The Portland daily press., 1870-05-19
THE PRESS.
Thursday MORNING May 10, 1870.
The Ninth Census.

Those amiable but inquisitive gentlemen
appointed by U. S. Marshal Marble to take
the ninth census will soon commence their
travels, with view 10 finding out how manv
there are of us, all told, when and where we
were born, how many acres of land we own.
how much of "portable propertvn and
in word all about our affairs, social. moral,
financial, religious, educational aud for aught
we know domestic and internal Their cam
paisn will be short, sharp and decisive" and
the work completed so far as they are concern
ed on the first day of November We hope
that everybody will appreciate the Importance
OF it and do all in their power to assist the
deputy marshas in their labors, for only by
the active cooperation of the people can an
accurate and satisfactory result be obtained.
Ifpeople are disposed to regard the questions
propounded as impudent or impertinent, if
some are reluctant to tell their age, and Others
to disclose how many acres of land, or how
many head of cattle they possess, the labors
of the census takers will be unnecessarily in
creased, and the result be defective and super-
fetal. Intelligent people will oppose no OBJ
stacle in the way OF procuring full and COM
plete statement and will anticipate the officers
visit by looking up dates, numbers and guam
titles so that his call may not be needlessly
prolonged; nor that func,ionary driven to the
necessity VI trying the pumping process, in
order to find out those things which ought to
be laid before him with gracousness and dis
patch. Well informed people should not only
be willing TO discharge their own duty in this
matter, but volunteer as opportunity offers, to
enlighten their less intelligent neighbors as to
the scope and object of the undertaking, disa-
busing their minds of the apprehension that
the officer is hunting up something to tar, and
interesting them in the matter so that they
will impart all necessary information with
alacrity and zeal.
When the last census was take.i the pom
ulation of the country, including slaves, free
colored and Indians was 31,443,321. The
population, of Maine was 62S,279 of which
number 316,527 were males and 31O,42O fe-
males. 14,S10 were less than one year old
63,465 between the ages of and s.; "a, 446 be-
tween 5 and 10; 70,S13 between 10 and Is;
7O,551 between Is and 20; 110,O0S between 20
and 80; ,042 between 80 and 40; $1,000 be-
tween 40 and 80; 44,60S between so and 60:
2S,379 between go and 70; 10, 431 between 70
and so; 1916 between 50 and 80; 48S between
90 and 100; and 20 over 10O Then (1s6O)
Auburn had population of 4O22, Lewiston
1924, Portland 26,341, Westbrook 51l3, Au-
gusta 1900, Bangor 16,407, Bath sO76, Calais
1921, Biddeford 9349 and Saco 6223. We ap-
prehend that the ninth census will show
healthy and vigorous growth in each Of these
places and throughout the Stale, and we hope
that the ultimate summing up will show that
our COOL old State has kept pace with her
elder sister commonwealth and demonstrate
so far as figures can do it. that Maine is a
good State to stay in, and not without induce
ments for people, DESTROYS of changing base,
to come to.