The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-17
PUBLIC DOCUMENT.


Report or the superintendent Of the Census.
DEPARTMENT or Tak IhTEaIos,
Census Office. Dec. Ia, 1853
The public printer has completed. and 10 now deliver.
ing into the hsnds OF the binder, tho volume OF the
sus OF $780, which embraces the material ordered be
printed BY The last Congress. aggregated Tor the United
States, with such comparative and illustrative tables
notes, &c., as seemed necessary 10 complete snder.
standing OF the work. and for preserving upon the subject
OF the census the experiences OF the government.
The volume Will compare tavoFaby in typograph zeal
execution with any document hitherto published BY Con
gress and am in hopes will compare with equal advan.
tage IN this respect well in the arrangement and
general fidelity OF execution, with any OF the statistical
works of other countries. Ii contains ,l6s quaIio
pages 1870 Of which devoted 10 the aggregate tables
proper OF the United States notes, schedules, &c and
pages the additional and comparative tables OF
other countries in the opening page and IN noe 70
this report, IL will be what portions OF the volume
to which my responsibility extends The remainder was
prepared under the previous administration oil the once
The eight ten Introductory pages embrace copi-
snI S,s H ser anr 10 The
and hnantes OF the office; some notes upon the ma
chery &c. of the census, and statement OF the CEN
sus expenditure al each period since $780, &c. These
are succeeded by about eighteen pages mbodyng com.
pac,y the various schedules adopted Tor each census
from the beginning OF the government including those oil
the blanks used in the office for condenslng
information the instructions 10 mashas at different pc
RODS abstract OF the census legislation snce $780,
the acts, &c. relating to the OF 1885, with two or
Gus States Of Europe compared with our own. About
one hundred pages follow oil tables more or less eiaoo
rate, closely condensed, with brief explanatory notes.
upon the following subjects
Population Decenniaiy from 1890 to 1850 Territorial
Extent OF the United States Coast and River lines OF The
United Safes Colonial Population various periods !;
Progress OF Population the United State Square Miles,
density &c the States and dates Of admission into the
Unions Progress Of European population RATIO OF hepre
Ison white and Tree coored Births, Marriages. Deaths
Dwellings, and Families Classification OF The Ages OF the
States $780, with each class ospopulaon
and of area; Increase and Decrease OF Popuatio by
1870 1886 Comparative Population OF the Cities and
Towns OF the United States from the earliest period,
The world; Increase Of Population, Male and Female
IN sixty years Churches IN the United States, Church
bers taken Attending School Adults who Can
not Read and Wrie. $50 and 1885 Schools, Colleges
Libraries 10 The United States Newspapers ami Peri.
odicals, 1910 and 1850 Professions Occupations, and
Occupations ofhe Free and Slave Population Of United
States of both sexes and Of all ages $40 Occupanon OF
duc.ions The United States 1910 and 1850 Ratio Pop
aation and Ct Certain Crops Of White Males to
Saves and Of Sexes al census period Rstio In
crease OF Population in The United States N ~ years by
White. Free ooloied. and Slave; Ratio Of the Several
Glasses OF Population In each State 10 the total OF the
since 1890 ages and SEX Navies and oocu of
Passengers; deeorology OF the United States; Indian Sta
ustlcs oil the Uniteu states since lfSU
Succeeding the above are two elaborate tables is'
Table OF counties, districts, and parishes in the United
States, alphabetically arranged embracing their popula-
lion, whe, free colored, and slave foreign born dwell
ings and families. q Population OF places included in
the census volume of 1850, including every Stale, Ter
ritoy county, district, parish, city, town. township, hun
ded &c in the United States, habehcaly arranged
The States and Territories now follow IN The geo.
graphical order. each being separated by fyeaf and
title with the following heads
Population by counties; classification Of ages and
color; aggregates.
2. Population by subdivisions OF counties.
s. Naiives of the population
A. Births, marriages, deaths, dwellings, and families.
g. Progress OF the population
8. Deal, dumb, blind, dioic, aud insane.
4 Colleges, academies schools, etc.
Attending school danng the year, returned by fam
lies.
g. Adults in the State who cannot read and write.
To- Professions, occupations and trades OF the male pop
alnion.
H. Agriculture-iarms and Implements, stock, produce
home manufactures, ETC.
~ Newspapers aud periodicals.
IL. Libraries other Than private.
Ia Churches, church property, etc.
The State census OF California taksn in 1854, is ap-
with general appendix embracing notes upon the deh
cencies the schedules OF each OF the States and
rcc,ing such typographical clerical errors as had
capped attention IN The text
In the progress OF such work through the press, and
in the arrangement, OF great multitude OF figures
OF course TO DC expected They are, however
for the mos, part, unmporani, and are not only pointed
out in the appendix, but corrected IN the aggregate
carefully examined by different sets OF persons and will
be again revised, should edition OF the aggregate
matter be ordered, as ! am in hopes II will.
OF The sum OF $50 S36, which was subject TO the
abou, sac 900 sul remain and the total expense incur
red upon each since 1870, as made up at the
treasury, is as follows:
The oen.u, Of 1890 s4en7 .