Washington telegraph., 1853-01-05
Facts from the Census,

fore given In some way in our columns. We
therefore. now CLEAN only the most interest
ing facts, as follows:
The Population of the United States has
increased 337 per cent. during the last fifty
years. In that same period the population
of France has increased but about 80 per
cent. The population of the United States
is now increasing at the rate of about three
! per cent. per annum. whilst that of all Eu-
rope 1--WE infer from the Secretary's partial
statlstlcs) is increasing at about the rate of
one per cent. per annum.
immigration has not swelled our popula-
ton to any such extent as has generally been
supposed. The census returns indicate that.
OF our twenty-four millions of people. only
two millions and quarter or less than ten
per cent, were born in Europe--or, in
round numbers, one million in Ireland. half
million in Germany, quarter of million
IN England, one hundred thousand in Scot
land and Wales, half as many in France, one
hundred and fifty thousand in Canada and
one hundred thousand in all other countries.
The oensus-takers probably did not obtain
complete lists of the nativity Of all born out
OF the country-their inquiries may have
been misunderstood to Some extent, or i'm
perfectly answered-still the Tribune con-
slders three millions liberal estimate for
| the torelgn-born population Of our country.
or about one-eighth Of the whole We have
known the Irish alone estimated at higher
figure.
Of the total population, the deaf and
dumb are 9,711; the blind, 9,7O2; the in
sane, 15,76S; the idiotic, 1906. OF these
the colored deaf and dumb are but 632;
colored blind, 1,715; colored insane, 612;
colored idiots, LAG. That is to say, the
colored persons afflicted with these various
infirmities are fewer in proportion to their
numbers than the whites.
Of pauperS, the census reports only 1885,
972 as having received public charity dur
ing the year preceding June. 1850, and on
" 5O,353 as actually receiving subsistence
from the public on the 1st of June in that
year. Of these nearly three -fourths (36, ,916)
were natives. The aggregate cost of sup
porting paupers during the year aforesaid
was reported at only S2,954, sos. whereof
New York paid SSl7, 1886, and Massachu-
sets $392, ,765. Pennsylvania ranks next,
but disburses only $232, 1873 in public char
ity, and New Hampshire fourth, paying out
Sl57, ,351. Virginia and Maine are Just
behind. These returns are partially imper-
feet, as great many of the INDECENT are
subsisted in hospitals, retreats, etc., on the
gifts Of private munifcence.
The real and personal estate in the United
States and Territories is returned as of the
actual value of 81 1873 369,725 We would
raise that, to make it correspond with the
year 1852, to 100000, 900, and estimate
the present actual population of the Union
at twenty-five millions, giving S400 per
head of property to each human being, or,
$4,000 TO each average family of five per-
sons.
The churches, or edifces for public divine
worship, in the United States. number thir-
ty-six thousand, $4,000 of which the Meth
odists, own one-third. or II, ,376; the Bap-
fists nearly one-fourth, or S79l: the Presby-
terians the next number or 1854; and if
we count the Dutch Reformed Congrega-
tional, Lutheran and German Reformed with
the Pres sbyterian, land the differences be-
tween all these seem slight and unessential, J
the total is 8ll2. But the estimated capac-
ity of the Presbyterian and allied churches
is greater in the average than that of the
Baptist and Methodist churches, so that while
all the Methodist churches will accommodate
but 4,209 333 worshippers, and all the Bap-
tist but 3,130.87S, the Presbyterian and re-
lated churches aforesaid have room for g.
705, 5,21l worshippers. The Catholics have
but l, 10 churches. accommodating $40, $50
worshippers. The Episcopalians have |, 422
churches, accommodating 625,213 worship
pers. The average number that each church
edifce in the Union will accommodate is
4S4; the total value of church property
$50, 416,639 and if all the churches should
be filled at one time, they would hold 49,
S49, 1896 persons-probably something near
the total population that could at one time
attend church.
The Farm Lands of the United States
are set down in the census as amounting to
lis ,456, $50 acres of improved, 1921 ,34S
of unimproved: total 303,07S,970 acres
worth in the average so per acre. The
average value Of the Farm Lands of Massa-
chusetts. Rhode Island, Connecticut. New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania is
about $50 per acre New Jersey highest,
Pennsylvania lowest;) while Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont average about S15
per acre. We are rather surprised tC see
the farm lands of North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama Mississippi and Tennes.
see valued in the average below So per
acre
Of Domestic AnimaIs. the country had
an early supply and has always been prolific
and the number continues to increase
steadily and rapidly. The increase ofhorses
mules and asses, from 1910 to 1850 was
559,O53, although the number has consider
ably decreased In all tie States literally