554 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 



The population of the city of Kenosha in 1850 consisted 

 mainly of those born in Xew York, "Wisconsin, Ireland, Xew 

 England and Great Britain. In IS 60 and 1870 the percent- 

 ages of the population furnished by these states and countries 

 fall, Avhile that of Wisconsin and Prussia rise. The rise in the 

 percentage of the Wisconsin born is to be expected,^ but the rise 

 of the percentage of those born in Prussia shows the com- 

 ing in of a large number of Germans during the two deo- 

 ades." The large decline in the percentage of the Xew York 

 element from 29.6^ to 18.3^ between 1S50 and 1860, and from 

 l^.Zfc to 12. 5,^^ between 1860 and 1870 indicates very plainly 

 that a large number of those bom in Xew York left the city 

 and went elsewhere. The falling off of the Irish element indi- 

 cates the same thimr, but not to such an extent as in the case of 

 the Xew York element. 



A large percentage of the population of the towns of Brigh- 

 ton, Paris and Wheatland in 1850 were from Xew York, Xew 

 England, Ireland, and Great Britain. Between 1850 and 1870 

 a large part of the Xew York and Xew England population left 

 the towns ; especially is this tnie in the towns of Wheatland and 

 Paris, where the Xew England element sank from 6.8^ to 3.8^ 

 in Paris, and from 8.0;?! to li in Wheatland, and tlie Xew York 

 element from 28.7;^ to 6.5;^ in Paris, and from 35.2^ to 4.5^ in 

 Wheatland. The Enoflisli and Irish elements remained in the 

 three towns and naturally declined a little each year, with the 

 exception of the town of Brighton. The fall of the percentage 

 of the Irish in this town from 18.9^ to 10.4;^ between 1850 and 

 1860 shows that part of the Irish emigrated. The most impor- 

 tant feature of Brighton and Wheatland is the rapid increase in 

 the number of Gennans, chiefly from Prussia. The number of 

 Germans increased slightly in the town of Paris, but not to such 

 a degree as in these other two towns. By 1870 these three 

 to^vns were mainly settled by people of a foreign nationality. 

 Wneatland was chiefly settled by Germans, Brighton by Ger- 

 mans, English and Irish, and Paris by Germans and English. 



1 Those born in Wisconsin rapidly increased, so the Wisconsin born 

 is an important factor in each town, 



2 The percentage of the Germans who were born in Prussia is so great, 

 that hereafter in this discussion the term German will mean those who 

 werei born in Prussia. 



