The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-01
by United Press.

tby United Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The census of
ic8 10 day announced the population Of
5ae United States, as->hown bT the first
count Of persons and families, exclusive
OF white persons IN Indian Territory. IN
dials on reservations ana Alaska, to
be 60 4S0, $40 These figures may be
slightly changed by la'er anu N re ex-
act compilations, but sucn changes will
not be material. IN 1880 the popuIa
ton was so, 155 763. The increase of
the population in the 10 years interven-
ing, was l. 344, 797, and The per ctutage
OF The increase was "a s. In 1870 he
population was stated as IS, 558,371 Ac-
cording TO these figures the absolute il
crease in the decade between 1870 and
1880, was Il, 597 ,412, aud the per cent
age Of increase was 30.09.
The bulletin announcing these figures
is addressed to Secretary Noble aud
signed By superintendent Porter. It
says; Upon their face these figures show
that the population has decreased be-
tween 1880 aud 1890, only 1871 345 more
than between 1870 and 1890, while the
rate of increase has apparently diminish
ed from. 30.08 to 24 81 per cent. If
these figures were Gerive3 from correct
data, they would he indeed dls49point-
ing.
Such reduction II tie rate Of Increase
in the face OF tie enormous immigra-
ton during the pas tn years would
argue a areat dlli uti1u IL the fecun-
3ltg Of the p3pulatiAl, Or correspond
ing Increase IN Ia death rate. These
figures are however easily explained
when the character Of the data used is
understood. It IS We'll known, the fact
having uu n demonstrated Ky extensive
anf f1oTongu investigation, that the CEN
aus cs 1870 Wa8 grossly deficient
4 the >5eu hers States, so much so
as ot ou1F 70 give Al exaggerated rate
! OF Increase Il the population between
1915 anu 1880 ii the Southern states,
! "..t to affect very materially the rate Of
lacraasa Ii the country at large.
These omissions were not the fault
! lor . re they within the control of the
census atice. The census If 1870 was
taken under law which the superin-
| feCdent, Genl Francis 4. Walker, char
aarerlzet as clumsy, antiquate1 and
| )arbarous" The cansu, Office had 20
| power over is enum8rators save barrer
protest, and this right was ever
| questioned ia home quarters
The bulletin contains a statement
| showing the relative rank of states auC
| territories in population. AS il 1880
New York still heads the list and is fol
owed by Pennsylvania. Ohio and Iii
nois have exchanged places. Of ths
other changes Ii the list, the mos
marked are those of Texas which rise
from No 1 to No. 4; Kentucky, whicl
drops from s to II; Minnesota which
rises from 26 to 20; Nebraska, which
rises from 30 to %; Maryland, which
drops from 23 to 27; Colorado, whic!
rises from 81 to 81; Vermont, whicl
drops from 80 to 80; Washington
which rises from 40 to 81; Delawar
which drops from 80 to ~; Nevad
which drops from 43 to 49, and Arizon
which drops from AZ to 48.
Tie population of Virginia is placec
at |. .648, oil, an increase of 136, 3GG dur
ing the past ten years; that Of Mort
Carolina 1,617,340, an increase siuc
1880 of 217, $50.
Vermont and Nevada ara two State
that show decrease in population dur
ing the decade In the former ther
has been a trifing absolute decrease
while Nevada shows an absolute diminu
ton in population Of 1889, nearly
per cent, leaving its population th
smallest Of al the States.