New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-16

hardly DO called more rural than Hampshire and Frank
I'm. The present population Of Eew-England
cannot be much less than 100000 There mas Dceh
slight falling OF in ten years in New Hampshire, and pos
sbly In Vermont but the other four States have gained
and Massachusetts, shows gain Of nearly 10 per cent
Maine and Rhode Island have gained rather Less, and
Connecticut rather more than this percentage and the
percentage OF gain I'm New England a whole IL more
than 10. The area OF New England IA G2lle miles, OF
which nearly fourth part IL uninhabed-so that the
density Of population in the habable portions il greater
than almost anywhere in the country Massachusetts,
with less than 5000 square miles has than l25Oo
peope-showng a density 10 the square mile OF lS, or
greater than that Of most European countries Ana
constantly increasing at rapid rate; WITHIN the asl
exceeded 1900 year, or four TO the square mile
II may remarked that the greatest gain Of late has
ones, and in the larger towns not yet grown into cites
Boston, strictly speaking, has gained less than OV IN
ten years, less than 10 per cent whe NeW-ha!eh ma
gained twice much In proportion, worcester ahd
Springfield nearly four times az much Fan RIVER I'VE
times much and Burlington ana 81 AlDails IN Vel,
mont at least six times much. The present extended
limits of Boston had nearly 23ooO inhabitants or ~ Pes
OF all the people OF the state In 1860 now Boston mas
900 but the rest Of the state has gained as f,,
and the city has scarcely Increased lts % t
whole state, while half dozen Of the other cles III ns
sachusetts have done so materially IN olhsr "oIuS,
Worcester, Springfield Fall River Lawrence lgn ana
Taunton gaining npon Boston and go outside oi le
state, New Haven, Hartford Providence furtahu
and Burlington. This Is good sign for II shows tsat
the huge cities not growing at the expense OF le
chief local centers.
noticing the loss or population I'D sew -idulThiI.
and in many OF the country towns In all the states
may be remarked this il not loss TO New England
AZ whole; for a greater number than have thus been
drawn of have emgrated to Massachusetts ana Cohhec
tcut or into the growing regions Of their states The
Increase of population in Springfield Worcester, Law
renee Lynn Boston, &C. is due very much 10 the lhnuG
OF people born I'm New England, "a well as To the arNa
OF ioreg ners The rural parts Of New-Engand Whlch
were mostly settled by persons born IN the Older towns
near the seashore, Tepaylng the ODgalloh ~
sending their and daughters BY thousands 10 thoSe
same towns and cities. . a. - -. 49, -,
We should probably Re within bounds II we SCI inc an
nual increase OF population in NewEngland Dy n8ia
ton at 10000. great majority OF these are men anu
boys and nearly all OF them under o. Inc recoIs
kept at Boston the first six months OF 1870 snow a
ont OF 437 immigrants landed there 1891 were men anu
BOYS and only LAG and girls while OF the Wnoie
number O6i under %, and only 66l were over oQ
The same dispr0pOrtOn ia believed to exist IN tDe li
grants from Canada and elsewhere so tha he excess vi
women over men in New England OF when we near 80
much il probably increasing very niue, II any WHY
the proportion OF young people TO OLD is also pret
kent up The excess Of women In 1850 was yISt aDot
900 the men being i'm excess In Maine ana vermont
and the women Ia the other four States
CONNECTICUT.
The Hartford Post gives the following table
OF Census returns the towns and cities OF the state
1t SAYS II may that in cases these ngures are
only an approximation TO the fact and in others here
may be typographical errors they were derived rom
our exchanges and OF have not been scahheu
with as much care as though they we're all ofciay TO-