Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-12-13
The Census Reuort.

The Census Report.
The Philadelphia n American publishes some
very interesting tables compiled from the report
III lie c5hsus commissioners, from which we Sc
lect few facts worthy of notice and remenl-
brance.
INCREASE OF TERRIToRY.-The seventh
enumeration of the inhabitants of the United
States exhibits results which every citizen of the
country may contemplate with qualification and
PRIDE Since the census of 1910 there have been
added to the territory ofthe Republic, by anexa-
lion, conquest and purchase, 635, 1888 square miles,
and our title TO regions covering 34l ,463 square
miles, which was claimed and partly occupied by
foreign power, has been established by negocia
ton, and it has been brought within our aCknowl.
edged boundaries, BY such means, the area of
the United States has been extended during the
past ten years from 2O55, 1853 10 1921, 500 square
miles, without including the great Lakes which
lie upon our Northern border, or the Bays, which
indentate our Atlantic and Pacific shores all
which has come within the scope Of the seventh
census.
INCREASE OF POPULATION. Assuming the
population of California to be l65 900 (Which we
do partly by estimate) and emitting that OF Utah
estimated at 5000, the total number of inhabit-
ants in the the United States was on the LIST of
June 1850, %, 246,30l.
The absolute increase from the lst of June,
1910, has been 6, lie, S4S and the actual increase
per cent, is 36.lS. But it has been shown that
the probable amount of population acquired by
additions of territory should be deducted in
making a comparison between the results of the
present and the last census. These deductions
reduce the total population of the country as
basis ofcomparison, to 1904 ,30I, and the in
crease to 6,0O4 ,S4S. The relative increase after
this allowance, is found to be 35.17 per cent
The aggregate number of whites in 1850, was
l9,6l9,S66, exhibiting gain upon the number of
the same class In 1910, of 5'423, I'll, and rela-
tive increase of $500 per cent But excluding
the $4,000 free population supposed to have
been acquired by the addition of territory since
lS40, the gain is 5,270,371, and the increased
per cent. 37.l4. The number of slaves BY the
present census is 3, l9S. 29S, which shows an in
crease of III ,0S5, equal to 2S.5S per cent If
we deduct 10000 for the probable slave popula-
ton IN Texas in 1910, the result of the compari-
son will be slightly different The absolute in
crease will be 692,0 85, and the rate per cent.
27,83.
MANUMITTED AND FUGITIVE SLAVES IN
1850. 1t appears from the returns, that during the
year ending on the LIST June, 1850, there escaped
from their owners oil slaves, aud that during
STATISTICS OF MoRrAL1TY.-The statistics
OF mortality for the census year, represent the
number ofdeaths occurring within the year at
$40 294, the ratio being as to 1916 of the living
population, or as 10 to each 726 of the population
The rate of mortality in this statement seems so
much less than that Of any portion of Europe, that
it must at present be receivnd with some degree
Of allowance.
The AGGREGATE OF MANUFACTURES, is
as follows:-
Capital invested, June l, 1850, $3.50. 900, 900
Raw material consumed, $50 900 600
Amount paid for labor, 240 zoo. 900
Value of manufactured articles, I,020, 200, 900
Number of persons employed, 100000.
NrYsP APERs AND PERIoDIcALs.-It ap-
pears that the whole numuer OF Iovrs....-s
periodicals in the United States, On the LIST of
Juhe, 1850, amounted TO 1850. OF these 2,494
were fully returned, 234 had all the facts except-
ing circulation given, and ~ are estimated for
California, the Territories, and for those that NAV
have been omitted by the Assistant Marshal.
! From calculations made on the statistics re-
turned, and estimated circuatons where they
have been omitted, it appears that the aggregate
| circulation of those $500 papers and periodicals
IS about 5000, 900, and that the entire number OF
copies printed annually in the United States
| amounts to 422 900 900
424 papers are issued in the New England
| States, SIC in the Middle States, ZIG in the
| Southern States, and 7S4 in the Western States
The average circulation of papers in the United
| States, 1885.
There is one publication for every 7,I6l free
inhabitants III the United States and Territories.