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DEP ART11ENT OF TI-IE INTF_jI~IOR, 

ROBERT P. POHTEH, 

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Appointed A11ril 20, 188!1; rrn;igm•d ,Jnly :11, 18!1:1. 

CENSUS OFFICE. 

ON 

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CAJ1.ROLI. ]), WlUGH1', 

Co1urniHsi01wr of :Labor in drnrge. 

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POPULATION OF TIIE UNI11ED S11ATES 

EI_jEVEN~rIJ~ CENSUS: 18~)0. 

PART ·I. 

WASHINGTON, D. 0.: 

GOVERNMENT PRIN'l'ING OFl~ICE. ' 

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lxviii PROGRESS OF THE NATION. 

The followiug table shows, by states and groups of states, the total population in 1880 and 1890, the urbau 

population in the same years, the number of cities, and the proportion which the urban population bears to the 

total population: 

URBAN POPULATION: 1880 AND 1890. 

_-;: _ __::.::.-__ -__ . ---, -----"~-~---·--·· ---.- -~--=--==-

Ir NuillnEn m· m'l'1Es AND PEu cEN'l' 

i: 01•' UJWAN 01~ 'l'OTAL Ii POPULA1'1UN. 

-: --·---11------ 1890 ______ 1 ___ 1880 ___ _ 

: lSSO 11-~{m;,: l 1: .. "·~.~~ 1--~~~--1·P-:~::: 1 

ii lrn1. I her. 

-·Tlie-;;~~~~tatc~~-: ......... -. .. -.~.:-.:::~.----~.-:-.~.-.-......... ~~;~!.::~~:---5~~155..:~~:=1_~~~8~~ ~~;~~3~;,·5~'.~_1-_4~-~1=:~~;.~= =~81~~=-:;~:~'. Nurth Atlantic division ............................................ 1 17,401,ii45 1

1 14,507,407 i 0,015,383 ; 6,2ii4.nno I' 190 I 51..81 137 •J3.11 

l\trLinc .. -... -.................................................... \ -001, 086 ~ 036 :--- 130, aio_ i ___ 87.wo·- i--·--31-· in:;;; ·-· ·;---13,42 Nt!wHnm1JShiru ................................................. • 37fJ,530 I 346,991 \. IO:J,058 1 70,200 Ir 51 27.:!7 ~1.06 

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§~1 258, 014 ' ;§ili 

4, 282, 801 

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~ 152, fil 

051 

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28 

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;Son th A•thmtic <lh-ision...... ............ ... ... . .. ................... 8, 851, 020 7,507, 197 11_~~!~.:1... j_ !142, :ii::'._ ·---3~ 10. 03 I ~3 I~. ·10 

::.Delnwnre ........................................................ JOS,49:J 146,608 Ii 01,431 [ 42,478 i I :16.40 i--~-.--~~.-07 .::.Iu.rylaud. _............... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ... ... 1, 042, 300 034, 043 : 405, 479 : 351, GOii 4 <J.1. 05 : ,! · .11. 61 

IDistl'ict of Colmubia........ ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ............. ... 230, 302 177, 624 i' ... ! 230, 392 · 159, 871 1 100. 00 1

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2 90. 01 

Virginia··~·-------·-·········------------···········------·····-! 11 655,980 1,512,505 221,065 14s,2ao' 1 1:1.40 0.80 

'\Yest Yh'ginia ......................... ~ ......................... ! 762, 794 618, 457 II 53, 038 30, 737 6. 05 

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Floridn ......................................................... ·i 301,422 260,40:1 Ii 47, oa1 o, 800 I 1 12. 02 

:NorthOentraldivision ............................................... 1..221 362,279 17,304,111 5,793,806 11_ 3,02"':_~'..!~·-il 152 I_ 25,0l 

~:,l:liil~~~-.-............. ::::-.-.-.:::-.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 ::~;!:!~~ ~:~~::~~~ I 1,!~~::~: i ;~::~~: i ~~ I ~~·-~~ J'Jlinois ..................................................... c ..... : 3,826,351 3,07i,871 1,485,055 7:!2,021 24 :!8.83 

:Michignn ............................................... · ........ : 2,093,889 1,636,037 540,095 271,500 20 ~0.08 12 16.iiO 

S'l'A'i'ES AND 'fEHRI'l"ORIES. 

