Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1920 — POPULATION OF CITY IS 2912 [ARTICLE]

POPULATION OF CITY IS 2912

A Gain of 519 Over the Census of 1910, or 21.7 Per Cent. The population of Renseeiaer, according to the 1920 census, is 2,912, a gain of 519 or 21.7 per cent in the last 10 years. This is a very gratifying showing indeed, and is considerably better than most people expected. While It was realised that many new homes had been built here during the past 10 years, it was also known that the era of large families is apparently a thing of the past and that many of these new homes housed but two people. Therefore, the conservative citizen felt that the count would be under the 3,000 mark, notwithstanding there were many enthusiasts who-placed it at 3,500 to 4,000. The gain shown is most gratifying, however, and demonstrates a healthy growth, the greatest actual increase ever made by Rensselaer in a like period. « In .1890 our population was 1,455, but with the boom of the middle nineties and the taking in of new territory, this had Increased to 2,135 in 1900. From 1900 to 1910 we gained but 158. Since 1910 no new territory has been added and therefore the 1920 census shows the greatest actual increase in population the city has ever known. No figures on the population of the county have been given out as yet, but it is probable the gain is slight In 1910 the population of Jasper county was 13,044, a loss of about'l,ooo in the 20 years preceding.