PAT - I was in a conversation regarding polygamy. It was said to me, "in early Utah the ratio of men to women was nearly 2:1, not the opposite as that argument suggests. Men were over 60% of the adult population for about 30 years and still well over half of the population at the turn of the century." I can't find any info on this. I would appreciate any help.

JOEL - I don't know where they got their info, but I got the following Utah population information from the U.S. Census Bureau at this site:

Year        Male       Female
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1850        6020        5310
1860      20276      20018
1870      44100      42665
1880      74500      68500
1890    110400      97400

From 1850 to 1890 I calculate an average ratio of men to women at 1.08 to 1.00. So there were slightly more men than women, but not "nearly 2:1".
These stats do still however contradict the argument of there being a surpluss of women, thereby justifying polygamy. But contrary to this popular LDS theory, polygamy was not instituted because of an over surplus of women in the state. The Saints practiced polygamy because God told them to (D&C 132, Jacob 2:29-30).

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