Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-07-31
Indications of the Census.

Partial census returns of Rhode Island in
dictate a very small gain in population, if an,
at all, since 1850. Some paper has estimated
that the gain in Massachusetts has been TWEEN
ty per cent, but that is probably an over est
mate. The result of the census in Ohio. &c
far as obtained, indicates that no considerable
increase has been made in ten years, possibly
no loss. The large emigration from New
England to the West, consequent on the re.
%vulsion of 1857, would lead us to anticipate
that the gam in population here would not be
very great. In Ohio this state of the figure
is more remarkable, but after all, Ohio is hard,
" a western state now her people are quite
MS much given to emigration West as those
of the older states,-However, the figures are
rs yet too incomplete to be use d as ground for
any general conclusions. 1t may turn Out
that the old states have made a very respecta.
BILE gain in population after all, and we think
it will.
The decennial valuation of the property of
Massachusetts is to be made this year, as the
basis Of State and County taxes for the next
ten years. TIT population in 1910 was 49,
592, and the valuation 1929, S8S, 1892. In 1850
the population was 973, 7l5, and the valuation
1897 1876, 995. So remarkable an increase in
valuation, nearly doubling in ten years, is not
~ " tNDtNltu III uHOtutI NtCult, tuOuRn
there will be a very handsome increase ex-
hibited in 1850.
The census returns have been completed in
several districts of New York city, and on this
basis it is estimated that the whole population
of the city is S82 900, and increase Of 1865, 900
since 1851 Adding the population of Brook
Ign, Williamsburg, and the adjoining villages
of which New York is the center, and the
whole population will be over a million a1d a
half
The population of Connecticut it is supposed
will be shown TO be from AGO, 900 to 1880 I;
an increase of just about 1901 900 or 29 per
cent. since 1850. Nearly half of this increase
is due to New Haven and Hartford. New
London has gained 339 per cent in ten years,
showing IL 900. Bridgeport has not increased
much since 1855.
Cincinnati does not make as good a show as
had been expected 1t is not believed that il
will average $50, 900. Baltimore has increased
from 1884, 600 in 1850 to 230, 900 a gain of
over 20 per cent Philadelphia, il is esttma-
ted from the returns already will be over ESQ.,
900, possibly ESQ., 900, as estimated last Janu-
airy by those who published the new directory.
Boston papers say their city census will very
likely disappoint lany extravagant expecta-
tons in regard TO the growth Of the Ameri-
can Athens.
The general aspect Of the census thus farm
New England and all the old States indicates
that while the commercial and manufacturing
cities and towns have made about the ordina-
ry gain of previous decades, the population of
the agricultural districts has fallen off.
The census taker engaged in one Of the
wards of Philadelphia reports having found a
woman who has had "a daughters. % of whom
have been married and had children. Rath-
er a tough story, but it seems to be given Off.
cially In another of the wards of the same
city there is reported a family, consisting of
the father, mother, and ~ children, not one of
whom can read-Spriaafeld (Aass.) Re
publican.