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POPULATION 97
Citizenship and Nativity of the Population 21 Years Old and Over, for
Texas, Urban and Rural, 1950 and for Entire State, 1940 and 1930
United States Bureau of the Census.
Foreign Born 21 Years
Population 21 Years Old and Over. Old and Over.
Citizen.
AREA AND All Citizens. Native. Naturalized Alien. Percent of Total
CENSUS YEAR- Ttal i T
Total d a Total o q o,
__ _ __ _ ____ _ 1 Uo Z U.o Z Oo Zil < q.I.9
1950 ............. 4,737,225 4,587,285 96.E 4,491,044 94.8 96,241 2.0 128,038 2.7 246,181 39.1 52.0 8.9
Urban .........3,056,902 2,957,083 96.7 2,886,653 94.4 70,430 2.3 86,147 2.8 170,249 41.4 50.6 8.0
Rural nonfarm.. 928,667 903,041 97.2 889,188 95.7 13,853 1.5 21,333 2.3 39,479 35.1 54.0 10.9
Rural farm .... 751,656 727,161 96.7 715,203 95.2 11,958 1.6 20,558 2.7 36,453 32.8 56.4 10.8
1940 .............. 3,861,721 3,710,374 96.1 3,636,081 94.2 74,293 19 132,765 3.4 225,640 32.9 58.8 8.2
1930 .. .. 3.220,880 3,005,689 93.3 2,917,972 90.6 87,717 2.7 202,453 6.3 302,908 29.0 66.8 4.2
Note.-Citizenship not reported was as follows: Total 1950, 21,902; urban 13,672; rural nonfarm,
4,293; rural farm, 3,937. 1940, 18,582; 1930, 12,738. Percentages were 0.5, 0.4, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, and 0.4.
respectively.
Texas Population by Race, Urban and Rural, 1950; Totals, 1880-1940
United States Bureau of the Census.
Percent
White. Other Races. of Total.
a a ,,
CENSUS YEAR- - . 8 - , a g 8
dU F~ z G. GO 2 ' E c U c 40 Z5 8o Q
1950 ........... 7,711,194 6,726,534 6,449,889 276,645 977,458 7,202 2,736 957 2,435 1,074 83.6 3.6 12.7
Urban ...... 4,838,06014,221,593 4,037,649 183,944 612,324 4,143 909 421 2,123 690 83.5 3.8 12.7
Rural nonfarm 1,580,867 1,400,760 1,353,322 47,438 178,383 1,724 1,094 146 152 332 85.6 3.0 11.3.
Rural farm... 1,292,267 1,104,181 1,058,918 45,263 186,751 1,335 733 390 160 52 81.9 3.5 14.5
1940 ............ 6,414,824 5,487,545 5,253,157 234,388 924,391 2,888 1,103 458 1,031 296 81.9 3.7 14.4
1930 ............ 5,824,715 4,967,172 4,606,104 361,068 854,964 2,579 1,001 519 703 356 79.1 6.2 14.7
1920.............4,663,228 3,918,165 3,557,646 360,519 741,694 3,369 2,109 449 773 38 76.3 7.7 15.9
1910.............3,896,542 3,204,848 2,964,864239,984 690,049 1,645 702 340 595 8 76.1 6.2 17.7
1900 ............. 3,048,710 2,426,669 2,249,088 177,581 620,722 1,319 470 13 836 ... 73.8 5.8 20.4
890.............2,235,527 1,745,935 1,594,466 151,469 488,171 1,421 708 3 710 ... 71.3 6.8 21.8
1880 ............1,591,749 1,197,237 1,083,656 11I,581 393,384 1,128 992 ... 136 68.1 7.1 24.7
'Percentage of Indian, Japanese, Chinese and all other population not included because not more
than 1 per cent.
Color by Sex, for Texas, Urban and Rural: 1940 and 1950
Figures for 1950 are presented according to new and old urban definitions. See introductory articles for-
old and new definitions of urban and rura' population, United States Bureau of the Census.
