The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-26
IMPORTANT NATIONAL
STATISTICS

AGRIcuLTURE, POPULATION, AND MANU-
FAcTUREs.---The Report of J. c. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, the Superintendent ofthe Census,
is one of the most valuable documents Of
the day. II abounds with facts and figures
on important subjects, derived from the most
authentic sources. We proceed TO Rotise
some of the most interesting:
The Population Of the Union.,-hs.1h,'ng
the population of California to be 100000,
(Which we do partly by cstimate,) and omit
ting that of Utah, estimarcd at $4,000, the
total number of inhabitants in the United
States was, on the LIST of June, 1850, 23,2I6,-
3Ol. Tho absolute increase from the lst OF
June. 1910, has been 6,l76,S4S, end the ac-
tual incacasc per cent. is 36.lS. But 1t has
been shown that the probable amount Of
population acquired by additions of territory
should be deducted in making n comparison
between the results of the present and last
census. These reductions diminish the to-
tai population of the country, as basis OF
comparison, to 23,O74,3Ol, and the increase
to 6,OO4,8iS. The relative increase, after
this allowance, is found 10 be 35.l7 per cent.
The aggregate number of whites in 1850
l9,6l9,366, exhibiting gain upon the num-
Der of the same class in lS40 of 5,423,3 ,37l ,
and n relative increase of 1929 per cent.
But excluding the 10000 free population
supposed to have been acquired by the ad-
ditiOn of territory since 1910, the gain is
5,27O, ,37I, and the increase per cent Is 37.l4.
The Sldres-The number ofslavcs by the
present census, Is 3l9,2SG, which shows an
increase of II ,0S5, equal TO 29.5S per ccct.
five deduct 10000 for the probable slave
population of Texas in 1910, the result OF
the comparison will be slightly different,
The absolute increase will be 692,085, and
the rate per cent. 1888.
The Free COiored.-The number of free
colorcd in 1850 was 52S 637; in ls4O, 1885,
2I5: The increase in this class has been
42,392, or 1895 per cent.
The incredSe--tNr rom 1890 to 1910 the in
crease of the VINCE population was AZ the
rate of 1857 per cent. At the sn.2c rate of
advancement, the absolute gain for the ten
years last past would have been 5,678,333
or 426,5I5 less than it has been, without in
cluding the increase consequent upon addi-
tiOnS of territory.
Area ofthe Substituting the thirty-one
States together, their area is l,iS6,S70 square
miles, and the average number of their in
habitants is l,549 to the square mile The
total area of the United States is 3,229,0OO
square miles, and the average density of po.
pulation is 1919 to the square mile.
The Mortdiify Of The UHi0n.---The statis-
tics of mortality in the census year represent
the number of deaths occurring within the
year as 320,l91; the ratio being us ono to
726 of the living population, or as ten to
each 726 of the population. The ratio Of
mortality in this statement, taken ~ whole
| seems 50 much less than that of any portion
60 EEIropG, that it must, 1T present, be re,
ceivcd with some degree .: ,,!M.:~ancc
The MGnutdciurerS.----Ih he entire capital
invested in the various manufacturers in the
United States, on the ist of June, 1850
not to include any establishment producing
less than the annual value of SS500---amount-
ed in round numbers to $53O00O, 900; value
paid for labor S2iO00O,0OO; value of manu-
featured articles $1,000, 100000 number OF
persons employed 100000.
The Agricuhure--Nalu of farming i'm.
plemcnts $l5l ,S2O,273; live stock $50, ,706,.
23S; bushels wheat l0f,799,230 Indian
corn 59l ,5S6o53; pounds of tobacco l99,-
532 ,49i; ginned cotton, bales, 2474,2l4
pounds of butter 4l2,2O2, ,2S6; pounds OF
cheese l03, ,lS4, 1885, tons of hay l360j,3S4
tons ofhemp 62,lS2; bushels of flax seed
| 567,749; pounds of maple sugar 32,750,263
hhds. of cane sugar 1864; homemade
manufactures 1927 7,525,5i5.
Cotton Goods Of hc UniOn.-Capital in
vested S74,5Ol ,O3l; value of raw materials
| S34,S35 5O56; male hands employed $50
female ditto 59,l36; value Of entire products
| 6l,869,l8i.
WOODEN Goods Of he Enion.-Capital in
vested 1928, ,llS,65O; pounds of wool used
1885,, 800; tons of coal I6,STO; value of the
raw material S25, 5,755,9S0; male hands en-
ploycd 23,678; female ditto 1854; value
of entire products $i3, 3,207,555.
The Iron Trade Of The Union.---Capital in
vested i'll pig iron $l7,346 1876; value of en-
tire products l2,7iS,777; capitol invested in
castings l7,4l6,36l; value Of entire pro-
ducts 25,IO8, SO; capital invested in wrought
iron l4,495,220; value of the entire products
l6,747,074.