The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

In 1870 lhe native born popuiatou was J4.0oo per
cont Tor "A, 555 in each 100000, Of the whole. In
1885, the native born ~ 730 per cent. OF these
$3.50 per cent were born In the New England States,
and g $40 per cent were born in other States, OK.
ceptIDg New York.
Ol the total population In 1875. g. 2o2, 060 born
within the State; leaving for foreign born ], 195 COS,
and for those born In the United States, outside OF
New York. 3o1. 240 And here VIC may state that,
according to the census OF 1870. the state OF New
York was tho birthplace Of 4o6I ,34s persons, then
living in the United States that OF those 1887, 776
remained 10 Now York, 1,o73,572 had removed to
other states New York has done hor full share
toward peopling our States. In Michigan, for a
single instance, there were In 1870 no less than
239 500 persons who born in the Empire STATE
and that was about one-irlh OF the population OF
Michigan.
According to tho :, sos, 71o-a little more
than one halt the population oil New YorK-were re-
siding in the counties wnerc they were born
OF our foreign born had from ireland ST, 1877 |;
from Germany, 367.35l; from England, 10000; from
British America. 17,34o tout should Canadians be
cassed .forcigncrsf''); from Scotland, 27365
from other foreign countries, 0l.lI6
Tho three counties having tho largest proportion or
native born were:-scnonaric OF 337 per cent; Che
mango, gl.742. and oscao 9466i per cedk The
three counties having tho smallest proportion OF
tive born wcre:-Ncw York. 81 $50 per cent; Kings
BS240, aud Erie, 90 jiS
rhs largest proportions OF Irish born werc-In Now
York, los per cent; Kings, l6 315 and Richmond
l5 465 per cont. Tho largest proportions OF German
born wcre-In Ere 10 470 per cent? Now York l5 $50,
and Monroe IL. 100 per cent The three counties
having the least Irish born wcre:Schohsrie, 1851
per cent; Delaware 22Gl. and Oscgo, 1875 pcr
Tho three counties with the least German
Franklin, o 052 per cent tonly bali German to 900
inhabants) ST. Lawrence, l32, aud schuyler, u 1853
All the other States ard Territories In the Union
have contributed 10 New York o.it1 Of her popuia
nou; Pennsylvania furnished LOIS, Massach usctts
o.92S and New Jersey 0.9l4 per cent
the number q children o. school axe IN our state
males and C39. All females, remarkably equal
DIVISION OF tho sexes
There were Of age TO vote In all the State oct 522
males, Of wnom l14i, 462 were qualified, and 1875 o5o
were not naturalized were disqualified. Attle
Presidential election IN 1876 there we're only lol552I
votes cast 50 Il appears that gal owing Tor the IN
oil the YEAR, more than 40 900 electors were
too indifferent TO cast their bniiots
There are only three counties where the naturazcd
exceed the native born voters They are
co,snsiea Naturali-ed. Natire Ereess.
New Yorx............ Ei,Iig 00,91j 80 200
kags..........-...." S99es Sia w. Os slo
Ia the matter OF timber Tor soldiers the State had
p56,s7I males between the ages OF is and A.
ia the volume Tor 1875 we have statement OF tho
rural urban and suburban populations. The urban
and suburban comprise inhabitants OF cities, OF towns
Of ncreosc OF the rural and urban all 10 avor
Of the latter.
Census. 1868 1873. Jncredse. Ter Cent.
Citv....... 24i3,7Os sl5o,75s $4,000 a4ss
In tue volume Tor 1875 had some very Interest,"
ting figures concerning the social status Of the people,
These We condensc 10 the following table,
S,ngte. Married Widowed Divorced
Native males. =. 1,1S7,S73 505,S2G 35,6l3 422
Naive females. ., l33. s24 537.054 10l.q35 0ss
Foreign males. :. $50 800 3,C,s95 27,i65 SO
Foreign females 17o,s42 350,323 s4,O35 l4G
Tho disparity between tho number oi widows ana
widowcrs Is noteworthy and leads TO the conclusion
that woman UGH likely to remain SINGLE
when death has renewed them Of the yoke, than men
Further on learn thut inere were as cas-
RED persons VINO wero living separate from their
partners
The national intcrmixluro by marriage Is thus
gwen:
Native males 10 native consorts. 45s.2I2
Native males 70 foreign consorts........... ~ l3T
Native females 10 native coDsorts 4J8.2l2
Native females TO iorci IN consorts........ o. 7sG
Foreign males to foreign c0nsorts. 3lO4s5
F0reign males TO native consorts. O., f6s
foreign lemaies 10 foreign cousorts. $40 49,
Fofeien females TO native consorts. ........ ~ al
From this q appears that there are about twice
many foreign males who get native wives there
native males who get lore gn born
During the year there were n, gsI mar
fiages IN the STATE, or 4 70 every - families, buG
this - doubtless very Imperfect record. The ages
~ which the greatest number OF marriages
trActed ~ males bctweon ~ and "a; by females
ages between 90 and 100 years. One man 100 years
old married woman Of 81; another OF 50 a woman OF
o., and man Of So took Up with tender mse only
ton years younger
VITA tbs briel summary concerning tile State al
large we proceed TO the
SEw YORK.
and take 10 the I'VE latest UnuinUratons. beginning
Win $780, which was the nrst census that gave tno