INCREASED 184,414. [ARTICLE]

POPULATION OF INDIANA HAS INCREASED 184,414.

Increase in 87 Connties and Decrease In 55—Greatest Increase In City Of Indianapolis. ; .

Jasper county was not the only one in the state to have a falling off in population within the past ten years. It was, in fact, with the majorities of the counties of the state in that respect, for while 37 counties made gains, there were 55 that made losses. In the matter of the per cent of gain, Lake county was the largest, having increased 118 per cent. Marion county, including the city of Indianapolis, made the largest population increase, being 66,434, but the per cent of gain was only 33.7. Newton county made an Increase of 56 in ten years, but White lost 1,536, Carroll lost 1,983, Pulaski lost 721, and Benton lost 435. Practically all the counties containing large cities made an increase, which shows thatthere is a tendency toward the cities and against tlie agricultural sections. Some ofthecouties in the gas belt containing large towns show a loss, due to the removal of factories following the failure of natural gas. The tenth congressional district by this census had a population of 254,001. The present basis of congressional representation is one member of the lower house of congress for each 194,182 people. It is probable that congress will Increase the number represented in order to prevent a greater number of members of congress. At what the figure will be established is merely conjectural, but it is probable that the increase of 184,414 in Indiana will be enough to maintain the thirteen districts. A rearrangement, however, will have to be made and it is almost certain that Jasper county will be separated from either the south or the north ends. If Tippecanoe and Warren counties were taken away it would still leave the district with a little more than 200,000 population, and if Lake county were taken away Porter and Laporte would have to go too, owing to their geographical location and the combined population of those three counties is about 150,000. This would cause other counties to be added to bring us up to the required population and it is probable that Jasper county will have some new associations after the gerrymander is through. Notwithstanding the fact that 55 counties in the state had a decrease and only 37 a gain, there was a total increase in the state that brought the population from 2,516,462 to 2,700,876, a gain of 7.3 per cent.