The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-04
Facts OF the Ninth CcHSUS-S'hangeS
ia Population Of sac aniscti States
Immigration, Religion. and sbccupa-

Immigration, Religion. and sbccHpa-
tiG.i. tSC.
The full returns of population and social
statistics "i the United States under the last
census haV" been completed, and shows
that changes oi emigration We're rapid in a
icW Instances, some OF the old States losing
or almost standing still in numbers. De
crca-cs arc noted only from Maine and New
HAMPSHIRE, accounted for by the emigration
from those states 10 the western country
Apparently, by This statement, the State Of
Virginia has also decreased in population ::
but Il must lie remembered that Virginia has
nccn divided since the last census, and If we
add the population of West Virginia, to
make the comparison fair it will be found
that the State Of Virginia has increased her
population from 1.JG,3lS to 1867 ,117, a
cain Of 4d per cent. in the ten years. Ne.
bl;.>ka and Nevada were admitted ~ States
in 1864. The population Of the United States
i 3Sl 1854.
Increase
1870. 1850. per cent
Whites 3. ,2u3.l2s 26,usu,7OS 243s
toI"rcd ............. 4,S35.l0s 4,i27,29a 9.2l
The colored population gained in every
State except Virginia and West Virginia
since 1850.
All the above represents the constitutional
population, which means the exclusion OF
Indians not taxed, and the inhabitants OF The
Territories.
Twenty-threc States contain Chinese, and
for census purposes this was held to embrace
also japanese, but to exclude HawaUans, us
Connecticut, >; Georgia, l; Illinois, l !;
Maine, /; Maryland, ,; Massachusetts,, 81 !;
NJ;
Nevada, 3,l52: New Jersey, l5; New York,
% : Ohio, /; oregon, 1880 Pennsylvania,
IA; South Carolina, l; Texas, %; Virgil
nia. 1.
Indians taxed that Is. Indians not llr-
inr upon reservations or holding tribal rela-
lationS TO the Government--are: Delaware,
none: Alabama, 9S; Arkansas, SO; Califor-
mia. 1,24I; Connecticut, 235; Florida, 2 !;
Georgia, AZ; Illinois, 81 Indiana, 24O; Iowa,
As; Kansas, 9l4; Kentucky, 1OS; Louisiana,
800; Maine, 400; Maryland, 4; Massachu-
sets, 15l; Michigan, 1926; Minnesota,
800 Mississippi, 80; Nebraska, 81; Nevada,
%; New Hampshire, %; New Jersey, 16;
New York, 439; North Carolina, ,24l Ohio,
100; Oregon, 3lS; Pennsylvania, 81 Rhode
Island, 154 South Carolina, 1874; Tennessee,
20; Texas, $40; Vermont, IA; Virginia, 229; =;
West Virginia, l; Wisconsin, 1906.
The Territories foot up populations as fol-
lows Alaska, 7O,4Gl Arizona, 4,710;
Colorado, 47,l64; Dakota, 40,50l District
of Columbia, 13l, 100; Idaho, 20,5S3; In
dian Territory, 6S,152; Montana, S9,s95;
New Mexico, III 1903; Utah, 99,5Sl; Wash
ineton, 3, .432 ; Wyoming, ,5lS.
General r. a. Walker, in his report on the
cellstls referred to, presents large amount
of Wcl-praDarcu and practical information
gained from experiences OF taking the ninth
census, and suggests number Of amend
ments to the census law. His notes
on emancipation as eifecting representative
population, true population, retardation of
the national increase, de-. are interesting.
He ascribes the reasons why the population
figures did not reach Al, $685. 600, az they
should in the line of increase exhibited since
1880, TO several causes: First, the retarda-
ton Of increase in tue colOred population
second, direct loss during the war by
wounds and disease in both northern and
southern armies; third, indirect loss by war
in the check given to increase OF the native
population; fourth, indirect loss by war in
the check given to immigration. Besides
these causes he attributes it to the growth OF
habits OF life in many sections of the country
which tend strongly to reduce the national
increase. He believes luxury, fashion, and
the custom of boarding." combine to limit
the increase of families to a degree that In
some sections even threatens the perpetua-
ton of our native stock. He believes that
the United States, passing g from the gristle
to the solid bone OF manhood" are also los
ing some of that rapid growth which is the
characteristic of youth alone, and that we