The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-08-10
FOURTH IN POPULATION.
Increase lis Per Cent.

We only gave last week the total find
ing of the census takers of Superior,
which showed our population TO be
70, iI6. Below We give little more ex-
tended account of the finding, includ-
ing the population of wards, and sex.
some statistics and comparative figures.
One thing about this census is we be-
Ileve 1t has been honestly taken and
carefully revised and that the city con-
talns what it is hereby represented to
have. Some of our more enthusiastic
and imaginative citizens put our popu-
latIon at 10000, others a little more
modest at 5000. Had we numbered
$1,000 we would have been the second
city in the state, or $4,000 would have
made US the third city, but the cold
facts put us fourth in the list of cities,
but first in the list of per centage OF
gain by many points.
The record Of the enumerators flrn-
lshes nothing to be ashamed Of or to
lament over but much to be proud of
and thankful for. In 1880 the govern
ment census was IL ,9S3, and the in
crease in five years is over us per cent.
lwaukee, La Crosse and Oshkosh ex-
coed this city in population only by
small amount. The white population
Is l4,36S males and II ,G22 females divid-
ed by wards as follows:
First, male, l,Sl7; female, 200.
Second, male, SS5; female, 500.
Third, male, ,272; female, lisp.
Fourth, male, 1872; female, ,69S.
Fifth, male, 2,0SS; female / $50.
Sixth, male, 797; female, so.
Eighth, male, 1,Sl6; female, ,S44.
Ninth, male, 93l, female, 20.
Besides this there were lS6 colored
persons.
The following table shows the birth
place of the population:
United States, 14,4IS
Germany, 727.
Great Britain, SOL
Ireland, 494.
France, IS.
British America Canada, 2,4OS.
Scandinavia, 1852.
Holland, 10.
All other countries, 977.
INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.
In addition to taking the census the
officials gathered considerable interest
ing statistics in regard to the industries
OF the city. All of the statistics are for
the year ending June l, 1885. 1t is
shown that the value of real estate and
machinery of manufacturing plants of
all descriptions is s., $50. S2S 81; value of
stock and fixtures, s, 20, 322 3S; mum
Der of men employed, 2.535; amount
paid them FOR wages, 81, pa ,2337S7
The various manufactures show the
following output:
Lumber, shingie and Hath, 90, 800, coo
feet, value, 1919, POS; wagons, carriages
and sleighs, 6,O32, value, $242, l35; iron
products and manufactured articles of
iron, value, S-i5S 800; leather and manu-
featured articles of leather, value, $22,-
49,; milling, including all flour manu-
featured from cereals, 3,Ol9 200 barrels,
value, <3,-Oo, l4O; WOODEN faDrlCs, 10000 |
yards, SO, 900; beer, 5000 barrels; man
actured articles of wood, 81, l34 ,O4O. 80;
cigars and cigarettes, 2SS 900, value,
SD $50; all other manufactured articles,
-, S77, 542.
The milling industry furnishes the
following statistics: The Listman COM
pany made 654 POO barrels, valued at
3, 096, $40; the Daisy 100000 barrels,
g, 100000; Anchor 400 900 barrels, 81
350, 000; Barclay 900 barrels, $4O9,-
800; Minkota 234 600 barrels, 500, 900
Russell Il Miller 400, 900 barrels, 81 200
000; Freeman, 100, 600 barrels, : 800 900. !
The following is a list of the cities OF
over 0OO0 in Wisconsin, their popuu-
lation in 1880, and the percentage of