NETHERLANDS, THE. 



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1 Organized from original territory in 1871. 



2 Organized from original territory in 1871. 



3 Formed in 1S73 ; unorganized and attached to Frontier 

 for judicial purposes. 



4 Organized in 1877 from original territory. 



6 Formed in 1873 from original territory; unorganized and 

 attached to Hitchcock for judicial purposes. 



8 Formed in 1872 from original territory. 



7 Formed in 1873 from original territory. 



8 Formed in 1873 from original territory. 



Formed in 1871 from original territory ; organized In 1872. 

 10 Formed in 1871 from original territory. 



NETHERLANDS, THE, a kingdom of Eu- 

 rope. King, William III, born February 19, 

 1817; succeeded his father March 17, 1849. 

 He was married first to Sophie, daughter of 

 King William I of Wurtemberg (died June 3, 

 1877), and secondly to Emma, Princess of Wal- 

 deck-Pyrmont. He has one son, Alexander, 



1 Formed in 1877 from original territory ; unorganized. 



1 Formed in Ib73 from original territory. 



1 Formed in 1876 from original territory. 



1 Formed in 1871 from original territory. 



Formed in 1873 from part of Lincoln. 



1 Formed in 1878 from original territory. 



1 Formed in 1878 from original territory. 



1 Formed in 1873 from original territory. 



1 Formed in 1S77 from original territory ; unorganized. 



2 Formed in 1872 from part of Jefferson. 



2 Formed in 1S7I from original territory ; organized in 1878. 



2 Formed in 1877 from original territory ; unorganized. 



Prince of Orange, born August 25, 1851 ; and 

 one daughter, Wilhelmine, born August 31, 1880. 

 The area of the several provinces of the 

 kingdom, and the population, according to the 

 census of December 31, 1879, and according to 

 an official estimate of December 31, 1880, are 

 as follows : 



The total population, according to the cen- 

 sus of 1879, was divided as follows among the 

 different religious denominations : 



Protestants .. 2,469,814 



Catholics 1,489,187 



Jews 81,693 



Others 22,049 



The birthplace of the inhabitants, according 

 to the census of 1879, was as follows : 



Netherlands 8,986.113 



Dutch colonies 7,604 



Germany 42.026 



Belgium 18,816 



Great Britain 1,614 



Other countries 6.820 



Unknown 1,195 



Totnl 4,012,698 



The population of the principal cities at the 

 close of 1880 was as follows : 



Amsterdam ............................. 826,196 



Rotterdam ............................. 152,517 



The Hague .............................. 117.SJ6 



Utrecht ................................. 69.221 



Gronlngen ............................... 47,160 



Arnhelm ................................ 41.7'.'rt 



Leyden ................................. 41,241 



Haarlem ................................ 88,152 



The movement of population in 1880 was f.s 

 follows : 



Marriages ............................... 80,849 



Still-births ............................... 7,525 



Surplus of births ............... ....... 48,574 



