The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
ASTOUNDING FIGURES.
Tho Growth OF the Population Ia u
Ifulted gtafna

The present anniversary year Is an ap.
propriate time to consider the growth
of the United States in population dur
ing the past century.
In 1900 the first national census was
taken. In 1890 one hundred years
later, the last national census was
taken. These censuses are taken every
ten years, and from their examination
an adequate idea of the growth OF the
country may be obtained.
Statistics are usually considered very
irksome reading, but the census statis-
tics of the United States. recording as
they do the most marvellous national
growth in all history. are of great inter-
est to all who are impressed by our
country's development
In the census of 1890 the present
states of Alabama Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, North and
South Dakota, Montana and Wa,hing-
ton were not represented, for the sim
pie reason that they had not yet come
into existence. Indeed the territory of
most of them had not been explored. 1t
was solitude roamed by savages and
wild beasts.
The population of Massachusetts in
1890 was 37s, 7S7 or about 100, 900 less
than the population of the single city
of Boston to-day.
The population of the state of New
York in 1890 was $40, 1876 There are
seven cities in the United States to-day
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Brooklyn, st. Louis, Boston and Balti-
more, that contain larger population
than did the entire state of New York
in 1890.
The population of the entire country
in 1890 was 3,929,214. The whole coun-
try, then, one hundred years ago, con-
tanned about as many people as is con-
tanned in the three cities of New York,
Chicago and Philadelphia. The state
of New York as we'll as the state of
Pennsylvania has a far larger popula-
tion to-day than did the entire United
States in 1890. If New York City should
annex Brooklyn and the other contigu-
ous cities, the mayor of the new consol.
idated city would govern population
| almost as large as that governed by
President Washington.
In the census of 1900 Mississippi, In
diana, Ohio and the District of Colum.
bia were included, which were not in.
cluded in the census of 1890. The popu.
| lation increased about a million and q
half in ten years, and at the opening of
the century our population was $685.
4S3, or several hundred thousand less
| than the present population of the state
of New York There was not single
state that had a population as large as
the present population of either of the
cities of New York. Chicago, Philadel.
! phia or Brooklyn
In the census of 1910 were included
Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan and Mis-
souri,, not included in previous censuses.
The population increased almost two
| millions in ten years, and was 1888, SS1.
Virginia had the largest population,
and contained 974,GOO people.
So there was not single state in the
Union, even then, with as large q popu-
lation as is now possessed by either of
the cities of New York, Chicago or
| Philadelphia.
In the census of 1920 Arkansas was
| the only name represented which had
| not been represented in some previous
| census. The population had increased
| considerably over two millions, and
was 1893, S22. New York was the largest
state, and contained 1872, III popula-
ton, a figure considerably smaller than
that represented by the present popu
lation of the city of New York.
Florida is the only new name repre-
sented in the census 1880. The popu
lation had increased over three millions,
and was 12, $3.50, O2O. The largest state
was New York, which then contained
population of LOIS sos. This is the
| first time in our history when our
largeststate was larger than our present
largest city.
In the census of 1910 Iowa and Wis
consin were the new names represented
The population had increased almost
five millions.
In the census of 1850 California, Min
nesota, Oregon, Texas, New Mexico and
| Utah are represented for the first time.
The population had increased to 2S, 191,
| S76.
In 1860 Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
Nevada, Dakota and Wyoming are rep
resented for the first ii me. The popula-
tion had increased in round numbers to
thirty-one millions.
In 1870 it had increased to thirty
| eight millions
In 1880 it had increased TO fifty mil
lions.
In 1890 it had increased to sixty-two
| millions.
So it will be seen that our population
has doubled since 1860, and that Benja-
min Harrison rules over twice as many
people as did Abraham Lincoln.
We learn from this brief survey that
the population of the United States
doubles at least once in thirty years. If
this rate of increase keeps on for the
next one hundred years we shall have,
in 1890, a population exceeding 500, OOO,-
900, or about one-half the present popu-
| lation of the entire world. Yankee
| Blade.
| Parata, the Maori Sea Monster.
The Maoris of New Zealand and the
adjoining islands have strange belief
concerning the cause of the ebb and
flow of the tides. These phenomena
they attribute to huge water breath