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122 TEXAS ALM
Above 100
Per Sq Mi.
50 to 100
25 to50
10 to25
FewerThan
10
Geographic shift of the population of Texas
in recent years has been characterized pri-
marily by greater-than-average increases in
the larger urban centers and in the Great
Plains and Gulf Coast areas.
Future Growth.
Under any circumstances or combination of
Circumstances in the economic development of
I'exas, there will undoubtedly be a moderate-
:o-rapid increase in the Texas population
luring the next several decades. Assurance
)f this is found primarily in the very great
)roductivity of Texas in raw materials.
No other area in the world produces such a
volume and variety of crop, livestock and
mineral products as does Texas. The geo-
fraphic position of the state, with respect to
1) the westward advancing center of popula-
ion and consumer markets of the United
'States, and (2) accessibility to world markets
hrough sea routes, makes certain the con-
inued development of these resources either
ks raw or manufactured products, or as both.
AREA, TEXAS AND UNITED STATES
These data are according to the revised statis-
ics of the United States census of 1940:
In Square Miles.
Continental Outlying
Texas. U. S. Possessions.
.,and area .. 263,644 2,977,128 ......
Vater area. 3,695 45,259 ......
Total..... 267,339 3,022,387 *597,222
In Acres.
.and area..168,732,160 1,905,361,920 ......
Water area. 2,364,800 28,965,760 ......
Total.....171,096,960 1,934,327,680 *382,222,080
*Exclusive of Philippines with gross area of
15,600 square miles, or 73,984,000 acres.ANAC.-1947-1948.
Distribution
Texas Population
CENSUS OF 1940.CENTER OF AREA, TEXAS AND U. S.
Center of area of Texas is a point about
twenty miles northeast of Brady, McCulloch
County, according to the United States Bu-
reau of the Census. Center of area of the
United States is ten miles north of Smith
Center. Smith Co., Kan.
CENTER POPULATION, TEXAS AND U. S.
Center of gravity of population of Texas
has not been calculated by the Bureau of the
Census since 1920 when it was in southwest-
ern McLennan County 12.1 miles southwest of
Waco and 6 miles east-northeast of McGregor.
It is not far from that location today, be-
cause, while there has been expansion of the
general population of West Texas, it has been
offset by the growth of cities in the eastern
part of the state. Probably the location would
be a short distance south of the 1920 point.
There has been a more rapid growth in south-
ern than in northern Texas since 1920.
Center of gravity of population of the
United States was last calculated in 1930 when
it was 2.9 miles northeast of Linton, Stockton
Township, Greene Co., Ind. During the inter-
val 1930-1940 it probably moved a short dis-
tance westward.
TEXAS MALE AND FEMALE POPULATION.
Figures below on male and female population of
Texas, 1920 to 1940, are from the United States
Bureau of the Census: Males
Per 100
Male. Female. Females.
1940 .............. 3,221,103 3,193,721 100.9
1930 ............. 2,965,994 2,858,721 103.8
1920 ............. 2,409,222 2,254,006 106.9
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Texas Almanac, 1947-1948, book, 1947; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117136/m1/124/?q=%22oil-gas%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.