The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-14
The Eleventh Census.

lie eDutu6IdtlUu vi lDHdhtdntS oil
the United States that begins TO- day
is the eleventh in our history. The
first was taken in 1890. There were
only thirteen States-the original
thirteen - but the population oil
Maine, Kentucky, Vermont and
Tennessee was taken also. Theenu.
meration was begun on the first 81
March, and the returns showed q
total population of 1929, 1926. InlS0O
the last three mentioned had become
States. and the population was mum.
bered also in Indiana (which then
included all the "old Northwest ex.
cept Ohio), Ohio, Missippt and the
District of Columbia. The total
number was then 5,308. 4S3.
In 1910, Ohio had become a State,
Louisiana had been acquired by pur.
chase, its boundaries including nearly
ali our new Northwest, and Illinois
and Michigan had been organized as
separate Territories. The total popu
lation then was 7,239,98l.
By 1890 the States of Louisiana,
Indiana, Mississippi. Illinois, Ala.
bama and Maine had been admhted,
and the Territory of Arkansas ogan.
lied. The returns showed 9,6S,s22
persons. -
Missouri vas admitted az STATE
in 1921. Florida was acquired IN 1922
and the census of 1880 showed 1885,
020 inhabitants. p
Before 1910 Arkansas and Michigan
were States, and Wisconsin and lowe
Territories had been organized. The
population returned that year was
1909, 453.
Florida, Iowa, Texas snd WiscOn
sin were States before 1850, and Cali
fornia, Oregon and Minnesota hat
been Organized as Territories. The
The total population that year was
%. 191 1915.
During the next decade California
Minnesota and Oregon were admitted
as States, and the Territories of Kan
sas, New Mexico. Utah and Wash
ington were organized. The census
showed a population of 81. 1874.
From 1850 to 1870, four States
Kansas. West Virginia, Nevada and
Nebraska-were admitted, the Ter
ritory of Alaska was acquired and
the Territories of Dakota, Arizona
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming were
organized. The uinth census show.
ed population of 3S,115,641.
Between 1870 and 1880 the country
grew as never before. The new
State of Colorado was admitted ia
1875, and the total population. accord
ing TO the tenth census, was 50,155,.
7S3.
Since 1880 the new States of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Washington
and Montana have been adtStSed.
What the population is we shaiFkhoW
in about month. The percentage of
increase in the decade l8701SSO was
30.0S. At the same rate Of growth
there would be now in our borders
about sixty. five and "a quarter mil.
lions of people. There is a good rea.
son to believe that the increase has
been greater than this, however, so
that the enumeration is likely to
disclose population in the United
States of more than siXty-six mil.
lions.
The work of the Census Bureau in
actual enumeration begins to-day.
bat large amount of preliminary
work has already been done-prin.
cipally that relating to valuation Of
property and reports of different in.
dustries. The bureau is better organ.
lied than ever before, and there is
good reason to hope that the final re.
suits will be ascertalned and publish.
ed much faster than they were after
the tenth census.-N. Y. Mail end
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