Table 18. — Fresh-Water Fishermen by Type of Waters Fished in Most Often and Geographic Division in 1960 



Census geographic division 

 of residence 



United States total: 

 Number (thousands) 

 Percent - - . 



New England: 



Nuinher (thousands) 

 Percent 



Middle Atlantic: 



Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



East North Central: 

 Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



West North Central: 

 Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



Total 

 fresh-water 

 fishermen 



21.677 

 100.0 



906 

 100.0 



1,484 

 100.0 



5,250 

 100.0 



2,842 

 100.0 



Types of fresh-water 



Man-made 



Reservoirs Ponds 



4, 788 

 22. 1 



62 

 6.9 



171 

 11.5 



784 

 14.9 



509 

 17. 9 



2. 518 

 11.6 



11 

 1.2 



106 



7. 1 



356 

 6.8 



367 

 12.9 



Natural 



lakes and 



streams 



6,874 

 31.7 



537 

 59.3 



521 

 35. 1 



2,695 

 51.3 



1 . 232 

 43.3 



Rivers 



and 



Ponds 



7,493 

 34.6 



294 

 32. 5 



686 

 46,2 



1,416 

 27.0 



734 

 25.8 



Census geographic division 

 of residence 



South Atlantic: 



Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



East South Central: 

 Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



West South Central: 

 Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



Mountain: 



Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



Pacific: 



Number (thousands) 

 Percent 



Total 

 fresh-water 

 fishermen 



2,789 

 100. 



2, 079 

 100.0 



2,730 

 100.0 



1.359 

 100.0 



2,237 

 100.0 



Typt:s of fresh-water 



Man-made 



Natural 



lakes and 



ponds 



526 

 18.9 



171 

 8.2 



479 

 17.6 



206 

 15.2 



507 

 22.7 



Rivers 



and 

 streams 



1,218 

 43.7 



621 

 29.9 



674 

 24.7 



698 

 51.4 



1. 152 



51.5 



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