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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1982)
Demographer studies the fastest growing state earn Texas population predicted to surpass N.Y. me into office i it’s 10.1 willing byTomDobrez Battalion Reporter Jf recent population trends ^■itinue, it won’t be long bef ore ,'T( .is passes New York and be- ’ ■' 11,(1 'or2.6otr manes the second largest state in the country, a demographer at 7Y\.is A&M University says. ■ Dr. R.L. Skrabanek, sociolo- H professor here since 1949, ■tier IromaH-Ki isconsin?” lead." resident: doesn’t have aj i\ mother. Buif lio marches io lit iiid gloom, linoi die dark douda \cr the land.Pb •end any more0 mils that will oniJ ding and bigmJ flation which lal :<>nomic hanvomdlnt ring. says, “It is a sure bet Texas will pass New York in total number of people before 1990.” Texas, the nation’s fastest growing state, has grown from the sixth largest state in 1960 to third in 1982. Skrabanek, who has written close to 200 articles on popula tion, said the main reason of ie study group fclans Austin trip by Connie Edelmon Battalion Reporter exas A&M University’s Stu- Government Legislative Study Group and other student leaders will be traveling to Au stin Tuesday, the day of the gen eral election. ■As part of the trip, sponsored by the Association of Former Students, the group will be amending the winning candi- Hes’ victory celebrations. ■The group, formed last year on to play? by ihe Student Senate, was cre- as usual Audited to help represent Texas u ■ here to furilieB^^ i" 11 ' 1 t ' sts 111 state govern- i\ Schniiddlaf > you sav 10 D . 1 hear you.) ough to voie.' es care of the 1 more questioi a nap. What the A meric; t-term plitical >ur problems ■Student leaders Mike Lawshe and Fred Billings said that the group wants the University to have an impact on state legisla tion and needs students to help do it. Lawshe, the director of the legislative group, said they work closely with ihe student body, Texas A&M administration, the Association of Former Students and — they hope — the Legisla ture. The group plans to gather information and do research on upcoming bills concerning high er education, faculty raises and tenure, a possible tuition in crease and the possibility of a student serving on the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. diversity on way to United Way goal by Angie Kerr Battalion Reporter ■Wilh one week of f undraising to go, Texas A&M University is Hfvvay to its $100,()()() United Way goal. ■ Dr. Malon Southerland, assis tant vice president for student services, said the University w|)uld reach its goal. ■ “1 feel that we have had a very |itstanding beginning and mid dle period to the campaign,” be said. “The key to any drive of this nature will be the conclud- ii|g efforts by all of those that are Basting, and in particular, the individuals who are making pirns to participate and make a gif' ■So far, Texas A&M has col let led $51,260.23. Employees hive been surprisingly gener- ons, Southerland said. The Col lie of Business Administration employees pledged $8,245 — a $26 per capita gift. And 142 em ployees in the division of Stu dent Services have given $3,537.12 — a $1 1.23 per capita pledge. Athletic Department em ployees have given $1,078.50 — a per capita pledge of $9.80. The Residence Hall Associa tion raised $385 at their annual “Almost Anything Goes” com- petition on Oct. 14. Several dorms have been collecting change as well. Mosher Hall raised $760 from dorm fundraisers, includ ing car washes and slave sales. RHA President Stacy Graf said she’s delighted with the dorms’ response. “With just a little encourage ment from RHA the individual dorms just ran away with it,” she said. Late Night Happy Hour PLUM • POOD • DRIIMK = rssyA/. K CULPEPPER m Sunday, October 31 li t' Vcr Tot* tlic occnsioMi! Costume Contest Come by anytime from 11:00 a.m. during Brunch until we close Sunday night. The winner receives a 050.06 Gift Certificate! Sweet Treats Specially priccil Specially Hr inks! ) Almond Joy, Mound*, Drcanisiclc (All wonderful Icc Crcuni drinks) $1.75 Tootsie Roll & Melon Kali $1.35 Jelly Kean, Watermelon. Rubble Cirum, Caudv Coiru $1.00 The liatenii’hciii 505 ITiivcrsity Drive. College Station growth is migration from other states. Texas is experiencing growth comparable to that of California in die 1960s, he said. According to the 1980 Cen sus, Texas added 3 million peo ple to its total population during the 1970s. Ol this number, 1.8 million had migrated from other states. The other 1.2 mil lion is attributed to immigration and more births than deaths, Skrabanek said. On the whole, the ’70s migration accounted for 60 percent of the total popula tion increase. The 1970 figures show a big ger population increase than the decade before. During the 1960s, Texas’ total population increased by 1.6 million people. This accounted for only 21,000 new residents, 13 percent of whom migrated from other states. Estimates released by the Bureau of Census on the 1980 population trends show little or no decline in Texas’ grolth, Skrabanek said. In the fifteen- month period between May 1980 to July 1981, Texas added over 500,000 people to its popu lation. Skrabanek said that so far in the ’80s, Texas has added more people than all 22 North ern states combined. Skrabanek said that Texas’ current rate of increase com bined with New York’s decrease in the ’70s will mean Texas’ population will exceed New York’s in a matter of a few years. As of July 1, 1981, Texas’popu- people while New York reported 17.6 million. The nation’s population leader is California with 24.2 million people. But Texas’ total numbers aren’t the only census statistic showing a significant change, Skrabanek said. The average age of persons living in Texas has increased in the past 80 years. In 1900, the median age of Texans was 19, but now the average is 28.2. Skrabanek said this is due to the decrease in the number of births between the years 1961 and 1976, and the increase in life expectancy. The national average age is 30. Skrabanek said although the number of families has re mained constant, the size of the family has decreased in Texas and across the nation. Another area of significant change in population demog raphics lies in the ratio of females to males. In 1870, there were 115 males for every 100 females. But today, there are 97 males to every 100 females. Texas figures are very close to the nation’s figures on male to female ratios. Skrabanek said there are more females than males in America and Texas be cause the life expectancy gap be tween men and women has in creased. On the average, women live eight years longer than men. The gap was only two years at the beginning of the century. The 1980 Census also re vealed significant data concern ing population distrubution. For the first time since 1930, the number of people living in rural areas across the country has not decreased. In Texas, rural population has increased. Skra- banek said that for the first timfe in many years, the rural areas of the state are sharing in the population growth as well as the cities. Even though Texas is ex periencing rapid growth in both rural and city areas, Skrabanek said he doesn’t see it becoming the nation’s population leader. “California continues to in crease at a rate comparable to Texas and its big lead in num bers makes it hard for me to see Texas surpassing California in my lifetime,” he said. 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