The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-05-14
Census Studies.

NoAAS AAgSAN0pAA6 ASoNAsS N~y w
tained by examining the returns of the
last census for South Carolina, and com.
pairing the population totals of the differ
ent Counties.
The movements and growth Of the
white population are the foremost subjects
for consideration.
As yet there is no evidence of the long
expected trend of white population from
the upper to the lower Counties, and the
coast region shows badly in comparison
with the mountain section. In the ten
years from 1880 to 1890 the white popu.
lation of Bsrnwell only increased 157, of
Beaufort, 121, of Charleston and Berke-
ley together 1,2o6, Of Georgetown 554, of
Hampton 521, and of williamsburg
1892; while the increase of negroes Vas,
for Barnwell 4, 500, for Beaufort 8, 1921, for
Berkely and Charleston 1908, for
Georgetown 691, for Hampton 1924 and
for Williamsburg 2,173.
On the other hand, the white popula-
ton of Anderson had increased 6,327,
and the negro population 1867, the
whites of Greenvillo 4,3S8, and the ne
groes 2,425, the whites and negroes of
Oconee, 1885 and IA, respectively, the
whites of Pickens 1921, and the negroes
479, the whites of Spartauburg 1O,357,
and the negroes 4,617.
These are strong contrasts. They in.
dicate that the movement of white as
we'll as black population from one section
of the State to another is not large, and
that the whites multiply most rapidly in
the white Counties and the negroes most
rapidly in the negro Counties. Addi.
tional evidence of the fact that in Coun.
ties with white majorities the whites
maintain their ratio of increase over the
negroes, without regard to inter. County
movements of population, may be found
in the cases of three middle and low
country Counties with white majoritiea-
Chesterfield, Lexington and Horny. In
Chesterfield the gain in whites has been
1,40O and in blacks 71S, Lexington has
gained 2,609 whites to 1,00S negroes, and
Horny, that exceptional coast County,
shows an increase of 3,007 whites to 675
negroes.
This uniform gain of whites in the one
section and negroes in the other must
continue until the stream Of white immi.
gration shall happily set in. Then there
! will be revolution in many Counties.
Spartanburg shows the largest increase
in total population 14,s72) and in white
population (10,s57.) In that County the
gain in white population is eight times
as great as in Berkely aud Charleston
combined. Anderson'a increase of whites
(6.327) is the next highest. Then come
Greenville with 1888, York with 4,OO5
Horny with 3,o07, Orangeburg with
2,643, and Lexington with 2,60s.
Berkely and Charleston together lead
in colored increase, With an aggregate ol
11,09H, Richland follows with 5,606,
Orangeburg with 5,355, Sumter with
1926, Spartanburg with 4,617, Barnwell
with 4,5e9, York with 4,1l5 and Abbe-
vile with 1890.
Richland gaius SPAS in total popula-
tion, being only exceeded by Spartanburg
and Anderson, and by Berkeley and
Charleston together. but not by either
separately.
In white increase, Richland is only
exceeded by six Counties, and in colored
increase by Berkeley and Charleston
combined.
With regard to the total increase oi
population, white and black, the adjoin-
ing Counties Of Richland, Orangeburg,
Sumter and Lexington hold very credit
able positions.
While the relative increase in the races
in the greater part of South Carolina is
not very satisfactory, there is nothing for
the whites to be alarmed at. They are
not losing ground. They have only to
shold the FORT" and signal vigorously fol-
the reinforcements which are sure to
come, sooner or Columbia State. :.