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UNITED STATES CENSUS. 



when returns were received. The enumeration 

 for 1870 was nearly completed Jan. 9, 1871. but 

 not actually so until Aug. 23 of that year, be- 

 cause the last schedules were not received from 

 the enumerators until that time, more than a 

 year after the commencement of the enumera- 

 tion. The Tenth Census was practically com- 

 pleted March 4, 1881. the final official count fol- 

 lowing soon afterward. The last returns of the 

 Eleventh Census received at the Census Office, as 

 elsewhere stated, were from the first supervisor's 

 district of Florida, Nov. 10. 



The official tabular statement of the final 

 count, by States and Territories, is given by sec- 

 tions or divisions viz : 1. Northern Atlantic di- 

 vision ; 2, South Atlantic division ; 3, Northern 

 Central division ; 4, Southern Central division ; 

 5, Western division. This grouping is given to 

 aid in bringing out certain characteristic features 

 in the development of the States. In the North 

 Atlantic section manufacturing industries pre- 

 dominate, causing unusual development of urban 

 population, more than half the inhabitants being 

 grouped in cities. Agriculture is the principal 

 industry of the Northern Central States, manu- 

 factures being second in importance. The South 

 Atlantic and Southern Central sections are still 

 almost entirely agricultural. Agriculture, min- 

 ing, and grazing are the leading industries in 

 the Western States and Territories. The count 

 as declared by divisions is as follows : 



Prom the figures shown above for the different 

 divisions it will readily be seen that their ranking 

 in 1880 and 1890 is the same. The Northern Cen- 

 tral division heads the list. Agriculture pre- 

 dominates in that group. Second in rank comes 

 the North Atlantic division, conspicuous for 

 manufactures. The Southern Central division 

 stands third, with the South Atlantic and West- 

 ern divisions fourth and fifth respectively. The 

 rank of these divisions in the matter of popula- 

 tion stood the same in 1870 as in the two subse- 

 quent censuses. The percentages of increase 

 from 1880 to 1890 are as follow: Western di- 

 vision, 71-27; Northern Central division, 28*78; 

 Southern Central division, 23*02 ; North Atlantic 

 division, 19*95 ; South Atlantic division, 16*59. 

 The percentage of increase for the United States 

 and Territories from 1880 to 1890 is 24-86. 



As the grouping of States and Territories in 

 five natural divisions will be used frequently 

 when reference is made to census matters, it will 

 be useful to show which of the States and Ter- 

 ritories are included in each of these several 

 divisions : 



North Atlantic Division Maine, New Hampshire, 

 Vermont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, 

 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. 



South Atlantic Division. Delaware, Maryland, 

 District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, "North 

 Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. 



Northern Central Division, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, 

 North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas. 



Southern Central Division. Kentucky, Tennessee, 

 Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Indian Ter- 

 ritory, Oklahoma, Arkansas. 



Western Division. Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, 

 New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Alaska, 

 Washington, Oregon, California. 



Transportation. Results have been made 

 known as to rapid transit in cities, changes in 

 floating equipments on the lakes since 1886, 

 freight traffic on the lakes and railways of the 

 New England States. On Dec. 31, 1889, 476 

 cities had rapid transit, and the number of street 

 railways in operation was 807. 



Rank. The rank of the States and Territo- 

 ries in population in 1890, compared with the 

 relative position of each in 1880, 1870, 1860, and 

 1850, can readily be noted from the statement 

 given below : 



In 14 States and Territories a census was taken 

 under a State law or Territorial provision in 

 1885. A State census was taken in Michigan in 

 1884. A very useful and interesting table in- 

 cluded in census bulletin No. 16 is here repro- 

 duced, in order that the semi-decennial increase 

 and percentage of increase for the States and 

 Territories mentioned between 1880 and 1N90 

 may be observed : 



