Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-08-20
CURIOSITIES OF THE CENSUS

Britain have contained many able and
curious articles relating to the recent GEN.
sus of that kingdom, the elaborate and
valuable facts contained in the compendi-
um of the seventh United States census,
prepared by Mr.. De Bow, and published
by order of the Senate, does not appear
to excite the attention of writers of the
class corresponding 10 those whose labors
abroad have excited so much comment
from the English public. With desire
rather to direct attention 70 De Bows sta
tistical view of the United States than to
furnish anything like an extended review
Of the work itself, we propose to treat the
returns in similar style to that which the
British census received in the House
hold Words
Out Of the /. .625 counties in the United
States in 1850. 48O had been created or
altered in the previous ten years; in '54
the females greatly predominant; in 55
the slaves, and in the foreign born. In
AL counties there were few or no for
eigners, and in 90, the native and for.
eign population were about equal. In
1893 counties there were slaves; in 1876
no free cclored persons. The number
of people to a dwelling in New York city
averaged more than 13, in Boston nearly
9, in New Orleans 81, in Richmond
about 6. 1t is estimated that one fourth
part of the people in the country reside
in villages. towns, and cities.
In the year 1900, exclusive of the,
army and navy, there were 3,8o6 per-
sons in the employment of the Federal
Government in 1854 the number was
35, ,456, a ninefold increase-the popula
ton having increased about five fold
The number of real estate owners in the
United States cannot fall short of $780,
O3O, or one in about 4,19 of the free
males over 81 years OF age. II is esti
mated that the direct and indirect tax
paid by each white person in the coun,
try for all purposes, amounts to 1924.
There are about 400, 900 Indians within
the territorial limits Of The United States.
At the close of the revolutionary war,
Gen. Knox estimated the Indians within
the thirteen States to number about 76,-
600. In 1850, of the 1887 political
newspapers published in the United
States. 855 were Wing, and TAG Demo-
cratic papers. Over two-ffths Of the
national territory is drained by the Mis-
sissippi and its tributaries. The distance
between the cities of New Yoi K and New
Orleans is more than equal 10 that sepa
rating London and Constantinople, or
Paris from St. Petersburgh. By land
route between New York and Astoria
the distance is equal 10 that between
New Yolk and Brennan. By the " Nater
rout the distance is as great as that be-
tween Canton and London.
The number of persons who live east
of tie Mississippi river, is twelve times
greater than the number of those who
live west thereof. The non-slaveholding
have third greater population than the
slave holding States. Massachusetts,,
which was the first State, according TO
its white population, in 100, has now
become its fourth exactly reversing the
course of New York, which has become
the first from the fourth rank. Even
adding The present population of Maine
to that of Massachusetts, would not al
ter the position of the latter among the
States. In New England the females
have always exceeded the males in num-
Der. The foreign vote Of the country is
estimated to be but one twelfth of the
whole. The total number of families
holding slaves in 1850 was only 347, 595.
1t is estimated that only one third OF the
white population of the slave States sus-
tain the relation of slave owners. The
State of New York has about one eight
of the population of the Union, Pennsyl
vania about one-tenth, and Delaware
about one Two hundred and sixty third.
There is one house to every six persons
in the country. The Catholics have one
ele, enth as many churches as the Meth
odists. The Methodists and Baptist to-
gether have more than one-half of all the
churches, and the Episcopal and Roman
Catholics are about equal in number
The average value OF the church edifices
in the country is but 1859; they will
each seat $40 persons upon the average.
Why NOT SUCCESSFUL ?-The young
mecnanic or clerk marries and takes a
house, which he proceeds to furnish twice
at expensive as he can afford, and then
his wife, instead of taking hold to help