The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-04
The t,row.,. Of the United state, &

ucn. uikeT, superintendent OF tie Zen.
sus, contributes to the October Century a
paper made up from tho census returns
since the first remuneration in 1000. In
discussing the condition OF the United
States, ut the 10th census in 1850 he says
"The period between 1850 and 1880 has
been marked by the astonishingly rapid
spread OF population over the vast region
brought under the flag OF the United States
by the purchase Of Louisiana, the annex.
alton Of Texas md the cessions from Mex
leo. Tho 0SO,O0O square miles
Of territory occupied by settle.
men.s in 1850 have become 100000. OF
these 3S4,s20 have between two and six
inhabitants to the :qunre mile; 373,S90
have between six and eighteen; 554 300 be.
tween eighteen and forty,tiyc; 32,OlO be.
tween iorty.iivc and ninety; while 1850
have in excess Of ninety inhabitants to the
square mile. The population OF the United
States is now so, l55, 7S'. The frontier line
OF settlement is, in general, the Tooth de.
gree OF longitude US far north rs the .i2,l
parallel OF latitude, and, thence northward,
The Goth and afterward the 0Sth degree.
The distribution oil the population &C.
cording TO dominant typographical features
may be thus stated: On the immediate
Atlantic coast, north, 2,GlG,S92; middle,
4,375,lS4 south, S75,3S7; on the Gulf
coast, l,O55,S5l; in the billy and noun
tAinous region Of the Northeast, 1905, 900 !;
in the mountainous region OF the central
Atlantic slope, 2,344 ,oo23; in the immediate
region OF tho lakes, 3,0i0,470; on the
table,lands and elevated plateaus OF the
iiitelior, 5,7l6,S26; i'll the so,lth central
mountainous region, 1905, OS5; in the Ohio
valley, 2,449, 702; on the south interior table
lands and pla,caus, 3G27 AIS; in the Mis-
sissippi belt, south, 710,26s; north, l,99l,-
:3G9;; in the southwest central region, 1889,
S07; in the central region, 4,40l,ee3G; in the
prairie region, 5,7299,4S5; in the Missouri
river belt, S35 ass; on the western plains,
500 500 $40; III the heavily timber region otthe
Northwest, ,l222,337; in tho Cordilleran
region, 032, 81; on the Pacific coast, lis, $50.
Although the territory OF the United
States extends to the 40th parallel, only
one-tenth OF the population is found north
OF tho 43d. But so dense is tho settlement
below this line that, by the time the 4lst
parallel is reached, about one.third OF the
population has been covered; the next sin
gle degree: extends tho proportion nearly
to one-hali, while more than two.thirds lie
north Of the 3Sth parallel. Between the
Add and the 3sth dwell 20,500,0Q0 Of our
people. In 1870, 5a.a per cent OF tho pop.
ula,ion WIS east Of the 74th me,
ridian. In 1880, only 40.+ per cent. was
SO placed. Eighty.four per cent. OF the
population is found east Of the Dist me.
ridian; o. per cent. east OF the 9th. -,
The foreign elements Of our population
have varied widely since 1850. At thai
time foreigners constituted 05 per cent. O
the total population. They now consti
tute 1873 per cent Of the foreign residents
OF 1850, 1870 per cent. were Irish, 90
Germans; 1870 English and Welsh; g.
B,itish.Americans; while tho Scaudi
navians formed less than | pei
cent: Since that time the proper
ton OF Irish to the other foreign element;
has steadily declined. OF the arrivals ii
tho ~ years enaingiu 1850, the Germanl
were but "a per cent; Of those In 70 years
euA.ng In 1850, they were ~ per cent. Be-
tween 1870 and 1870. other foreign ele
mcnts began to meimportanoe through
the fast increasing immigration Of Swedes
and Norwegians across the ocean, and o
Canadians across our northern border. w
have seen that the Irish Of 1850 consti
nted Air per cent. q the total foreigl
population. In 1850 ills proportion
hnl fallen $50, and in 1870 still fur
ther 10 1888. Although ths statiaties Of mn
tionnlity at tho census Of 1850 avo not yc
published, It ia not probable that the Irisl
to-day constitute more than q per cent o
| tho foreign population Of The country.
To-day, the number OF foreigners Twin,
among is il, a little over G,al0,aNQ, Will
the members Of the colorcd race reach al
most the same number Speaking round
! ". then. the following is the table Of ou
WHIT nj ip nst,...~ 49,. y ecs %
FosciSn .'ooO
Total natlyc.borIl 500
co.0red o,ouou
Total nntIvc.boln 600 20
The location OF tho colored and the for
cign clements Of our population, ms shown
by the census, is, in n high degree compile
mental. III general, where the ono Gle
ment is largely found, the other is absent
MANY silly people de,pise the precious
not understanding It." But no Que despise
Kianey.Wort after having given 1t a trial
Those that have used 1t agree that 1t is by IA
the best medicine known. It's action ]
prompt, thorough and lasting. Don't tnk
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