Calvin Beale

Calvin Beale

Calvin Lunsford Beale (6 June 1923 – 2 September 2008Beale's "New York Times" and NPR obituaries give 1 September for his death date; the "Washington Post" gives 2 September.] ) was an American demographer who specialized in rural population trends. He first identified a reverse in population decline in some rural areas, and his work led to development of the Beale code for categorizing rural development.

Life and career

After earning a master's degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin, he worked for 50 years at the United States Department of Agriculture.Barringer, Felicity (September 2, 2008). [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/03beale.html Calvin L. Beale, Demographer With a Feel for Rural America, Dies at 85.] "New York Times"] Wildman Jim (September 20, 2008). [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94826029 Traveling The Rural Road With Calvin Beale.] "National Public Radio"]

Beale died of colon cancer in Washington, D.C..Schudel, Matt (September 14, 2008). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR2008091302354.html Demographer Looked Past the Numbers To Discover the Heart of the Heartland.] "Washington Post"]

References

External links

* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/Amberwaves/Feb03/Profiles/beale.htm Calvin Beale profile] via USDA Economic Research Service
* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/population/photos/ Beale's county courthouse photo archive]


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