TITLE

THE GROWING SOUTH

AUTHOR(S)

Woofter, Jr., T. J.

PUB. DATE

March 1941

SOURCE

Social Forces;Mar41, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p346

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents information on a study carried out assess population growth trends in the southern regions of the United States. Findings of the study suggest that population increases from 1930 to 1940 reflect significant changes in the southern regions and provide clues for studies of basic importance. Instead of exporting a large part of its natural increase as it did from 1920 to 1930, the South held a substantial proportion of its people in the 1930's adding nearly 34 million inhabitants. Heavy losses from some areas were almost offset by gains elsewhere. In the Southeast, substantial gains in Virginia and Florida were offset by slight losses from other States, so that the Southeast barely changed by interregional movement. The urban increase in the South was nearly three times as rapid as the national urban increase. The rural and town increase in the South was somewhat slower than the national average. This meant a net gain of over one millions people in southern cities by migration from rural areas.

ACCESSION #

19300540

Tags: POPULATION;  DEMOGRAPHY;  EMIGRATION & immigration;  INTERREGIONALISM;  INTERNAL migration;  HUMAN geography;  DEMOGRAPHIC surveys;  SOUTHERN States

 

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