11950, New Urban Definition 1950, Old Urban Definition I 1940, Old Urban Definition
I ] Total I wiI
Area and Sex. All I Non- I All White Non- All I Non-
SClasses- White I white Classes I white Classes White white
Total, the State..... 7,711,194 6,726,534 84,660 7,711,194 6,726,534 984,660 6,414,824 5,487,545 927,279"
Urban . ......... ...... 4,838,060 4,221,593 616,467 4,612,666 4,035,587 577,079 2,911,389 2,489,569 421,820-
Urban farm.......... 11,336 10,133. 1,203 10,229 9,170 1.059 10,361 (1) (')
Rural ................ 2,873,134 2,504,941 368,193 3,098,528 2,690,947 407,581 3,503,435 2,997,976 505,459-
Rural nonfarm........ 1,580,867 1,400,760 180,107 1,805,154 1,585,803 219,351 1,354,248 1,203,950 150,298:
Rural farm........... 1,292,267 1,104,181 188,086 1,293,374 1,105,144 .188,230 2,149,187 1,794,026 355,161
Per cent............100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100. 0 100.0 100.0 100.01
Urban ................. 62.7 62.8 62.6 59.8 60.0 58.6 45.4 45.4 45.5
Rural .......... .... 37.3 37.2 37.4 40.2 40.0 41.4 54.6 54.6 54.5-
Rural nonfarm........ 20.5 20.8 18.3 23.4 23.6 22.3 21.1 21.9 16.2
Rural farm........... 16.8 16.4 19.1 16.8 16.4 19.1 33.5 32.7 38.3
Male ............. 3, 863 142 3,388,150 479,992 3,863,142 3,383,150 479,992 3,221,103 2,768,259 452,844
Urban ............... 2,373',723 2,079,516 294,207 2,252,019 1,977,586 274,433 1,410,165 1,214,075 196,090
Urban farm......... 5,987 5,370 617 5,359 4,814 545 (1) (') (')
Rural .................. 1,489,419 1,303,634 185,785 1,611,123 1,405,564 205,559 1,810,938 1,554,184 256,754
Rural nonfarm........ 810,380 720,185 90,195 931,456 821,559 109,897 685,576 612,012 73,564
Rural farm........... 679,039 583,449 95,590 679,667 584,005 95,6621,125,362 942,172 183,190
Per cent.......... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Urban ................. 61.4 61.5 61.3 58.3 58.5 57.2 43.8 43.9 43.3.
Rural .................. 38.6 38.5 38.7 41.7 41.5 42.8 56.2 56.1 56.7
Rural nonfarm.......... 21.0 21.3 18.8 24.1 24.3 22.9 21.3 22.1 16.2
Rural farm........... 17.6 17.2 19.9 17.6 17.3 19.9 34.9 34.0 40.5
Female ............ 3,848,052 3,343,384 504,668 3,848,052 3,343,384 504,668 3,193,7212,719,286 474,435
Urban ................ 2,464,337 2,142,077 22,260 2;360,647 2,058,001 302,6461,501,2241,275,494 225,730,
Urban farm........... 5,349 4,763 586 4,870 4,356 514 (1) (') (')
Rural ................. 1,383,715 1,201,307 182,408 1,487,405 1,285,383 202,022 1,692,497 1,443,792 248,705
Rural nonfarm........ - 770,487 680,575 89,912 873,698 764,244 109,454 668,672 591,938 76,734
Rural farm........... 613,228 520,732 92,496 613,707 521,139 92,568 1,023,825 851,854171,971
Per cent.......... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Urban ................ 64.0 64.1 63.9 61.3 61.6 60.0 .47.0 46.9 47..
Rural ................ 36.0 35.9 36.1 38.7 38.4 40.0 53.0 53.1 52.4
Rural nonfarm....... . 20.0 20.4 17.8 22.7 22.9 21.7 20.9 21.8 16.2
Rural farm........... 15.9 15.6 18.3 15.9 15.6 18.3 32.1 31.3 36.2:
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