Calvin Beale

Calvin Beale
Born June 6, 1923(1923-06-06)
Washington, D.C.
Died September 2, 2008(2008-09-02) (aged 85)
Washington, D.C.
Known for Demographer

Calvin Lunsford Beale (6 June 1923 – 2 September 2008) 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

He was born in Northeast Washington, D.C. on June 6, 1923. He graduated from Eastern High School and the Wilson Teachers College.[1]

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.[2][3]

Beale died of colon cancer in Washington, D.C..[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Schudel, Matt (September 14, 2008). Demographer Looked Past the Numbers To Discover the Heart of the Heartland. Washington Post
  2. ^ Barringer, Felicity (September 2, 2008). Calvin L. Beale, Demographer With a Feel for Rural America, Dies at 85. New York Times
  3. ^ Wildman Jim (September 20, 2008). Traveling The Rural Road With Calvin Beale. National Public Radio

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