Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-31
GREAT is MISSOURI.
Some Interesting Census Figures
Recently Issued,
Showing What a Grand Old State We
Live In-Area, Population Wealth,
Education, Religion, Pauper.
ism. Crime, Etc.

The census department at Washing
ton has recently issued some interesting
facts about Missouri, from which the
following are cleaned:
Population.
The total population of Missouri, $780, was g
619,ls the increase since 1880 being 510SO4. or
~ % per cent. The population 1880, was g 168, :
5oU, the increase since 1870 having been Al, 0S5.
or 2o97 per cent. The population, 1870, was l,
~ 2so' showing an increase since 1850 of $50. =
2o3 or 1852 per cent. The population 1860, was
l1S2, OLE. and in 1850, 6S2 044. the increase be-
tween 1850 and 1860 being 499.968. 1929 per
cent. Missouri stands third in population
among the states forming the north central di-
vision. holding the same rank in 1880 and 1870.
Inc state IS fourth in absolute increase since
b h9s4 and ninth IN OF the
Dakota l395.05). The rank Of Missouri among
an the states and territories in population is
NTH. In 1850, 1870 and 1860 the state stood
fifth, fifth and eighth. respectively. In 1850 the
state stood thirteenth. The absolute increase
in population since 1850 is 1897, 140
Among the counties, jackson, Buchanan and
Greene stand first, second and third respective
ly In population, and in greatest absolute in
smallest increase. Platte. Howard and Warren
counties show the greatest decrease. Shannon
l5s.59) Carter nl4.9Ol and Howell 1l1.23) rank
first second and third respectively in percentage
of increase since 1880 johnson county t.14) has
the smallest percentage of decrease, the small
ty Coo.
CoLoRED POPULATION.
A census bulletin the colored population
of the south shows that there are in Missouri
tle9O) 15i ISL colored, exclusive of 4l3 Chinese,
4 Japanese and 1853 Indians. The number of
colored in 1880 was returned as 1880, the in
crease being 8, ISL. In 1870 there were 1l8,O71
increase between 1870 and 1880, 1879; in 1860
the number was lis, sos; decrease between 1850
between 1850 and $780, %, 463. An interesting
tabular statement in this bulletin shows that
the number of colored to 100000 whites was. in
1890. 6105; 1880, 7,ls5; 1870, 1856; 1860. IL l43
reported that the largest number of colored is
IN St Louis city and county (276S3), the next
largest being Jackson county Us ,339), and Sa-
line t5,l52). Ripley and Wo tn county had, in
1880, only one cOlOred person each within their
boundaries according to the returns.
URBAN POPULATION.
There eight cities and towns in Missouri
having a population in 1890 C 5000 and over.
The total population of these municipalities is
7G.7i3. Two cities, St. Louis and Kansas City.
among twenty eighth cities in the United States
having population of 100000 and over in $780,
An analysis shows that there is in Missouri
one city over 400 OC0 population St. Louis, 451,-
and io6S 81 one JOSEPH cy 'e citv 81 ss s
and one city between 10000 and 50 600 (Spring-
field q, 800. There two cities between 10000
and two cities between 5000 and 10000 Joplin,
$685. and Moberly. S2l5). Referring to the
group of cities of 5000 population and over, the
two largest percentages of increase are Spring
smallest percentage of increase is in Hannibal
Q6.10). The following detail shows the number
of cities in each class from 1000 to 5000: Two
cities between 1000 and 5000, three cities be
and 5000 and twelve cities between 1000 and
5000.