Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-06
TWELFTH CENSUS.
Complete Returns of All the states ana
Territories THE Population of the C9un-
try Not Quite 63, OOO,O

Complete Returns of All the st stes and
Territories The Population of the C9un-
try Not Quite 100000
WASHINGTON NOV. Tine twelfth OF tie
series census bulletins wa issued yes
terday on the uiation OF the United
States. The bulletin SAYS: "The population
of the United States on June ], 1870. as shown
by the first count of persons and families,
exclusive of white persons In Indian Terri
tory, Indians on reservations and Alaska,
was g., 4S0 $40 These figures may be slightly
changed by later anu more ex act com PHI
atoms, but such changes will not be ma
teriaL In 1880 the populat ion was 50, 155. 7sS
The absolute increase of the population In
the ten years intervening was 1924. 1871 and
the percentage of increase was 2I57. In 1870
the population was stated at &c. 55s,s7L Ac-
cordfng to these figures the absolute In
crease IN the decade between 1870 and 1851
was IL ,517, Alp and the percentage OF increase
was los. Upon their face these figures
show that the population has increased be-
tween 1880 and 1s9, only 727.sI5 more than
between 1870 and 1880. while the rate OF in
crease has apparently diminished from 50CS
to PAST per cent II these figures were de-
rived from Incorrect data they would be
Disappointing Such reduction in
the rate OF increase In the face
OF the enormous immigration dur
ing the past ten years would argue a
great diminuton in the fecundity OF the
population a corresponding increase in
It's death rate These figures are, however.
east Y explained when the character of the
data is under TODD. 1t Ia we'll known, the
fact hav ng b. en- demonstrated by extensive
and thorough Investigation, that the census
of 1870 wasorossly deficient in the Southern
States, much so not Only to give an ex-
aggerated rate of increase OF The population
between 1879 and 49, in thrse States. but to
affect y-ry matera " the rate of increa- e in
the country at large"
'There is but little question" continues
the bulie in. THAT the reputation OF the
Uniteu States in 1877 was ut least 40, 009. COO
instead SO 5j3 81 stated. If this eSti-
mate the extent OF tn omissions in 1870
be corrrc: tn absolute increase between
1870 and 1880 was only ABOUT 10 o. 00o and the
rate of Increase WAS not far from 25 per
cent These figures compare much more
r"asOnab Y WITH similar deductions from
the 'pu alton in 1897 and 1879. Omitifn 6
from consideration thos States in which
the ccnsu 1T 1850 / Known or is presume
to h we Len faulty. the rate OF increase
between $50 and 1880 IN the remaining
States has been very nearly maint"ined in
the decade hetwreu I,s0 ana 1890 Referring
to the principal Gable of ts,e bulletin he cen.
sus cf 1897 is k own or is presumed to have
been def len; in nearly AL tn. States
visions WI lie in the North At antc, No, their
Central and West I'm divisions evidence
OF incon p t.ness has been detected. The
populati ms OF these three last named di
Visions In 1871. 1880 and 1897, the absolute in
crease Tor Sie two decades a. d the rate Of
in Tease * set forth in the following table