Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-08
62,48O,54O
Is Officially Announced as the Pop
ulation of the United States,
Exclusive of Indians on Reservations and
the Residents of A1aska--Tho In
crease Since 1880 10 I2,3e4,T57,
Percentage of 2A57.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The Census
| Office yesterday announced tho popula-
tion of the United States, as shown by
the first count OF persons and families,
exclusive OF white persons in Indian
Territory, Indians on reservations, and
Alaska, to be 62, 4S0, $40. These figures
may be Hlightly changed by later and
more exact compilations, but such
changes will not be material. In 1880
the population was SO, 155, 7S3. The abb
solute increase of the population in the
ten years intervening was 1884, 757,
and the percentage ofincrease was 24.57.
In 1870 the population was SS, 55s, ,371.
According to these figures the absolute
increase in the decade between 1870 and
1880 was II, ,597,4 ,412, and the percentage
of increase was 30.s. The bulletin an
nouncing these figures is addressed to
Secretary Noble and signed by Superin-
tendent Porter. 1t says:
Upon their face these figures show
that the population has increased be-
tween 1880 and 1890 only 727,345 more
than between 1870 and 1880, while the
rate of increase has apparently dimin-
ished from 30.S to 1857 per cent. If
ohOoO hS uloo WcIo u0EiNtu lTOm COITeCC
data, they would be indeed disappoint-
ing. Such reduction in the rate OF in.
crease, in the face of the enormous i'm
migration during the past ten years,
would argue great diminution in the
fecundity OF the population or a corre-
spending increase in its death rate.
These figures are, however, easily ex-
planned when the character of the data
used is understood. 1t is we'll known
the fact having been demonstrated by
extensive and thorough Investigation
that the census of 1870 was grossly de-
ficient in the Southern States, so much
so, not only to give an exaggerated rate
of increase of the population between
1870 and 1880 in these States, but to af-
feet very materially the rate of increase
in the country at large. These omis-
sions were not the fault nor were they
within the control of the Census Office.
The census of 1870 was taken under a
law which the superintendent, General
Francis A. Walker, characterized as
clumsy, antiquated and barbarous."
The Census Office had no power over its
numerators save barren protest, and
its right was even questioned in some
quarters. In referring to those omis-
sions the superintend' mt of the Tenth
census said in his report in relation to
the taking of the census in South Caro-
lima. sit follows, as q conclusion of the
highest authority, either that the CEN
sus of 1870 was grossly defective in re-
gard to the whole of the State or some
considerable parts thereof, or else that
the census of 1850 was fraudulent"
The bulletin contains statement
showing the relative rank of States and
Territories in population. AS in 1880,
New York still heads the list, and is fol-
lowed by Pennsylvania. Ohio and Illi-
nois have exchanged places. OF the
other changes in the list the most
marked are those of Texas, which rises
from No. II to No. Z; Kentucky, which
drops from to IL; Minnesota, which
rises from 20 to 20; Nebraska, which
rises from 80 to 26; Maryland, which
drops from 23 to 81; Colorado, which
rises from 33 to 81; Vermont, which
drops from SO to SO; Washington, which
rises from AZ to 81; Delaware, which
drops from 80 to AZ; Nevada, which
drops from 43 to 40; and Arizona, which
drops from A to 4S. The average change
in rank is 2. places.
The population of the States and Ter
ritories, together with increases since
1880, is placed as follows: