An alternate explanation of the red fox's gains involves the gray wolf: Historically, it has kept red fox numbers down, but as the wolf has been hunted to near extinction in much of its former range, the red fox population has grown larger, and it has taken over the niche of top predator.

Historically there have been differences among average scores in IQ tests of different population groups ; these have sometimes been called " racial IQ gaps ".

Historically there was a large Pennsylvania Dutch ( from Pennsylvania Deutsch or German ) population.

Historically, Union City schools have ranked among the highest in Hudson County in reported incidents of violence compared to the size of the student population more than once, most recently in a November 2009 report by the New Jersey Department of Education, which annually records incidents of violence, vandalism, weapons and substance abuse or possession.

Historically, many of Manville's residents are of Slavic — mostly eastern Polish ( 23. 1 % of the borough's population ) and western Ukrainian-descent — with many businesses and restaurants geared towards the Polish-American community located along County Route 533.

Historically there is a large Pennsylvania Dutch population.

Historically there is a large Pennsylvania Dutch population.

Historically a rural area, Nibley has experienced significant growth within the last decade, more than doubling its population in under 10 years.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 49, 448 ( including Birstall ).

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town has a total resident population of 14, 124.

Historically, this proportion has been higher and a growing proportion of the population define themselves as irreligious, with 18. 7 % of Australians declaring ' no-religion ' on the census.

Historically, this has been due to two causes: the German population were considered, whether factually or not, linked with German nationalist regimes such as those of the Nazis or Kaiser Wilhelm.

Historically, the Spanish-speaking population increased because of territorial annexation of lands claimed earlier by the Spanish empire and by wars with Mexico and by land purchases, while modern factors continue increasing the size of this population.

Historically, they were seen as one group by contemporaries, mainly those who were descendants of the natives ( the Jōmon ) called Emishi and Ebisu who also had in their population those of mixed ethnicity, most likely descendants of early Japanese colonists.

Historically, they became a distinctly different population from those who were conquered and integrated into the Japanese state.

Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation.

Historically, the population had been composed mainly of Francophone ( Michif-speaking ) Métis, along with a minority of English-speaking mixed-race people known as the " country born " ( also as Anglo-Métis ), and a small number of Presbyterian Scottish settlers.

Historically within Cumberland, the parish had a population of 7, 132 in 2001 and is divided into four wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and Haverigg.

Historically within Staffordshire, West Bromwich is the largest town within Sandwell, with a population of 136, 940 at the time of the 2001 census.

Historically, due to its northern location, the peninsula's population had been sparse: in 1913, for example, only about 13, 000 – 15, 000 people lived there ; mostly along the shores.

Historically a part of Lancashire, at the 2001 Census, the population of the civil parish was 20, 309.

Historically its population lived in the fishing villages, and in the " white " villages a little distance inland, in the mountains running down to the coast.

Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s and had a population of 39, 429 in 2001.

Historically, central plants have been an integral part of the electric grid, in which large generating facilities are specifically located either close to resources or otherwise located far from populated load centers.

Historically, craftsmen tended to concentrate in urban centers and formed guilds.

Historically, the presence of the Nepali government has been limited to town and zonal centers.

Historically, Miyashiro was created from the joining of neighboring villages in 1955 and thus the commercial and population centers are still centered around these older districts.

Historically, writing centers in American universities began appearing as " writing labs " in the early 20th century.

Historically centred in the town of Târgu-Mureş ( Marosvásárhely ), other important centers of the Székely Land are Miercurea Ciuc ( Csíkszereda ), Sfântu Gheorghe ( Sepsiszentgyörgy ), and Odorheiu Secuiesc ( Székelyudvarhely ).

Historically, it was of particular relevance to sailing warships which used them to outmaneuver opponents when the wind had dropped but might be used by any vessel in confined, shoal water to place it in a more desirable position, provided she had enough manpower.

Historically, MLB had also used a 2-3 format in a best-of-5 series, but is rarely used.

Historically, women's bicycle frames had a top tube that connected in the middle of the seat tube instead of the top, resulting in a lower standover height at the expense of compromised structural integrity, since this places a strong bending load in the seat tube, and bicycle frame members are typically weak in bending.

Historically, the Upper Houses each had their own table.

Historically, this proceeded from the labours of Jean de Launoy ( 1603 – 1678 ), " le dénicheur des saints ", and Louis Sébastien le Nain de Tillemont, who had shown the falsity of numerous lives of the saints ; while theologically it was produced by the Port Royal school, which led men to dwell more on communion with God as contrasted with the invocation of the saints.

Historically, cryptography was split into a dichotomy of codes and ciphers ; and coding had its own terminology, analogous to that for ciphers: " encoding, codetext, decoding " and so on.

Historically, the form of the gallery evolved during the 10th century from the increasingly long hallways which had earlier been used to surround the central sanctuary of a temple.

Historically, the church had censured Knapp for deviating at several points from Eddy's teaching, and had refused to publish the work.

Historically, in Canada, whisky that had some rye grain added to the mash bill to give it more flavour came to be called “ rye ”.

Historically, the term originated in the mainframe field, where it had a well-defined meaning, very close to contemporary computer file.

Historically, lawyers in most European countries were addressed with the title of doctor, and countries outside of Europe have generally followed the practice of the European country which had policy influence through modernization or colonialization.

Historically, the majority of fiddle music was dance music, while violin music had either grown out of dance music or was something else entirely.

Historically, manual alphabets have had a number of additional applications — including use as ciphers, as mnemonics, and in silent religious settings.

Historically, John likely had a larger presence in the public mind than Jesus.

Historically, a marble or limestone edge runner mill, running on a limestone bed was used in Great Britain ; however, by the mid 19th century AD this had changed to either an iron shod stone wheel or a cast iron wheel running on an iron bed.

Historically it has had many definitions, but there are three definitions in current use: the imperial gallon (≈ 4. 546 L ) which since metrication is used colloquially in the United Kingdom and semi-officially within Canada, the United States ( liquid ) gallon (≈ 3. 79 L ), and the lesser used US dry gallon (≈ 4. 40 L ).

Historically, the Indo-European languages had eight morphological cases, though modern languages typically have fewer, using prepositions and word order to convey information that had previously been conveyed using distinct noun forms.

Historically, each of the several hundred small towns of Indiana had its own small school system.

Historically, land owners developed most roads and later Turnpike Trusts collected tolls so that as early as 1800 Ireland had a road network.

Historically, the telephone system on the Isle of Man had been run as a monopoly by the British General Post Office, and later British Telecommunications, and operated as part of the Liverpool telephone district.

Historically the Arvand Roud / Shatt-al-Arab waterway ( called Arvand Roud in Iran and Shatt-al-Arab in Iraq ) and Khuzestan Province was all that remained of their prior holdings in Mesopotamia, which had been lost to Turkey centuries earlier.

Historically, Jamaica has had close ties with the UK, but trade, financial, and cultural relations with the United States are now predominant.