Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1913 — Growth of City Population. [ARTICLE]

Growth of City Population.

In»1780 only one-thirtieth of the people of the United States lived in cities of 8,000 Inhabitants and oyer; In 1800, one twenty-fifth; In 1830, one sixteenth; in 1840, one-twelfth; in 1850, one-tenth; in 1860, one-sixth; in 1870, one-fifth; In 1880, one-fourth. It is safe to say that to-day more than one-third of the people of the nation live in cities and towns, with the tendency steadily growing. If tho present pace continues, by the middle of the present century tho rural population will become extinct