Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-28
THE CENSIIS REPORT

We complete abstracts OF the documents presented
Congress connection with the Presidents message by
thering together in brief form the most important OF III
facts which the Superintendent OF the Census has embo
died in his report. The document is evidence OF his un
wcared industry in the prosecution of the labor entrusted
10 him. embraces particulars OF deep interest to all caFse
of readers II displays the present physical condition of hi
Repuoic-its progress in population industry and wealth
the and variety of it's resources supplying figures
which many erroneous Impressions on these
points, and suggesting inquiries into matters that have al
yet received little attention.
The rate of increase of the population OF the Unitcc
States during the last sixty years hus been about 3k pei
per that Of Great Britain during The last fifty
years 81 pcr cent In Ireland from 1921 lSil the in
crease about the rate of per cent. per annum while
the succeeding years there decrease at The
rate Of per per From SlO to 1885, the pop
uation of the United States increased from somewhat
than II 900 900 % 1000 IS per cent? tie in
crease Great Br,aneaving Ireland out OF view-beine
| at the rate of IL per cent.
In United States the houses occupied by free persons
number 3632T .he houses in Great Britain amount 10
G69437 Belgium with population Of about five millions
! has about $4,000 houses.
OF the free inhabitants Of the United States IL 1876 1872
natives of the so SS born in foreign countries
80 226 whose nativity has not been ascertain
ed The proportion Of foresn.born persons IS therefore
much smaller than has been generally supposed 10 oe BE-
ing fact, but 06 cent OF the whole free population
The whole natives OF Ireland in this country in 1850 was
OIL 49, OF Germany, 53 225 Of England, 2S 65; OF Brit
ish Aericn i7 00 " Scotland 1885, of France 81 069
If Wales 29s65 OF The foreign inhabitants 1865 SIS reside
in the free Salcs and 25 $40 in the slave States Not less
than liz 1873 free have migrated from the States OF
their birth and settled in others Vermont AMI Connecticut
parts of the country Virginia has in this way lost 35 600
of her natives North Carolina 26 575 and South Carroll
| mn fifty nine per cent OF her free population.
There 09l white mucs in the United States and 632
cniutcd; 91U2 blind persons OF whom ,7U5 cOlOred;
Is 6S who insane, including 32l free coloed and 29l
slaves Is roc idiots, OF whom 1876 free colored and Gao
slaves.
The paupcrs down 972 OF whom g. 53S
Of foreign birth; large number Of the others being free
ii cour The entire of the support Of these inh-
rdua= during the veal preceding June 1880 50 94 06
Tho number actually receiving relief on the Isl June was
5O.353.
The criminals convicted during the same year numbered
u 000 $4,000 being natives and IA 600 foreign born.
About OO0OUO youth were receiving instruction on Isl
June 1850 occupying nearly 100000 colleges and schools
md employing Than lis, 600 teachers.
The average annual mortality in the United States is 3S
per cent being in the ratio Of to - Ct the number living
The New England States give ratio OF mortality in The
number living ui TO 64 III" Middle States with Ohio, to
7 the central slave States TO 49, planting States,
TO 49, Northwestern States TO SO. We do not accept
these figures indicating precisely the relative sauby of
The different portions Of the Union The States
tied ch IL BY persons in the prime Of life; while the older
States compare unavorabIy simply because of the cmgra
ion lrn, The ranks OF their youthful population Taking
The data given the annual deaths cent in alassnclu
SETS on average Of all ages slightly than that in
England; in Maryland the average is less.
The real and personal owned BY residents 10 the
United States is valued al more than S7l33369725. The
wealth Of New York is estimated 81 $50 3G9 2l6 Penn
syvana 1922 4s6 20 Massachusetts, S573 3l2 256; Ohin
$500 100 Virginia sl36 Osa Georgia 1855
Kentucky, 1901 6SS i57; South Carolina, 1885 257 $685.
Louisiana s2sS 9O576i; Mississippi s?25 e5l $780, Alaba
ma SZZS, 5U4 oS; North Carolina S22b SUUiI2; aaryiaad
s2l9 2l 3Gi Indiana SOL $50 6i; Tennessee S0 26 $780,
New Jersey 500 600 0U0 The other States range from
s56 265 Co.'s lnois) 10 SIS 2053 Delaware The Dis
uct Of Columbia having sl4 OILS STA assigned TO 1t.
The churches in tho several States number Sc OIL and
there 2l0 in The District of Columbia and the Territories
total value OF church property being 1854 $50 ncha
which is owned in New York, Massachusetts and Penn.
syvania. Indiana Flod, Delaware, and Ohio have the
greatest number Of churches in proportion TO the popula
on while the proportion is least 10 California Louisiana
and Iowa The average number that each church 10 the
Union will accommodates 3Si.
The cash value of the farming land in the United States is
SO 2f0 1873 093 ana Of farming implements machinery
900 000 The aggregate Of improved land is lS57 81,
In New York ana Pennsylvania there average
OF little less than four each person; in The New
England States little more; in Tennessee, five acres in