TXITKI) STATKS CK\ 





cellaneous independent congregations, with 11 

 ministers, 165.177 organizations, and 20.6 r. 

 communicants or members. The number of edi- 

 fices is 142.521. with a seating capacity of 43.5*14.- 

 863. This last includes an approximate duplica- 

 tion of 2,800.000, because of the use of the same 

 place of worship by more than one congregation. 

 The value of church property is given as *''>7' 

 139. In addition to the churches reported. 23.334 

 halls, schoolhouses, and private houses, with a seat- 

 ing capacity of 2,450.858 for halls and schoolhouses. 

 are occupied by organizations that have no edifices. 



Mortality. Statistics under this heading are 

 only of service for purposes of comparison. The 

 total number of deaths reported as having occurred 

 in the United States during the census year ending 

 May 31, 1890. is f? 75.521. giving a death rate of 

 13-98 per 1.000 of population. Although the stated 

 death rate of 1880 1 15-09) was higher and that for 

 1*711 1 12-77) lower, the actual death rate for the 

 whole country was probably about the same in 1890 

 as in 1 



Age. Sex. ami Color. Of the 875.521 deaths re- 

 ported for the entire country, including those of 



