The Forrest City times., 1898-12-30
ARKANSAS NUMERICALLY.
computation Of Statistics Which Furnishes
Vast Deal of Valuable In
formation.

70 gwen an interesting oatch
OF statistical information about Ark
ansas, collated by Clio Harper, city
editor of the Little Rock Democrat:
Population OF state, 1880. sos. 5e5.
Population. 1890, ,I2s, i5p
Population. 1898. estimated. 1. 4o7. o0o
School population. 1897. 4s3. Sos
School population. 1885, 4e5. SOS
Total white children, 396. les
School buildings, 1895
Value school property, q. ce4. 3ee -
Total pupils enrolled. 303. sos
Total white enrolled. ea4.247
Average daily attendance, I9f, AZ
Average white attendance, lie, 500
Total days attended, IL. $4,000
Enrolled In high schools, Ii,7lo
Enrolled otbSr schools, I, 497.
Teachers Emp yed. 707a
white teachers. $3.50; males, $50: females,
e026.
Average salary teachers, s3s
school revenue. 1897. 81, 76t s20s7
Expenditures, 1897, 81, e30, 1902 o.
White polls. 1897, l53476
Colored polls, 1897 1888
Taxes paid, white. 81. 62i, 1881.
Taxes paid, colored, sl3sll1.20
Property valuation, 1897 SIT, 1875 t26.
Realty. air ,S75,s55
Personal property, $50 552, s73.
Property valuation, 1896. sl75, So, 4sa
Realty, Sill, 16i, ESQ
Personal property, SIS, 236. 1872.
Number miles railroad 2,e32
Railroad valuation, go, o59, 1913
Fruit shipped, s2,600,O00
Cattle in 1897, 649 2S0
Valuation, assessed one-third. sa344,o4S
Sheep In 1897, 235 246.
Valuation, S227, COZ
Congressional VOTE 1898 81 974
Congressional vote, 1896, 141, 5i5
State vote 1898, llO.6s3.
State vote, 1885. 140q4O
presidential vote. 1896. 1898
Area. square miles, So, 945.
Number counties rs
Number townships, 1900
Number judicial districts, II.
Number Senatorial districts 81.
Number congressional districts, q
Number chancely districts, s.
Number postofices. 1880.
Living ex-governors, TO-
Elective Offices, $500
Representatives, congress, since 1888, 30.
Senators since 1896, 10.
Vote for license 1898, 57,1sS
Vote against license. 1915.
Vote for license 1896. ,0SS
Vote against license. 81. 1862.
For sale of wine, 1898 1914
Against sale OF wine, IS, I'll.
Teachers in normals 1897, 1871.
Teachers in normals, 1898. 7,To2.
Corporations since January /, 1897, 239
CaDttal railroads Ia
$50, $40 900
Value express. telegraph and sleeping cas
companies, 1884 235.
Largest county. White-square miles, 1.157
Smallest, Conway-square miles. 493
Largest population, 1890. Pulaski, A., $50
Smallest, Poinsett 4,272.
Members general assembly. 1872
State admitted to Union, June H. 1885,
Inmates penitentiary, $50.
Inmates insane asylum, 800
Pupils Deaf Mute Institute, 276
Pupils School for Blind, l76
Annual per capita expense deaf mute pupils
s65ss
State officers salaries, 1897. S33, 1872 20.
Cost legislature, 1897 1928 ,54614
Acres land assessed. 23.473,21Z
Valuation, s73, 934. 207.
Town lotS, Dol, lSi, ool.
Railroad track, assessed as real estate, 3d..
S47,5l5
Pulaski county land. acres. 4l7,995
Valuation, 81, 64O,05.
Town lots, 50, Oso5O5.
Railroad track. 81 ,o25, Pa
Total polls 263.68
Pulaski polls, IA, 4S2
Number horses. 1897 256, 9el.
Valuation. Sc, 1914
Number mules. 1897, l79 622.
Valuation, s., 0sS. 955
Number OF hogs, 1,S43, e27.
Valuation, 81, 437.713.
Wagons ard carriages, l2i,625
Valuation, 81 900 ,9oi.
Watches, 40s.ii5
Pianos, III ,0S4
Valuation, s643a3
wealthiest county Pulaski, sl5, $751;, $40.
Number polls, 1896 pol f0a.
Pulaski polls 1895, Il, $50.
Pardons January to December %, 225.
State treasurer's balance October /, 1893
ssle s4o.4l.
State revenue. Octoberi 1896, to September
80 1898, g., 229, $50 az.
Disbursements since time Qncluding el0,-
$50. SO, direct tax fund.-, &, 2s6, i4i35.
Outstanding Indebtedness, s., 045. S67.
State liquor license two years, si5s, so.
Per cent native born population, 1890 40 81
Number OF banks, 107.
Largest city, Little Rock, a, o43 (estimated)
Educational capital, s547 900.
Methodists, 1900.
Baptists, 70.199.
Manufactured products. 1890 So, 659,f
Coal mined 1895, $50. 7s5 tons.
Yellow pine. 1896, 492. s27, 900 feet.
Cypress shingles. 1896 ISL $500
Area marble district, square miles, 2,l9o
Area zinc district. 216
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