The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-08
The Census Of 1850.

too long for insertion in our paper. from
which we compile the following statistics
1t will be found interesting to the reader
sln respect to territory, 1t appears thai
during the last ten years we have extend
ed the area of the United States from
2,O55, 5S to S,230,572 square miles with.
out including the great lakes, or the sea.
bays.
The population gained by these acces
sions, is $4,000 No full returns have a.
yet come in from California, but assuming
its population, partly by estimate, at 165,
600; the whole population of the Union
is 90 1868 ,4SS. Absolute increase from
1910, 6,194, ,O35; increase per cent, Sc %
or deducting that from addition of terri
tory, and the relative increase, is $685.
per cent.
The whole number of whites is 49,
690,738 showing an increase for the last
ten years of SO .28 per cent.
The number of slaves are 8,2O4, ,OS9.-
Increase 1881 per cent.
Free negroes 428, ,661. Increase since
1910, 1896 per cent.
RssrrnE to the The dats a 81 fHg WRss Rs
in the Union every decade since 1890, has
been very equal; being lowest from 1920
to 1880, (SS.95 per cent. y and highest in
the last, (9S .2S per cent? With the
slaves, the greatest increase was from
1920 to 1880, (SO6I per cent? and the
least from 1880 to 1910, (29 8 per cent. J.
| The average increase of the free colored,
on the other hand, has regularly diminish
ed since 1870; being S2.2 per cent in the
first decade, 25 25 in the third, and rising
little in the fourth, it falls in this last to
1896 per cent. A fact worth considering
as respects the probable destiny of this
race.
According to these statistics Of increase
compared with those of the most favored
countries in Europe, within forty years,
should the increase of both countries con-
tinue the same, the population of the
American Union will exceed that of Eng
land, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden
and Switzerland, combined.
This computation leaves out Of view the
probable and most likely additional in
crease which will result from the further
acquisition of territory on our part.
In the whole Union, Wisconsin shows
the greatest ratio of increase (S9O.4S);
next, Iowa (S45sA); then Arkansas (1l4-
California, we think would rather top
either of those.
In regard to emigration, the amount
since $780, including their descendants, is
set down mt 4,35O,994, of which over a
million and a-haIf arrived in the last ten
years.
Tables of density Of population show
that Massachusetts and Rhode Island are
~ H.,
ing 127.49 inhabitants to the square mile;
the later, 1887. The least are Texas,
(0,S9 to the square mile,) and Florida,
O4O. Taking the 81 States, the aver
age number is s. sd to the square mile;
with the whole area, it is ~.
Virginia has the largest number of
slaves, 472, 1913; the next, South Carolina,
3S4 ,93s; and the smallest, Florida, 39,-
500; and Delaware, 2 1889.
The ratio of deaths in the different
States show the greatest mortality in
Massachusetts and Louisiana, being one
TO every 81 % in the former, and one to
every 1885 in the latter. Wisconsin
Vermont, Iowa aud Florida, are appar-
emily the heaIlhiest.
As regards the press, the result Of the
Census speaks well for the intelligence OF
our people. The whole number Of pa
pers and periodicals in the Uniled States
in June 1, 1850, was $500; circulation
900, 900 and the number of copies printed
annually, 422, 5000
In the manufacture Of Cotton Goods,
Massachusetts stands first; New Hamp-
shire second, and Rhode Island third
Pennsylvania following next.
In Wooden Goods, Massachusetts first;
New York second; Connecticut third,
and Pennsylvania fourth.
In the manufacture of Pig Iron, Penn
sylvana produces in value, about half the
whole production of the Union. Ohio
stands second and Maryland third.
In Castings, New York produces the
greatest value; then Pennsy ylvania, fol
lowed by Ohio ald Massachusetts.
OF Wrought Iron, Pennsylvania works
rather more than half the product of the
whole Union; followed by New York
| Virginia and Ohio.
In the production of Malt and Spirit
uous Liquors, New York has the creates,
capital invested; the next, Pennsy ylvania;
and the next Ohio.
In Agricultural productions, Pennsyl-
vania produces the greatest number OF
bushels of wheat; Ohio, and then New
York, and then Virginia, closely follow.
The first wool producing State is Ohio
and next, New York.
OF Live Stock. New York has the
greatest value; next Ohio; and next Penn