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62 TEXAS ALMANAC.-1943-1944.
Texas woods to the Blacklands, thence
to Middle West Texas and eventually to
the High Plains accounted for nine tenths
of Texas population growth, directly and
indirectly, during the decades mentioned.
Oil and a New Era.
In 1901 the Spindle Top gusher came
in. It marked the beginning of a new era
of population and economic growth, the
significance of which has not been fully
grasped even to this day. Agriculture
continued to draw population to Texas as
the cotton fields of the Great Plains and
the Corpus Christi area were opened and
as the production of diversified crops
drew people to the new wheat belt of the
North Plains, the citrus and early vege-
table producing region of the Lower
Valley, the Winter Garden and other
regions adaptable to diversified crop pro-
duction. Nevertheless, it has been petro-
leum and natural gas that have lent
impetus to the population growth of
Texas during the last three and one half
decades. On the heels of the petroleum
discoveries have come discoveries ofsulphur and other minerals (in many
instances as the direct result of drilling
for petroleum) and in turn they have
lent impetus to the development of man-
ufacturmng.
Looking to the Future.
Possibly the building of the great war
industries during 1940-1942 marked the
opening of a new chapter in Texas de-
velopment that will bring future popu-
lation increase. Some of these industries
will undoubtedly remain after peace re-
turns, though there may be a period of
lower production. Other industries, not-
ably the munitions industries, will have
to be converted to civilian goods produc-
tion if they are to continue to employ
the many thousands that were working
in them in the early part of 1943. In still
other industries there must be less radi-
cal shift of production, notably in the
aircraft manufacturing plants. Much
will depend upon the foresight, ingenuity
and industry of Texas industrial and
civic leadership, and of the people of
Texas themselves, in meeting after-war
problems.Population of Texas, Urban and Rural, 1850 to 1940.
The State
Increase over
preceding
census
Census . U
Year- E
1940 ...... 6,414,8241 590,109 10 1 24 3
1930 ...... 5,824,715 1,161.487 24 9 22 1
1920 ...... 4,663,228 766.686 19 7 17 8
1910......3,896,542 847.832 27 8 148
1900 ...... 3,048,710 813.183 36 4 11 6
1890 ...... 2,235,527 643 778' 40 4 8 5
1880 ...... 1,591.749 773,170 94 5 6 1
1870......818,579 214,364 35 5 3 1
1860 ...... 604,215 391,623 184.2 2 3
1850 ...... 212,592. ... 0 8Urban Places.
Increase over
preceding
census
a . U
oc E
cc c2,911,389 522,041 1
2,389,3481876,659
1,512,689 574,5851
938,104 417,345
520,759 171,2481
349,511 202,716
146,795 92,274
54,521 27,906
26,615 18,9501
1 7,665 ... ..Rural Territory.
Increase over
preceding
census
aY
a Z c21 8 3,503,435 68,068
58 013,435,367 284,828
61 213,150,539 192,101
80 1 2,958,4381430,487
49 0 2,527,951 641,935
138 1 1,886,016 441,062
169 2 1,444,954 680,896
104 9 764,058 186,458
274 2 577.600 372,673
. I 204,927 ....Data below show
1940, according to the
Natvity and All
Census Year- Classes
1940 ........6,414,824
Native .... 6,179,296
Foreign born 235,528
1930 ........5,824,715
Native .... 5,462.428
Foreign born 362.287
1920 ........4.663,228
Native .....4,299,396
Foreign born 363 832
1910 .......3.896.542
Native .....3,654,604
Foreign born 241,938
1900 ........3.048,710
Native ...- 2,869,353
Foreign born 179,357
1890 ........ 2.235,527
1880 .........1,591,749
1870 ......... 818,579
1860 ......... 604,215
1850 ......... 212,592RACES AND NATIVITY, 1850-1940.
races and nativity of Texas population for the decennial census years, 1850 to
United States Bureau of the Census
Other Races Percent. by Race.
Chi- Japa- All Other
White Negro Total. Indian nese.t nese.t Other.t White. Negro Races.t
5,487,545 924,391 2,888 1,103 1,031 458 296 855 144
5,253,157 924,019 2,120 1,054 506 291 269 850 150
S234,388 372 768 49 525 167 27 99 5 0.2 0 3
4,967,172 854,964 2,579 1,001 703 519 356 853 147
4,606,104 854,498 1,826 976 290 255 305 843 15.6
*361,068 466 753 25 413 264 51 99 7 0.1 0.2
3,918,165 741,694 3,369 2,109 773 449 38 84 0 15.9 01
3,557,646 740,162 1,588 1,180 228 149 31 82 7 17.2
360,519 1,532 1,781 929 545 300 7 99 1 04 05
3,204,848 690,049 1,645 702 595 340 8 82 2 17.7
2,964,864 688,958 782 647 105 24 6 81.1 18 9
239,984 1,091 863 55 490 316 2 99.2 05 0 4
2,426,669 620,722 1,319 470 836 13 79 6 20 4
2,249,088 619,751 514 438 76 . 78 4 21 6
177,581 971 805 32 760 13 990 05 04
1,745,935 488,171 1,421 708 710 3 781 218 01
1,197,237 393,384 1,128 992 136 .. . 752 247 01
564,700 253,475 404 379 25 . .. 69 0 31 0
420,891 182,921 403 403 .. .. .. 69 7 30 3 0 1
154,034 58,558 . .. .. .. 725 27.5*Prior to the census of 1930, the Mexican population of Texas was included under "native and
foreign-born white " The census of 1930 separated Mexican population and classified it under "other
races " In the census of 1940 the older classification was use, and the census of 1930 was reclassified
to conform Both the change to the new classification in 1930 and the return to the old form in 1940
were at the suggestion of the Mexican government The 1930 classification was on the theory that most
of the Mexican population of Texas is primarily Indian rather than Spanish stock.
INo percentage given where less than 0 1 or where base is less than 100.
:Figures for 1850 do not report "All Other" races.Per Cent
of Total
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59.0
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75.9
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