The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-10
GEORGIA AND THE CENSUS.

Interesting Statistics Given in an Ad-
vance Bulletin.
Advance census bulletins have been re-
ceived that furnish some interesting facts
about Georgia, the population and so forth.
In the introduction the bulletin has this
to say:
The population Of the state, as returned
IN 1880, was 1,245, $50, while in 1890 popu-
latlon of 1887 1853 is returned, an increase
Of 295, 173, or 1904 per cent.
or the 1877 counties in the state only 10
show decreases, most of which are very
slight. The following counties show in
creases OF more than 100 per cent: Coffee,
Dodge, Glynn, Irwin, Ware and Wilcox.
Under the present census there are 10
cities and towns having a population Of
5000 or more The aggregate population
OF these places ia 1880 was 154, 1875. The
aggregate population of these same places
crease OF 94.952, or 6l.57 per
cent The largest Individual numer-
ical increaies are found in At
lanta, Savannah and Augusta. Atlanta
has increased %. l54, or 75.1S per cent.
during the decade. The larges5 percent-
ages OF increase are found in Waycross,
Bruins wick, Thcmasvllle, Rome, Macon
Americus, and Atlanta, each place showing
an increase greater than rs per cent.
In the table of these nineteen cities and
towns Atlanta stands at the head, her popu-
lation for the city proper being 65533,
while 1t was only 81. 400 in 1888.
Savannah comes next with population
OF 43 l69, as against population Of 30, 700
in 1880.
Augusta holds third place with a popula-
ton of $500, an increase from 81 1871, in
1880
Macon has population of 22,746, while
in 1889 she had only II, 749.
Columbus comes next with II 1903, against
10. 1913 in 1880, and Athens has 8, $50, against
5000 in 1880.
The order in which the other places in the
state Of 5000 and over in population come is
as follows:
Brunswick, Rome, Americus, Thomas
vile, Griffin, Albany, Marietta, Waycross.
Milledgeyille, Gainesville. Gainesville. La
Grange Dalton.
The aggregate number OF persons In Geor-
gia from 10 to 20 years old is 1lS,6S5.
OF these lis, 306 are native born and 37Q
of whites Is $3.50, and the colored are
So, 795.
The number of people in Georgia from 5
to 20 years is 77l.0g. or these 76g. 1856 are
native born and l, l42 are foreign born.
The aggregate number of whites is $685.
AS, and the number Of the colored is 374,-
552
The number of males from 5 30 II wears
In Georgia is 329,899 Of these 1870 Ss7 are
white and l59, $50 are colored.
The number of females in Georgia from 8
to II years is 1852, 443. or these 1866. 1853 are
white and 1856. 255 are colored.
THE VOTERS IN GEORGIA.
The number of men in Georgia entitled to
vote, as they are over 81, is 1893. 1872.
OF these 9,O44 are whites and 179, OPS are
colored.
1'ba nunber of men entitled to 1o+o d,
1880 was 32l, 43S, making those now entitled
to vote 20. Sc per cent. greater or in round
numbers. 76, 6s4 greater than ten wears ago
The total white vote of the United States
is 16, 04O,3l1. OF these Is, 109, $50 are white
and /, 74O, 455 are colored.
Then the foreign white vote amounts to
4,242 500.
FOREIGN BORN MALES.
There ore 4, 34s, 459 foreign born males 81
years old and over in the United States.
In Georgia there are 1854 foreign born
males 81 years old and over.
OF these 1878 speak English and 1873
speak other languages
Then 4 ,l29 have been nRUuralized. III
have taken out first papers and 93S are NOT
known 10 have taken out naturalization
papers.
There are in the United States ID $50. 16s
males Of militia age between IS and A
both included.
OF these 1i,sOa,964 are white and 1, 42e. oo4
are colored.
In Georgia there are S36, 295 males of mill
tary age.
OF these 1S3, 6s4 are white and 159 GIL are
coiored.