Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-09

free colored, 49,O69; total, 3,O93,394; square
miles, 4o,ooo; to square mile, 67.33.
NEW JERSEY.
One Of the old thirteen. Ratified the Con.
stitution December Is, 1887. Whites, 465 500;
free colored, 23,Sl0; slaves, $780, total, 489, $3.50
square miles, 6,S5l; to square mile, flag.
OHIO.
Formed Of territory ceded by Virginia. Ad.
mitted November 20, 1902. Whites, l,955,O50
free colored, 25,279; total, l,980,329; square
miles, 39,964; to square mile, 1855.
PENNSYLVANIA
One of the old thirteen. Ratified the Con-
stitution Decemberl IL, 1887. Whites, 2, 1858, l60;
free colored, 53,626; total, 2,3ll,7S6; square
miles, $4,000; to square mile, 1919.
RHODE ISLAND.
One of the old thirteen. Ratified the Con.
stitution May 20, 1890. Whites, l43, 1915; free
colored, $3.50; total, l47,545; square miles,
1900; to square mile, l22.95.
TENNESSEE
Formed from territory ceded by North Caro-
lima. Admitted June l, 1896. Whites, 1886;
free colored, 6,422; slaves, 239,459; total, l.
0O2,7l7; square miles, $4,000; to square mile,
22.79.
Independent Republic Admitted Deem
Der 20, 1916. Whites, l54,O34; free colored,
397; slaves, 5S,l6l total, 2l2,592; square
miles, 325,52O; to square mile, 0.65.
VIRGINIA.
One of the original thirteen. Ratified the
Constitution June rs, 1888. Whites, s94sOO;
free colored, 54,333; slaves, 472,52S; total,
l,42l ,66l; square miles, 6l,352; to square
mile, 23.l7.
Formed from New York. Admitted March
4, 1871. Whites, 3l3,4O2; free colored, 7l8 /;
total $4,000; square miles, $4,000; to square
mile 1926.
Formed from Michigan. Admitted May 20,
l848. Whites, 3O4,756; free colored, 635
total, 3o5,39l square miles, 1924; to square
mile, 5.66.
TERRITORIES.
OREGON.
Territorial government established August
IA, l848. Whites, l3,087; free colored, 307
total, 1924 square miles, 34l, 463; to square
mile, 0.04.
Territorial government established Septem-
Der 9, 1850 Whites, 1880; free colored, Ia;
slaves, 26; total, 1880; square miles, 1877
923; to square mile, 0.06.
NEW MEXICO.
Territorial government formed September 9,
1850. Whites, 6l,525; free colored, %; total,
6l,547; square miles, 2l0,774; to square mile,
029.
Square miles, lS7,l7l The total number of
Indians removed to this territory, 3,426. The
principal are Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks,
Seminoles, and Shawnees.
NEBRASKA.
Square miles, 10000. This is one of the
new territories organized by the recent we'll
known act Of Congress. 1t is bounded on the
north by the 49th parallel of latitude, being the
northern boundary Of the United Safes, on the
east by the western lines of Minnesota, Iowa,
and Missouri, on the south by the 10th parallel
Of latitude, and on the west by the main ridge
of the Rocky mountains.
KANSAS.
Also recently organized, the Territory of
Kansas is bounded on the north by the 40th
parallel of latitude; on the east by the western
line Of the State Of Missouri; on the south by
the 18th parallel OF latitude; on the west by
New Mexico and Utah, or the main ridge of
the Rocky mountains.
From these data the aggregates are as fol-
lows, viz: Whites, l9,553,068; free colored,
434,495; slaves, 3,204,3l3; total population,
%, l9l,S76; total square miles, 3,305,865; num-
Der OF inhabitants to square mile, 7.0l.
If the country continues to progress in the
same ratio, it will by the year 1880 contain
population of two hundred millions.