The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-12-05

Averages, Comparisons, and Totals.

les have an area of more than one
square mile to each inhabitant, OF
what is more suggestive to the school
boy, more than $40 acres to each
man, woman and child: Montana,
Nevada and Wyoming are the states
Alaska and Arizona, the territories.
The most sparsely settled state is
Nevada, having "a square miles to
each inhabitant. The most densely
populated state Is Massachusetts
which has almost 270 inhabitants to
the square mile Mississippi has
27.55 inhabitants TO each square
mile. All the states taken together
have almost "A Inhabitants to the
square mile This places Missis-
sippi fraction over three above the
average number of inhabitants to
the square mile, throughout the
states.
The states have an average area
of $3.50 square miles. Mississippi
has an area of 46,S10 square miles
This places her area 1909 square
miles below the average. Those be-
low the average area are: Alabama,
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mis-
sissippi, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia and Wis
consin. The other sixteen have an
area above the average The average
population of the states is l,407, 02I
Mississippi has population of l,
2S9,600, or III, 42l below the average.
The following states have popula-
ton above the average: Alabama,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wis
consin. 1t will be observed that all
the states running above the average
in population, except Texas, Mis-
souri, and Kansas fall below the
average in area: The following states
fall below the average in both area
and populations Arkansas, Con-
necticut, Delaware, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New
Hampshire, New Jersey Rhode Island
South Carolina, Vermont and West
Virginia. The following are above
the average in both area and pop
ulation: Kansas, Missouri and Tex
as. There are BAT cities having
population of over 10000, in the
United States, two of which, Vicks-
burgh, and Meridian are in Missis-
sippi. All these cities are in the
states, except three, two of which
are in Utah and one in the District
of Columbia. There are three states
having no city; Nevada, North Da7
kota, and Idaho Three, Vermont,
South Dakota and Delaware have
one each. Seven, Arkansas, Louisia-
ma, Mississippi, Montana, West
Virginia, Oregon, and South Caro-
lima have but two each. The states
having an unusually large number
of cities are New York, Al, Massa-
chusetts, 81; Pennsylvania, "a Ohio,
%; Illinois, 20; Indiana and New
Jersey, IA each; Michigan, 10, Con-
nectieut, II, Iowa, Il; Texas and
Wisconsin, 10 each. Three of these
cities have over 100000 population
each, New York, Chicago and Phila-
delphia, One, Brooklyn, has between
100000 and 100000 inhabitants.
Twenty-three of them have between
one hundred thousand and five hun
bred thousand. Thirty of them have
between $4,000 and 100000. This
leaves 800 cities of the u. S. with
ranging between 10000
and 10000, or over S3-100 of the en-
tire number Five states have over
100000 square miles, California, Col
orado, Montana, Nevada, and Texas.
Nineteen have areas ranging. between
$4,000 and 100000 square miles.
Twenty states have each over
| 200, 600 inhabitants, or over halfthe
entire number. New York and Penn
sylvania have over 100000 each.
Indiana, Massachusetts,
Missouri, Ohio and Texas
each have over 100000 Inhabitants.
Nevada is fifth in point of size in
area, having 10000 square miles,
but is lowest in the list of both states
and territories in point Of population,
having but 45,76l inhabitants, and
yet she has been a state since 1864.
Why, school boys and girls, was she
admitted With so small population
when New Mexico is refused adj
mittance with her 1913, 1913 inhabi-
tants? Or, why were Idaho, Wyom-
ing, and Montana admitted as states
when each has asmaller population
than New Mexico? Or, why is Utah
refused admittance with her 207, 905
inhabitants? Think of these things
when passing over them in geography
and ask about them. The causes
are somewhat varied. The combin-
ed area of the states and territories
Of the =. S. is 1902, 900 square miles.
The total population in 1890 was Co.
949,523. Mississippi comprises
about 1900 of the area of the U. S.,
and about 150 of the population.
In 1871 Ireland had over 246 inhabi-
tants for each squire mile. AT the
present time she is not so much |
crowded, having abont no inhabi-
tants per square mile. Let each
school boy compare this with the
room in his own state and cease to
wonder why Ireland has periods of
want among her poor people.
Our dear little daughter was terri
bly, sick,