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Download full textFuguitt, Glenn V.; And Others – 1987
Several demographic aspects of population concentration and deconcentration within the nonmetropolitan sector during 1960-1984 are examined using census data. Relative rates of urban and rural growth during 1960-70, 1970-80, and 1980-84 are compared. Shifts in the proportion of nonmetropolitan counties experiencing rural growth during 1980-84 are…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Population Distribution
Sofranko, Andrew J.; And Others – Illinois CRD Report, 1985
Rural communities of less than 2,500 residents in Illinois showed a reversal of growth patterns between 1950-80. During the 1950's Illinois' approximately 900 rural towns grew at a rate of 60% compared with 81-86% growth rate for towns in other size classes; during the 1970's rural towns showed a steady growth increase of 73% while growth of towns…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Metropolitan Areas
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1968
Socioeconomic and demographic indicators for the Appalachian regional area are compared in this report with similar indicators for the total United States. The Appalachian region is defined as including parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Economic Status
Mayo, Selz C.; Clifford, William B. – 1976
Utilizing 1970 U.S. census data, North Carolina's (N.C.) age and sex distributions were examined to determine: rural-urban differences; national differences; influential factors; and social significance (health, education, employment, youth, and the aged). Major findings were: (1) the rural-farm fertility level had dropped below that of urban…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
Rogers, Tommy W. – 1979
One of the functions of the Governor's Office of Human Resources is that of gathering, analyzing, and distributing information on the extent, distribution and characteristics of the poverty population in Mississippi and the social, economic and demographic conditions which affect the poor. This lengthy document disburses that kind of information…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Agricultural Personnel, Birth Rate
Hodapp, Leroy C., Ed.; Gore, William J., Ed. – 1968
Educational, medical, and other services in rural areas have been undergoing a consolidation and centralization process to bring about more efficient operation. A research project sponsored by the United Methodist Church was designed to assess the position of the church as a decentralized unit in a small community relative to its leadership…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Migration Patterns
Banks, Vera J.; Mills, Karen M. – Current Population Reports, 1983
According to estimates prepared by the Bureau of the Census and the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the 1982 farm population of 5,620,000, or 2.4% of the national population, continued a long downward trend. About 45% of farm residents lived in the North Central region, 35% in the South, 13% in the West,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agricultural Personnel, Birth Rate, Census Figures
