, 1853-03-19
From the Lancaster (ohiO) Gazette.
The Census Population - ChurCheS-Real
Estate Crime, &c.

EStdtO imiO1 OC.
The Superintendent of the Census, M,
J.G. C. Kennedy, has made an able report
to Congress, from his Bureau. 1t is dec.
dedly too long for publication in our col.
umzs, and we only CLEAN from it such par.
ticulars as will be most interesting 10 our
readers.
The population OF the United States Hs
increased 337 per cent during the last iAy
years. The population of France, in he
same period, has increased only 30 per cent
The population of the United States is now
increasing at about the rate of 8 per cent
per annum that of all Europe is increasing
at the rate Of per cent. per annum.
OF our population of twentyAfour million,
only about two million and half wen
born in Europe OF these there were BON
in Ireland, one million; in Germany, halfa
million in England, one quarter of a mil.
lion in Scotland and Wales, one HUNDRED
thousand in France, fifty thousand in
Canada, fifty thousand and one hundred
thousand in all other countries. Thh h
somewhat less than ten per cent of ouIen.
tire population; an amount considerably
below that usually supposed to be foreign
born.
OF our total population, the Deaf and
Dumb are 9,7l7; the Blind 6,7O2; lie
Insane 15,76S ; the Idiotic l5,7O6.
The Census reports only 134, 1862 paup.
ers, as having received public charity az.
ring the year preceding June 1850, aud only
so, 1853 actually receiving subsistence from
the public on the LIST of June in that year.
OF these about three-fourths were natives
and l3,437 foreigners. Of those termed
American many are free persons of color
The entire cost of the support Of these ind
viduals during the year aramounted TO $,s54,
| SOC.
The educational statistics were not en-.
tirely completed, but the report states thai
there were on the first of June 1850, near
S4,Q00,000 youth receiving instruction IN
the various educational institutions Of he
country. This is at the rate of about one
in every FIVE free persons. The teacher
number more than 10000 and the Col.
leges and Schools near 100000.
The statistics of crime form an interesting
subject for investigation. From the returnS
it appears that the whole number of persons
convicted OF crime in the United States, fol
the year ending The first of June 1850,
was about $1,000. OF these $4,000 WeF,
native, and IA 900 foreign born. The whole
number in prison on the first day Of June
was about 6, 700, of whom 4 300 were natiys
and 2,400 foreign. ~
The assessed value Of real and personal
estate, in the States, is So, ,99S,9S3, ,2sI lhs
true or estimated value 81, ,122, l45,697. 4
In New Mexico, the value Of the realani
personal estate is $5,174,471; in Oregon,
$5,O63,474; in Utah, $9s6,0s3.
The value of Church property in The u
S., is $S6,4l6,629, Of which one-half 3
owned in New York, Massachusetts, anl
Pennsylvania. s'tl ~
There is one church for every $50 ffe,
inhabitants, or for every GAG Of the entt
population. The average number Che
churches will accommodate is 3S4, and The
average value $4,000. sisa
The cash value Of the farms in the United
States is set down at $3,279 ,633, ,093. Ths
proportion of improved land TO be assigned
to each person occupying or working i, .
not less than 10 acres. This estimate sim
ply includes the farming population, leaving
the inhabitants Of the cities and villages oul
Of the account. In the New England Stala
the average for the whole population ist
little more thTn 4 acres to each person, n
New York and Pennsylvania, 8 $40 acres !
in the other Middle States the same b
Virginia the proportion is about acres
in Sonth Carolina acres I; in Kentucky -
acres and in Tennessee 5 acres. --'