The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-03-25
IMPORTANT NATIONAL
: STATISTICS.

N"Ai|oLiohE, POPULATION, AND MANU.
fAcTuREs.--The Report Of J. c. G. Ken
nody, Esq., the Superintendent of the Census,
is one Of the most valuable documents of
the day. 1t abounds with facts and figures
on important subjects, derived from the most
authentic sourees. We proceed to notice
some Of the most interesting: o.
The Population Of the Union.--Assumino
the population Of California TO be i55,oo0,
(Which we do partly by estimatc,) 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, 1860, 23,S46,-
3Ol. The absolute increase from the lst Of
June, 1910, has been 6,l76,S4S, cnd the ac-
tual U.caeasc 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 4 comparison
bctV cen the results of the present and last
census. These reductions diminish the to-
tai population Of the country, as basis Of
comparison, to 23,07i, ,3Ol, and the increase
to 6,OOLSiS. The relative increase, after
tins allowance, is found to be 35.l7 per cent
The aggregate number of whites in 1850
i96l9,366, exhibiting Il gain upon the mum
Der OF the same class in 1870 Of 5,423,37l,
But excluding the 1853 900 free population
supposed to have been acquired by the i'd
diNon OF territory since 1910, the gain is
5,27O37l, and the increase per cent is 37.l1
The SlareS.---Ihc number of slaves BY tn,
present census, Is 3l9,298, which shows an
increase of7l ,0S5, equal to $3.50 per ccct
five deduct 10000 for the probable slave
population Of Texas in 1910, tho result of
the comparison will be slightly different,
The absolute increase will be G92, ,Os5, and
the rate per cent. 1888.
The Free Coiored.--Tho number of fire.,
colorcd id 1850 was 528 ,637; in 1910, 1856,
245; The Increase in this class hap been
1882, or 1895 per cent.
The increose.--From 1880 to 1910 the in
crease Of the whole population was q: the
rate of3267 per cent. At the same rate Of
advancement, the absolute gain for the ten
years last past would have been 5.67s ,333.
or 426,5l5 less th;n il has been, without in,
ciading the increase consequent upon add
tons Of territory.
Area Of the Satcs.-Taking the thirty-onc
States together, their area is ! 1857 square
miles, and tho average number of their in
habitsnts is l,5io 20 the square mile. The
total area Of the United States is G,22o, 900
square miles, and the average density Of PC
pulation is 1919 to the square mile
The Morality Of The Unioa.----1hc stats
tics OF mortality II the census year represent
the number OF deaths occurring within the
year as 320,l9i; the ratio being as one 10
726 of the living population, or rs ten 70
each 72G of the population. The ratio of
mortality in this statement, taken MS awholc.
seems SO much less than that of any portion
of Europe, that it must, at present, be re-
ceivod with some degree of allowance.
The NdrHtdcturcrs.---The entire capital
invested in the vurious manufacturers in the
United States, on the lst of June, 1850
not to include any establishment PRODUCING
less than the annual value of fS50O-amount-
cd II round numbers to $4,000 900; value
OF the raw material $550,OO0,OoO amount
paid for labor $21o,000,0O0; value of manu-.
f%cturcd articles $1,000, 100000 number Of
persons employed 100000.
The Agricuhure.---Nalu Of farming in.
plemcnts $l5l ,S2O,273; live stock 552,7Ot;.
23S; bushels wheat lO4,799,23O; Indian
com 59l ,5S6 o53; pounds of tobacco l99.-
532,494; ginned cotton, bales, 2,47d,2l4;
pounds of butter 4l2,202.2S6; pounds Of
cheese o3,1S4,5o5: tons Of hay l3,6o53S4,:
tons ofhcmp 62,lS2; bushels of flax seed
567,749; pounds Of maple sugar 32.759 ,262;
bids. of cane sugar 3l9644; homemade
manufactures $27,525,5I5.
Cotton Goods of the Union.--Capital in
vested S74,50l,03l; value of raw materials
$34, 1885 056; male hands employed s3,l5o;
female ditto @,l36; value of entire products
6l,869,lsi.
Wco!ca Goods Of The Union.---Capital in
vested $2s, 1860; pounds of wool used
70s62 e29; tons Of coal 46,s7O; value of the
raw material S25,755,9s9; male hands en-
ployed 22,678; female ditto 1874; value
Of entire products S43,2O7,555.
The Iron Trade Of the Union.---Capital in.
vested in pig iron $l7,346,4a5; value of en-
tire products l2,748,777; capitol invested in
castings l7,4l636l; value of entire pro-
ducts 25,l08, SIS; capital invested in wrought
IRON l4,495 22o; value of the entire products
l6,747,O7t.