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gings in 1850 had a native born population of 43 per cent. ; in 

 1870, 62 per cent, a gain of 9 per cent, while the foreign 

 born population decreased from 57 per cent, in 1850 to 38 per 

 cent in 1870. The towns of Shullsburg, Wayne and White 

 Oak Springs show a similar increase in the native born popula- 

 tion and decrease in the foreign. Willow Springs, however, in 

 1850 had a native born population of 69 per cent. ; in 1860, of 

 66 per cent, and in 1870 of 70 per cent, showing £. total in- 

 crease between 1850 and 1870, of 1 per cent In 1850, Willow 

 Springs had 5 per cent, more native born population than White 

 Oak Springs, but in 1860 the percentages of both are the' same. 

 In 1870 White Oak Springs had increased 1 per cent, over Wil- 

 low Springs. 



Chapter TV. 



DENSITY, WEAI.TH AND OCCUPATION. 



Table 2. — Per capita ivealth, and population per square mile. 



Towns. 



Popula- 

 tion per 

 square 

 mile. 



Benton 



New Diggings 



Shullsburg 



Wayne 



White Oak Springs 

 Willow Springs 



81 

 76 

 62 



65 

 63 



68 



47 

 69 

 73 



9 

 18 

 29 



28 

 32 

 33 



12 

 17 



