The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06
CITY OF LANCASTER:
wednesday Eve'ng, Jany. S, 1859

W cutAcSuuy Eve H., SdMys u ASSc
THE CEEsUs-POpulation- &c rime-Rsdl
EsiGis-Chsrehss, Sc.-The Superintendent
of the Census, Mr.. ]. G. c. Kennedy, has
made an able report to Congress, from his
Bureau. 1t is decidedly too long for Publica-
ton in our columns, andw only CLEAN from
1T such particulars as will be most interest
ing to our readers.
The population of the United States has
increased 1877 per cent, duringth last fifty
years. The population Of France, in the
same period, has increased only 80 per cent.
The population Of the United States is now
increasing at about the rate OF 3 per CENT
per annum; that of all Europe is increasing
at the rate of / per cent. per annum.
OF our population of twenty-four mil
lions, only about two millions and a half
were born in Europe. OF these there were
born in Ireland, one million; in Germany,
half a million; in England, one quarter ola
million; in Scotland. and Wales, one hun
dred thousand; in France, fifty thousand;
in Canada, fifty. thousand; and one hundred
thousand in all other countries. This is
somewhat less than ten per ceat of our en-
tire population; an amount considerably be-
low that usually supposed to be foreign
born.
OF our total population, the Deaf and
Dumb are 9,7l7; the Blind 9,7o9; the In
sane is, 76s; the Idiotic 1906.
The Census reports only 1882 pau
pers, as having received public charity du-
ring the year preceding June 1850, and only
5O,s53.' actually receiving a Subsistence from
the public on the lst of June in that year
OF these about three-fourths were natives,
aud l3,437 foreigners. OF those termed
American many are free persons of color
The entire cost of the support of these indi-
viduals during the year amounted to $2,e54,-
S06.
The educational statistics were not en-
tirely completed, but the report states that
ahere were on the first of June 1850, near
10000 O youth receiving instruction in
the various educational Institutions Of the
country. This is at the rate of about one in
every FIVE free persons. The teachers mum
Der more than 10000; and che Colleges
and Schools near l0o, zoe.
The statistics of -crisne form an interesting
subject for investigation. From the returns,
it appears that the whole number of persons
convicted Gf crime in the United States, for
the year ending the first day Of June 1850,
was about $4,000. or these $4,000 were
native, and $4,000 foreign born. Thc whole
number in prison on the first day of June
was about 6 5000, of whom 1900 were native
and 2,400 foreign.
The assessed value OF real and personal
estate, in the States, is 1898, 1888 1881; the
true or estimated value $7,l22 las ,697.
In New Mexico, the value Of the real and
personal estate is $5.l7447l; in Oregon
$5,063,474: in Utah, $9s6Jos3.
The value Of Church property in the U.
S, is $S6,4l6,629, of which one-half is
owned in New York, Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania. %
There is one Church for every $50 free
inhabitants or for every Gas Of the entire
population. The average number the
Churches will accommodate is 3S4, and the
average value 50, 400.
The cash value Of the farmsin the United
States is set down at So, 979,633,093. The
proportion of improved land to be assigned
to each person occupying or working it, IL
not less than II acres. This estimate sim
ply includes the farming population, leaving
the inhabitants ofthe cities and villages ou'
of the account. In the N. EnglandStates the
average for the whole population is a little
more than d acres to each person., in New
York and Pennsylvania. $40 acres; in thu
other Middle States the same. In Virginit
the proportion is about 7 acres; in Soutl
Carolina6 acres; in Kentucky IL acres; ant
in Tennessee 5,acres.
ONO LEGrsLATURE.--We notice nothing
OF any particular Importance in the proceed
ings of Saturday and Monday, in eithe'
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