Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06
TWELFTH CENSUS.
Complete Returns Of All the states and
Territories The Population Of the Coun-
cry Not Quite 03, ,OOO, 900.

complete Return9 OF All the states ana
Territories The Population Of the Coun-
cry Not Quite 03,Ooo,00o.
! WASHINGTON NOV. Tho twefth Of tue
series o. census bulletins wa. Issued yes
terdsy on tho population Of tho Unlted
ktates. Tho bulletin says; "The population
OF the Unted States on June !, 100. as SHOWN
by tho first count of persons aud families,
exclusive OF white persons In Indian Terri
toy. Indians on reservations and Alaska,
was q, 49, 5i1 These figures may DO slightly
changed by later ana moro exact compl-
atlons, but such changes will not be ma
teflaL Ia 1889 the populat ION was 30, lbo, f6a
The absolute Increase Of the population IN
the ten years Intervening was l2s2L757 and
the percentage OF Increase was 2lb7. In 1879
tho population was stated at a8.55s,s7l Ac-
cording TO these figures the absolute In
crease N the decade between 1870 and 1850
was l,sl7 lll aud the percentage OF Increase
was 3.0s Upon their face these figures
show that the population has increased be-
tween 1850 ana ls9l only 7l7,ab moro than
between 1870 ana 1880, while the rate OF In
crease has apparently diminished from 30te
20 2A57 per cent II these figures we're de-
rived from Incorrect data they would be
disappointing. Such reduction In
the. rate OF incrcase In the face
q the enormous immigration dur
Ing the past ten years would argue a
great dimlnutlon IN tho feoundity OF tho
population or q corresponding Increase in
It's death rate. These figures are, however,
oasi y explained when the character OF the
data is under TODD. u il well known, the
fact having bt en- demonstrated BY extensive
and thorough Investigation that the census
of 1870 was grossly dtflolont In the Southern
States, SO much 20 as not only to give an ex.
aggerated rate OF Increase OF The population
between 1870 and 1870 In these States. but to
affect vary materia ly the rate Of lncroa.e In
the country at lnrgen
"There Is but little question" continues
tho bulle In. "that the population OF tho
United States IN 1879 was nt least 40,O0) 600
instead 3S 5JS87l as stated II this est-
mate the extent of tbs omissions In 1870
be correct the absolute Increase between
1870 and 1850 was only about 10 tOl 600 and the
rate Of increase was not far from rs per
cent These figures compare much more
reasonably with similar deductions from
the population In 1ss0 aud 1891 Omitiing
from consideration those States In which
the censui Of 1850 i. known or Is presumed
TO have hoen faulty, the ratio Of Increase
between 1870 and 1850 in the remaining
states has been very nearly maintained in
the decade between 1850 and 1890 Referring
10 the principal table OF the bulletin the CEN
sus cf 1872 is known or Is presumed TO have
been deficient in nearly ali thi states
Of sonth Atlantic ana Southern Central div
visions while In the North Atlantic, Northern
Central ana Western divisions no evidence
OF ineomp tsaess has been detected. The
populations OF these three last named d.
visions Ia 1879, 1850 and 1880, the absolute In
crease for the two decades aud the rate of
Increase Is set forth in the following table: