Illustrative Projections of the Population of the United States1950 to 1960

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The future population of the United States has been the subject of widespread discussion in the past several years. Although the discussion has centered largely around the significance of the recent high rate of increase in our population and the possibilities of future growth, it has been associated also with a new understanding of the inherent difficulties of making reliable projections of population.

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