The Republican journal., 1870-10-20
A GLANCE AT CENSUS RETURNS.
From the New York World.

The '+cullOslties OF the census exist more
particularly in Weighty and sometimes sur
prising results than in the eccentricities or
the adventures OF the cenSus-takers. Thus
it is singular to reflect that the present cen
Sue proves that in the past ten years New
Hampshire has lost S,47S Of her population
Is compared to her citizenship in 1860. SINH
lar loss is true in the case of Vermont; where
as Massachusetts shows gain of about lG
per cent, on her population in 1865. Maine
and Rhode Island have gained rather less,
and Connecticut rather more than this per-
"entage; and the percentage Of gain in New
England as a whole, is more than 20 per cent
Massachusetts, with about eight thousand
square miles, has more than ,435 900 peo-
ple-,howing a density of population to the
square mile OF 1873, or greater than that of
most European countries. The present popu-
lation Of New England may be rated at
$500 600. and although much stress has been
districts, yet this decrease of population has
been by no means universal The most self
asserting fact connected with the census of
this section is that the greatest rate of pro
%ress has been made in the smaller cities
aud in the larger towns not yet grown into
cities, thus showing that the chief local cen
tres are growing much more rapidly than
Is ston. for instance. 1t is estimated that
the annual increase of population in New
England by INN grafton is 10000. A great
majority OF these are men and boys, and
nearly all of them are under so years of age
Ont OF 17,437 immigrants landed in Boston
during the first six months of 1870, 1891
We're men and boys, and ,446 We're women
and girls. The same disproporton is be-
licved to exist in the immigration from Cana
da elsewhere. 1t would thus appear that
the excess Of women of which so much is
said does not exist among the foreign popu-
lation of New England, however it may be
with the native. In 1860 the excess of wo-
men was Just 10000, the men being in excess
in Maine and Vermont, and the women in
the other four States. More details of the
census in the eastern States will be needed,
however, before a correct decision can be at
tanned upon the present comparative pre-
ponderance of sex The population of Bos-
ion, which in 1865 was 23l ,467, has been
sweled by the incorporation of neighboring
towns to 1928 in 1870. This is gain
from all causes Of q, S56 in five years
Lawrence Massachusetts, which in 1865 had
a population Of II ,69S, now has population
Of nearly 1000. On the whole the gains of
the towns of Massachusetts are largely in ex-
cess Of the losses. In Connecticut, Hartford
has increased from 90, 1852 population in 1860
to $500 in 1870, and New Haven in the
same time, from SO, 1867 to 50,S96. The ag-
gresate gain shown by the census of the
towns and cities of the State is 1000, and
the aggregate loss ,8l9, showing an actual
increase of population in Al towns of AZ, 300
Rhode Island shows, if not large, at least
palpable increase in her population. The
whole population of that State, which was
less than $4,000 in 1865, is now considera-
bly, above 100000. A large proportion of
this gain is composed of Canadian operatives.
A glimpse of light is thrown upon the ques-
ton of the excess of females over males in
New England in the returns OF Nashua, N.
IT, This town, with a population of 10, 532,
of which 1921 are native, and 2,3ll foreign
born, shows a male population Of 4,725, and
female 5,G87.
In the States of the west and northwest
general increase Of population is manifested.
So far as the data are obtainable, Illinois