Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-21
Some Interesting Facts and Figures.
(C0ntinued.)
IMMIGRATION.

year; total of 2,261 ,904 from the year
1871 to 80, inclusive. Of this there is
credited to the British Isles 984, ,9Oo, to
Ireland 436,7O6, Scotland 1864, Wales
6,631, Germany 7lS, 1872, Sweden 1892,
Austria $4,000, Norway 95,353, Switzer-
land So, 100, France 72,2O1, Hungary g.
96O, the Netherlands 1854, Denmark 3D.
III, Spain 5,266, Portugal 1927, Italy 55,-
100, Belgium 1921, Russia in Europe, 49,
837, Poland 1870, from Asia 1913, 1893,
several nationalities not specifed) of g.
812, ,191 for the period named.
MARINE TONNAGE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
The total foreign tonnage for 1880 is
set down at 1928. .534; Of which Great
Britain leads with 7,948,32O; Germany
with 1,OS9,74O and Norway and Sweden
with ], ,235,O0 New York has so per
cent of the entire tonnage, Boston and
Philadelphia about equally divided, fol-
lowing with about 10 per cent each. The
total tonnage of the merchant marine of
the United States for the same year was
4O68, ,O35, of which 1856, ,476 is steam and
1,211, $50 sail; the foreign trade absorbs
l,314,4O2; the coast trade 2,738, $3.50;
whale fisheries 3S, ,40S; cod fisheries IT,
$50. In the same year the total tonnage
built was l67, 400, 900, falling off of over
25 per cent from the previous year, de-
cline of about the same ratio against '78
aud of more than l25 per cent from the
year IA.
AREAS OF THE PRINCIPAL STATES &C., Pop
ULATION.
In acreage Texas leads with IT'S, $751;
$40; California with 100,992, $40; Nevada
with 71,739,G GOO; Colorado 66,SSO,OO
while Pennsylvania comes in for 80, ,44O,-
600; and New York with 3O,0S0,000 and
little Delaware with 1,356,900. In popu-
lation New York leads with 5,093,Sl0;
Pennsylvania follows with 4,2S2,7S6;
Ohio 3, 19S,288; Illinois 3,O7S-769 Mis-
souri, 2,l69.S04; down to Delaware 146,-
654; and Wyoming Territory 20,7SS; and
Alaska 4O,44l. The total number of
acres of the public domain disposed of
for the year is 9,l94, 1864.
POsTOFFIcEs AND POST ROUTES.
The total number of postoffices is 49,
$50 ;extent Of the post routes 343, ,S99;
revenue to the department $33, ,3l5, 479;
expenditures $50, 542 .9O4 salaries to post
masters $7,71S,7S4; transportation of the
mail $22,255,9S4.
POPULATION.
The total population of the United
States in 1900 was 5,30S,483 against 5O,-
152, 1866 in 1880. The increase has been
as follows 1910, 7,239, 1881; 1920, 9,643.-
S25; 1880, 12,866,020; 1910, 1909, ,453;
1850, %, 191 ,S76; 1860, 81, ,443,321; 1870,
3S,55S,371.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
The school population of the States
and Territories Q879) is about 15,O00,-
600; number enrolled scholars, 8, ,422 $3.50;
number of scholars in daily attendance,
$3.50, ,05O; number or teachers, 272, $50
number of male teachers, $685. num-
ber of female teachers, 42,5Ol public
school income about $50, ,7O4, ,63S; expend-
iture, about $78, 10, OPS; permanent school
fund, $11O, ,264, ,434 average daily attend
ance 5.281 ,05O.
The number of colleges 364; number Of
instructors 1856; number of students, 2S,-
456, in preparatory department Num-
ber Of instructors collegiate department,
3,506; students, 3l,6l6; income from pro-