1890 

'l'OTAI~ POPtH~ATION'. UHBAN PlJPULA'l'IOl"', 

1880 181>0 

4.97 

2 1. OU 

2 0.03 

7. 32 

::1.01 

95 17.•12 

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ll 12.:14 

18 2a. 78 

~Yisl!onsin ....................................................... · 1,686,880 1,315,497 424,5-W 212,·l!ll 17 , 25.17 16.15 

-Minnesota ....................................................... · 1,:1011 826 780,773 3G0,315 107,023

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, 6 28.37 ! 4 la.78 

?:~:·~~~;;; : :: : . ::: :::~:~~ i:~m I--~::: ~:~11 .... :~ .. 1 .... ~~:~~--/i .... :~ ....... ~~:-~; 'Sonthllakota ......................................... c.......... :J28,808 a98,268 i 10,177 .......... 1 1 3,10 ··/ ................ .. 

~Nehrnslrn ........................................................ 1,058,910 452,402 i 25tl,048 43,521 I / ~-1.40 I 2 0.62 

.ltm1sus .......................................................... 1.427,006 990,006 I 165,870 1 55,013 i / 11.62 I 4 5.58 

·so-nth Central 11iYiHio11 ............................................... -~972,89H . :~~~ l'-1,147~~[_ 073,70~1~1--10~~- ~o 1

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7.55 

Kentmky ........................................ : .. .... . .. .... .. 1, 858, OB5 1, 648, 690 II.. 270, 434 / 198, 603 7 14. 87 5 I 12. 05 

Tennessee....................................................... 1,767,518 1,542,350 . 202,337 •

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09,527 I 11.45 4 6.4ll 

Ala\Jmnn......................................................... 1,513,017 1,262,505 II 80,1:!5 45,815 4 ) 5.80 2 a.63 

Missis•ippi ...................................................... 1,280,600 l,l:ll,597 i :J4,098 : 11,814 1 2.64 1.04 

LoniHutrnt ........................................................ 1,118,587 939,946 i 201,496 I 224,000 B 23.05 2 I 23.84 

ToxnH ............................................................ 2,2:l5,li23 I 1591740 I ''25346 i 80682 11 1008 5 \ 5.07 

Oklnhoma ... - . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .... . . . .. . .. ...... .... .. ...... . ..... .. 01, 834 II .... '.8.0·2·,''.~;5· .. \ .... -~.~.~·.·~~3-- .'Ii, ...... l.,:' •. 1·.:18... . ; .. , ..... :·.·8·9 ................. 1 .. • ~; .A.rkausn" ..• - .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. • .. .. I, 128, 179 "" " "" o ~ ~ u• 

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'VeHterndh·ision .................................................... \ _3,027,013 1,767,607 I 008,053.1 423,677 24 20.llO 11 23.97 

Montn 11 n ......................................................... /----;:;J2,150 39,150 i---~I~~~ i:::::::::::::: -~l--- ~~:~~- :--:-:-:.:--:-:=:-:~: 

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~~'.: :,;_l:~, 1!~: ~~~ ii 152, 795 1 50, 449 4 1 37. 07 ..... ; .. I .... -;~.'~~ .<>. " ", 1~~::!~ ::::::::::::::/:::'::::::::::: !::::::::[::::::::::: :::::::: :::::::::: Utah ........................................................... ..i 207, 905 143, 063 : 50, 732 i 20, 768 1, 2 i 28. 73 14. 43 

Nem1fo .......................................................... 1 45,761 62,266 II 8,511 I 10,917 i 1 1 18.60 J 17.53 

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Orog·on .. -- -· - - ····-------- -··-- .. ~----- -~-- -·. -. · · -- ·------ 'J: u ., I;! 

CnliJ'oruln. ··········;~-~~~:~·--·~_:··~~~--~_·:··············· ~~4.0~J_. 495,080 ·-323,96~:.__ ~-.L_-~u~~-- ! o 37.47 

q Pojmlatiou <'f Dakota in 1880 npportionerl nceur<ling to th<' prt•Hent limits of North Dakotamul South Dnkotn.