The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-05
The Population of Massachusetts.

The new State census lately published presents
mahy striking results In the first place it exhibits
more than double the proportional increase Of popu-
lation since the last census, which has occurred in
any former period Of ten years, since the establish
ment Of the government. This increase affords a
decisive proof of the success the various branches
OF industryin the Commonwealth. The actual In
crease within the ten years. is 255, 1885, which In
the ratio Of So liz per cent This is above the or
binary average increase Of the whole United States,
in like pefiod. THE increase heretofore, in con-
sequence;cfthe steady emigration from the agricul
tural parts Of the State, has been usually less than
haltthe ayetage increase of the Union.
Inns increase Is very unequal in the different parts
OF the State and it is in great confined to
the larger towns That of the county of Suffolk is
much the greatest amounting to 59.597, or SO BIO
per cent. Had the censusbeen taken year earlier,
the number would undoubtedly have been some thou
sands more. In consequence ofthc great diminution
in the extent ofbuilding within the city the present
season, in COMPARISON with what has been done for
several years past, large number of mechanics
have left the city, for employment elsewhere. In
Chelsea and North Chelsea, which with Boston COM
prIses the county Of Suffolk there is an increase of
population of more than 200 per cent
The county of Aiddlesex IS next Ia the amount of
increase, viz 81 ,$, Of at a ratio 40 per CENT
This increase is ina great proportion in the cities Of
Lowell, Charleston. and Cambridge Five towns of
the smallest class reduced in population, and one
OF larger class, has been reduced by subdivision.
In Essex there has been an increase of 80, 422,
which is In the ratio of34 2-l0 per cent There has
been an increase in every town with the exception
OF two, one ofwhich has been reduced by subdlvi-
sion. The most striking increase has been in the
cities Of Salem and Lynn, and in the town Of Law
renee, the later with population Of 1853 being en-
tirely new creation since the last census.
Worcester has little more than kept pace with
Essex having increased in the ratio Of S5 4-1O per
cent and 80, lob in numbers This increase is most
remarkable IN the city Of Worcester which has more
than doubled Among the other towns in which the
increase has been remarkable are Milford and Black
stone.
In Hampden there has been an increase Of II, ss5,
which Is IN the ratio of IS IL per cent The great
er part of this increase has been in the towns Of
Springfield, Chickopee and Holyoke, the two latter
being new towns
In the Counties of Hampshire, Franklin and Berk-
shre the increase has been nconsiderable, with the
exception of few towns, among which Northamp-
ton, Pitts6eld, and Adams have exhibiteda large in
crease.
Norfolk County ranks next TO Suffolk in its ratio of
increase, which amounts to 81 4-1O per cent, and
26,6S7 in numbers. OF this increase 10000 IS in
the city Of Roxbury, and large number in Dorches-
ter, Quincy, Dedham, and Brookines
In Bristol there has been an increase POS, in
the ratio of rs IL per cent This increasehas been
greatest in New Bedford, Taunton, and Fall River
In Plymouth there has been an increase of 1923,
chiefly in Arlington, Acknowledgements, and few
other towns.
In Barnstable there has been an increase Of 1886,
which is distributed among most Of the towns.
In Dukes County there has been an increase in
each Of the three towns. amounting to $50.
Nantucket is the only C6enty in which there has
been dminution ofits population. This diminu-
| ton amounts to 7S3