The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-27
SEATTLE, SATURDAY, JULY 81.
THE BRITISH CENSUS.

Great Britain has just been going
through a census taking which occurred
April 6, and some of the returns are be-
Ing issued. 1t is safe TO gay that the
anal reports will be issued well under
I'VE years. The population is shown to
be: England and Wales. so.2so.s17; Ire
land. 4.522, $50; Scotland. 4.1i2.i7i; total.
p. $500 Thus. about half the population
of the United States is comprised within
bs.sio square miles. or 1900 square miles
less than the state OF Washington. or
about the size OF the state of Illinois.
This most remarkable feature or the
census IL the small increase during the
the past four years. According TO re-
turns made I'm 1901. the population of
England and Wales was 1900, SIS. or an
increase only OF 1.2ss. 20. For ireland II
was s.soi, 20. so that there has been de-
creass of la,7es Scotland had 4,oe5. sf7,
an increase OF only 1l6.s2i. As many of
the cities have increased very largely,
the depopulatlon must be from the rural
districts.
The population OF the islands is essen
tally British. OF the 100000 inhabl-
tants. 73,9 Ter cent. were horn in Eng
land aud Wales. 1850 In Scotland, 1887 in
ireland. making aSSs in 100 or the re-
manning 0.ili. 0.0n we're born in the colo
MES and dependencies. oo69 in foreign
countries. and o.ol at sea. OF the 50. ooo. =
900 inhabitants OF England and Wales.
there are only 2o7.Ooo who are foreigners
hv VI tf ,ar4a ~ assA kxyE fvtA
every ten foreigners In England Is a ma
tive Of the States" Nearly one-half Of
the ao7.eno foreigners are 10 be found in
London. Stlll London is not as greatly
oyerrun by them as is popularity sup
posed; where they are thickest they num-
her only about twenty-three in every |. oo1
Of the population. Taking the whole Of
England and Wales. there are not quite
seven foreigners In every 1000
There are nearly 2.oo.c0 more people In
the state OF New York than IN Scotland.
and almost as many in the state OF Ohio.
There are more foreigp-born people in
the United States than the whole popu-
lation OF Scotland and ireland combined.
There are nearly half as many Isish-horn
people IN his country as in ireland.
In 1870 there were nearly as many people
m this country forelgn-born or born OF
foreign parentsge "a the entire popuIa-
ton OF England.
The number OF persons 70 the souar.
mile In England Is SO: ireland. 10. Scot
land. 1885, In the United States II is about
% II the LAID were paroelled cut each
Engltshmaa would get one aud one-Quar-
ter acres; In The United states about
thir;y-two scres.
Grouping the whole population. without
regard TO age, We ind that out Of every
IN people. ass are males. Taking tho
same number OF both sexes under % years
q age, The census SHOWS that 4s1 ara
males. Taking those over 70 years OF asa
The Efcatest difference between the SEXES
IS So Women % STls men IN every 10 o,
the saelt population. That Is. there are
Just iofo females 70 100 males. Taking
The ages p and older there are LIS &C.
males 40 every i.oao males; for & ana
Older there are .es6 females 20 | 90 males
The proportion n ne United States Is.
Male. 9e.e;.S>o: female. 9o.St.s7e.
london has more people than there are
Ga ireland or Scotland. and Glasgow near
Is twice as MACY as the state 81 Wash.
gDgtoa. Tae UaI,c3 states has in,re. Se.,
- population l@e0eo tn ten wears. or
an average OF l.eoo.ooo a year. while Frr.
lana has Increased c1,'v that r,,-,Ar- a.,
four years. Yet. CoHsi3cr.aS ths crowd
FL c-ndltlon OF thar country and ere sh-
senee % Inducements 20 Immigrants
soch as this country offers tAs Increase
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