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Excerpt from Population and Its Distribution: Compiled From the Figures of 1920 United States Census; Including Distribution of Retail and Wholesale Dealers, Compiled From Trade Sources
The Census authorities were frequently consulted and the Com pany wishes to express its appreciation for their help and cc-opera tion and especially to acknowledge its indebtedness to Mr. William C. Hunt, Chief Statistician for Population, for his generous interest in the work.
The Bureau of the Census began to release the first city counts in April, 1920, and although it did the work in record time, the last of the data needed for this edition was not received until June, 1921. In compiling the material, we were governed in all instances by the rulings of the Bureau of the Census. Of particular importance is the Census definition of urban population; defined as that residing in cities and other incorporated places of inhabitants or more. However, in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire (except in two instances) it is not the practice, as in other states, to have municipal incorporations, such as villages, within the limits of the town, and no town becomes a city until its population is much in excess of For this reason it has been necessary to include in the urban territory of these states not only the population of cities but that of all towns having over inhabitants. The 'urban' area in each of these three states includes, therefore, some population which in other states would be classed as 'rural' but it is not thought that the propor tion of urban population is greatly increased thereby.
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