The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-21
FOREIGN POPULATION.
Census Figures Of Interest Regard
ing Jersey City, Newark
aud Trenton.

An interesting bulletin has just been
issued by the Census Department show
ing the foreign born population of the
United States, as a whole, the number in
each State and the number in the prin-
ciple cities. The foreign born population
in 1850 was 1924. 6O2. or 9.6S per cent. OF
the entire population, aud in ten years in
creased SO rapidly that in 1860 it was
4, 13S,697 or 13. 10 per cent. Since then the
proportion between native and foreign
born population has remained nearly
stationary. In 1870 the population was
5,567, 800 or 1444 per cent; in 1880 the pei
centage was 13.42 and the number 6679,-
943, aud in 1890 the population rose again
Go IL. n, about the same rs it was In 1871.
The foreign population in 1890 was
9.249, SAT out OF a total population OF
60, 622, $50. The increase in the foreign
population has been steady since 1851. ana
the greater part OF it has come from Ger
many and Ireland. These two countries
represented more than two-thirds OF the
entire foreign element in 1850 and 1860: in
1870 they represented nearly two-thirds.
In 1890 it had decreased AMI was little
more tbs one-haIf. During the eighties
the tide turned, and Russia, Hungary.
largest percentage of increase. This
class of immigrants came pouring into the
country at an unheard of ratio during the
past ten years. During that time the
percentage of increase for persons born iu
Hungary was AL. SO per cent; i'll Italy,
3l2.S0 per cent; Austria. 2lS.S3 per cent;
aud in Poland, 203. "a per cent The
Chinese population made rapid strides
from 1850 down to 1880. During the past
ten years the increase has only been 2.l3
per cent, probably due to the cheek
placed upon this class of emigrants.
JERSEY FOREIGNERS.
In New Jersey the foreign population
is 1923, 975, out of a total population of
1,444,y 33. This population has been
drawn from all quarters OF thej world.
and the representation of foreign
countries is as foIiows:-Canada 4.69S.
Mexico &c. Central America 43, South
America 81, West Indies $40, Ireland
10l. 1850, England 1878. Scotland 49,
1913, Wales 1869. other parts of Great
Britain Z, Germany LOG, 1871, Austria 4 .64l,
Holland 1924, Belgium 645, Luxembourg
S, Switzerland Abs. Norway 2.23s.
Sweden 1891, Der mark 1891, Russia
$500. Hungary BAIT, Bohemia 306. Poland
3,6l5, France 4,714, Italv l2,9S9. Spain 145,
Portugal 80. Greece q. China 657, Japan
81. India 100. other parts OF Asia 80,
Africa 159. Atlantic Islands II, Australia
liz, Pacific Islands 81, Sand wien Islands
6, Turkey II, parts OF Europe not specl-
fled 266, oorn 1t sea IA, and from other
countries not specified 81.
GRAVITATES TO CITIES.
One of the pecuiiarities OF the foreign
population is that il gravftates to the Gil
les. This is true Of New Jersey. as the
report shows that Newark and Jersey
City contain more thar ,one-third of
the foreign population of the entire
State.
The foreign population Of Newark is
IS, ST., of whom 1924 are OF IRISH and
26, $50 of German birth. In jersey City
this class of population number $3.50, of
whom 90. 1859 are of Irish, aud 1886 of
German birth. Paterson has 81, 1862 of for
eign birth aud Camden 1873.
The foreign population or Trenton is
4,04S. out OF a total of 57.456. In this
population are people from almost all
parts of the world and representatives
Of q score or more of nationalities. The
principal countries which have con-
tributed to make up this foreign element
are AZ follows:-Canada and Newfound-
land 118, South American countries z.
Cuba and the West Indies IL, Ireland
635. England 1852, Scotland 427, Wales
As. Germany 1914, Austria so. Holland %.
Switzerland 81, Norway z. Sweden SO,
Deumark 43, Russia 2l4. Hungary 537.
Bohemia /. Poland 2l6, France 80, Italy
51l, Spain /, Greece l. CHINA 3S, Japan !.
other countries of Asia not specified 4,
Africa IS, Atlantic Islands 4, Australia Z,
Turkey 2. born at sea 8, other countries
not specified l..