Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-30


The st. Louis Republican condenses
an article from the International ReUies0.
by Robert P. Porter. giving statistics
that will be interesting to everyone who
takes pride in the growth of the country,
and is curious to know how the popula-
ton has been distributed with respect to
locality, etc. The article shows that
from 1870 to 1900 the New England
States increased in population at the
rate of % per cent, the Middle States
SO per cent, and the Southern States 80
per cent. The population of these di-
visions was then respectively zoos, 40S,
,337, 456, /, 5S2, $50. In the decade end
ing 1910 the percentage of increase was !:
New England States 10. Middle States
SO, Southern States 35, and the Western
States 474. In 1890 the increase in the
four divisions was 10 per cent, "a per
cent, 80 per cent, 1913 per cent, respec-
lively. In 1880 the increase of the three
first named divisions was about the same,
while the West fell to 81 per cent.
In 1910 the New England States had
increased in the decade IA per cent, the
Middle and Southern States decreased
to % per cent, and the Western increas
ed to 100 per cent. In 1850 the increase
in the four sections was 90 per cent, 90
per cent, 30 per cent. and 81 per cent,
respectively. In 1860 the increase was
IA per cent, % per cent "a per cent.
81 per cent. The civil war intervening,
in 1870 the score stood II per cent, IS
per cent, per cent. and 43 per cent.
In 1880 the increase is shown as IA per
cent, 10 per cent, 30 per cent. and Sc
per cent, the total population now be-
ing so, 152. $685. In the Western States
are included the territories. If States
only had been counted the Southern
States would have shown again the most
rapid rate of increase, the first time since
1900. The normal growth of New Eng
land has been IA per cent.
The States having an excess of males
are Mississippi, Vermont, Ohio. Ken
lucky, Delaware, Florida, West Virginia,
Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin,
Utah, Missouri, Iowa. Texas. Michigan,
Minnesota, New Mexico, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Oregon, California,
Dakota, Washington Territory, Idaho,
Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona and Monta-
ma. All those have an excess of females.
The percentage of excess of males in the
States range from 40 of per cent. in
Mississippi to 40 per cent. in California.
In all the territories the males exceed the
females two to one.
The States having an excess of females
are Maine, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Louisiana, New Jersey, Georgia. Mary
land, Alabama, New York, Virginia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, New
Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and the District of Co
lumbIa. The excess ranges from two
tenths of per cent. in Maine to 124 per
cent. in the District of Columbia. The
States in which females are in excess are
in the Atlantic region, Tennessee and
Alabama being the only inland States
where this preponderance exists.
The densest population exists in the
valley of the Delaware river, where
there are 176 to the square mile. The
Hudson comes next, and the Miami third.
There are in the valley of the Mississippi
81, 821 1854 population. In 1879 there
were only 16, 431 1856 in the Mississippi
valley.
The hottest portion Of the country is
the southern end of Florida, while South
ern Texas and Southwestern Arizona
come next in degree of temperature.
The greatest increase in population is in
the medium temperature between so and
55 degrees. There are 285 cities whose
population range between 5000 and
1000, 900.
General F. A. Walker, Superintendent
of the Censns, estimates the population
in 1890 at about 65, 900, 900, and in 1900
at possibly IS, 900, 600.