CORVALLIS - Many home gardeners may wonder what hybrids are, as they shop for seeds and vegetable starts in the spring. And they want to know if hybrids are better than standard, open-pollinated varieties. Next time you visit your local seed store or catalog, take a look at the name and description of each variety. Skip to Main Content Area
Between 2007 and 2014, the overall size of the U.S. adult population grew by about 18 million people, to nearly 245 million. But the share of adults who identify as Christians fell to just under 71%, or approximately 173 million Americans, a net decline of about 5 million.
How the Population Has Changed and Is Projected to Grow. In 1790, the year of the first census of the U.S. population, there were 3,929,214 Americans. By 1900, the number had jumped to 75,994,575. In 1920 the census counted more than 100 million people (105,710,620).