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May 6th 07, 06:12 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.moderated

Dick Grady AC7EL Dick Grady AC7EL is offline

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On Sat, 5 May 2007 21:54:42 EDT, wrote:

The following are approximate numbers of US amateurs on the stated
dates, compared to the US population.

1930: US population 122 million, US hams 18,000, 1 ham per 6778
Americans

1940: US population 131 million, US hams 50,000, 1 ham per 2620
Americans

1950: US population 150 million, US hams 90,000, 1 ham per 1667
Americans

1960: US population 179 million, US hams 230,000, 1 ham per 779
Americans

1970: US population 223 million, US hams 270,000, 1 ham per 825
Americans

1980: US population 227 million, US hams 350,000, 1 ham per 649
Americans

1990: US population 249 million US hams 550,000, 1 ham per 453
Americans

2000: US population 281 million, US hams 683,000, 1 ham per 411
Americans

May 5 2007: US population (estimated) 301,773,107 US hams 655,219, 1
ham per 460 Americans

Except for the 1960s, every decade from the 1930s to the 1990s saw US
Amateur Radio growing faster than the US population.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Some areas of the country have a higher density of hams.
My town (Pahrump, NV) has about 35,000 population and 284 hams, for a ratio
of 1 ham per 123 residents.

Does any other town or city have a higher density?

73 de Dick, AC7EL

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