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Show 175 outward high migration of birth and low death rates resulted (excess of live births rate of economic many over for whom probably church, family, and other from 1940 to 1950 there 14,000, persons. showed evidenced by a greater than These migrants job opportunities even greater Was a net inward _ population the state's included not were ties which held them here. Uh population a available, were it not for In the decade migration of approximately decrease of 138, 552 persons between 1940 relatively few counties. of the state's 29 counties increased in tually was would have been concentrated in was which natural increase in a 4 The increase in and 1950 deaths), n could support. 3 growth college graduates and their number persons from the state because approximately 35,000 during this 5 population, while period. Salt· Lake , Weber, Utah, Davis, The Only twelve seventeen ac- major increases were Carbon and .Tooele counties. Incol'Ile Another very important barometer of economic income .received by the inhabitants of portunities afford the means whereby an area. well-being New.employment total and per is the op- capita income may be increased. ased 1930 and 1940 upon a natural Inc rea se in population of 77, 600 between shown in the proceedings of the Third Annual State Economic as Development Conference (Salt 4Ibid., based upon a Lake City, Aug. 13, 195Z), natural increase in population p. of 32. 124,400 from 1940 to 1950. 5 of Utah See Tables C and D, Appendix, for a more detailed presentation population change between 1940 and 1950. |
