The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-08-15
STATISTICS OF THE CENSUS.

STATISTICS OF THE CENSUS
Completion of the Tables of Occupa-
t1on-The number of Persons en-
gagged in Every Trade and Line
of Bushes.
The ''Tables of Occupation" which
have just been completed at the Census
| Office, show that the number OF persons
pursuing gainful occupations on the lss
of June, 1870, was II, 500, 923. VI
these 54S,OSS were males, l9l, l43 fe-
males, from ten to fifteen years OF age :
| 9,4S6. 307 were>maleS and 1884, 959 fe;
males from sixteen to ffty-nine years
635. O4I males and SO, 3S5 females sixty
years and upwards. OF the total years
9, 500, OBS were born in the United
| States $50, SOP Ill Germany 949, l64 in
Ireland; sol, 779 in England and Wales !;
II, 1913 in Scotland l09,6Sl in Sweden,
| Norway and Denmark SO, 1877 in France;
| 1S9, 3O7 in British America, and 46, 300
in China and Japan.
OF the total number 5, 922, All were
engaged in agriculture 2,7O7, 421 In
| manufactures, mechanical and mining
pursuits, l,19l ,23S in trade and trans
portation, and 1884, 1913 were rendering
| personal and professional services.
Of the Germans returned 224, 53l were
engaged in agriculture, 30S, 23l in manu-
features &C., 112, 297 rendering personal
or professional services, 96,432 of the
latter being classed as laborers, and AZ,
500 as domestic servants.
OF the Irish returned 1873, 425 were en-
gagged in agriculture 264, 628 In manu-
features, &c.. 119,09l in trade and
transportation; 425, GIT rendering person.
al or professional services, of whom $780,
1919 were classed as laborers, l45, $50 as
domestic servants.
Ofthe English and Welsh returned,
77,l73 were engaged in agriculture 142-
36l in manufactures, &C., 32,0S6 in
trade and transportation, 1889 in per-
sonai and professional services.
Of the Scotch returned, 1850 were
engaged in agriculture, 80, 900 in manu-
features &C., s, 44O in trade, &c., II, 6S3 in
personal and professional services.
Of the Swedes. Danes and Norweglans
returned, so, $50 were engaged in agrl-
culture, q, 2S3 in manufactures, 1854 in
trade, &C., 20, 354 rendering personal
and professional services.
OF the natives of British America re-
turned, 4S, 2SS were engaged in agricul-
ture, 76, 457 In manufactures, 1866 in
trade and transportation, 4S-003 in per-
| sonal and professional services.
| g OF the Chinese and japanese returned,
| 1852 were engaged in agriculture, p,
| 7O2 in manufactures &c., 2, $50 in trade
and transportation, 1886 in personal
and professional services, 5,42I of the
| latter being classed as domestic servants
and 1861 as launderers and laundresses.
The largest number of persons returned
as of any single specified occupation was
under the head of planters and farmers
1882, 573 being reported. Tie number
of farm laborers returned was 1850, 045
| In addition to these classes there were
returned under the general head of agri'
culture, 1877 apiar;sts, 1908 dairymer
and women, 8 $50 farm and plantation
overseers, LILO florists. 3I,793 garden
ers and nurserymen, 3, 2SS stock drovers
6064 stock berders, 6, GA stock raisers
375 turpentine farmers. 2,103 turpentint
laborers, and 1,127 vine growers.
Under the head of manufacturing anc
mechanical occupations there were re
turned 344, 500 carpenters and Jolners
l52, 1O7 miners, al, 774 blacksmiths
171,l27 boot and shoemakers, l6l, S2(
| taiIors, tailoresses, and seamstesses 90,
0S4 milliners, dress and mantuamakers
IS. 123 painters and varnishers, HIS!
coopers, Al, 354 butchers, 1885 cabine
makers, 42,464, carriage and Wagon
makers and trimmers, 80, S17 harness anc
saddle-makers, 54,S3l machinists. 49,,
10 brick and stone masons. Al ,582 mil
lers, 1885, piasterers, &c., $50 printers
Al, 299 saW-mill hands, 80, 524 timers
20, e42 wheeI-rights, &c, 60 brick and
tile makers, %, 2S6 cigar-makers, 81, 6S(
bakers, %, 702 tanners, curriers', ant
fnishers of leather, 81, 100 fish and oyste
men, 25, S31 marble and stone cutters. -
The number Of persons returned .a
manufacturers was ~, 905.
| Operatives In cotton-mllls, III, 500
Ia woolen,mills So, S36; in mills and fac
tories not specified, Al, GIG; in IRON work,
of all kinds, $1,000; in tobacco factories
1885 in paper-mills, 12.469.
Under the head of trade there were re
turned 1876, sos traders and dealers of al
kinds, In addition to 1878 peddlers
and II, 362 hucksters; 222, 504 clerks IL
stores, in addition to l4,2O3 saesmel
and women, 81, III book keepers and &C
countants,, and 1862 commercial travel
ers, and exclusive also of IA, 3G2 bar
keepers and tenders; porters and labor
ers in stores and warehouses, 81 ,513.
Under the head of transportation were
returned ]. 1902 officials of railroad com
panies, 1874 railroad clerks, 154,02I
railroad employee; Is officials Of ex
press companies, 767 express clerks. anc
1854 express employees; SO officials o
street-car compan MES. and 5. l03 employ
ees. There were also returned Sc, &c;
sailors, 1888 canal men, and 7 ,975 steam
boat men and women.
The number OF draymen, hackmen
and teamsters returned was 100, 1856.
Under the class Of Personal and Pro
fessional Services. the principal return:
were Laborers 1.O3l, 666; domestic ser
wants, OIL DAB; teachers of all kinds
136.57O physicians and surgeons, g.
3S3 launderers and laundresses, go, 9O6
clergymen, 1854; lawyers, 4O,736
journalists. $3.50; dentists, 1874; res
laurent keepers, IS, 24l hotelkeepers,
26,3 94 BARRIERS and hair dressers. %, 935
employees of hotels and restaurants, 3D.,
3S2; clerks, do, 5,243 hostlers, 1881
livery-stable keepers, $500; nurses
1867; boarding and lodging house
keepers, PISS musicians, 6,5l9; off
GERS of the army and navy of the United
States. 2,2S6; civil officers of govern
ment, national, State, or municipal, and
reporting no other occupation, Al, 743
clerks, do, S,672; employees, do, a.,
4O7.