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UNITED STATES CENSUS. 



membership * and value of church property in 

 1890 : 



* According to priority cf publication 



Finance. United States. The debt of the 

 United States (less sinking fund) as a unit, 

 distinct from States and Territories (1890) is re- 

 ported by the Census Office as $915,962,112. 

 The amount in 1880 was $1,922,517,364. The 

 decrease thus given is $1,006,555,252. The bond- 

 ed debt in 1890 is shown as $711,313,110 ; float- 

 ing debt (less cash in Treasury), $204,649,002. 

 The total debt, less sinking fund, 'per capita (1890) 

 according to the foregoing figures, $14.63. In 

 1880 the per capita was $38.33. It is noted that 

 the public debt for the years named " is in each 

 case the debt less cash in the Treasury, as report- 

 ed by the Treasury monthly debt statement, ex- 

 clusive of the amount of bonds issued to the 

 Pacific railroads and that of interest accrued on 

 the public debt, but not matured." 



State. The aggregate debt of the States and 

 Territories (less sinking fund) these States and 

 Territories being considered as units, distinct 

 from counties, cities, towns, and other minor 

 civil divisions in 1890 is stated to have been 

 $223,107,883, against $290,326.643 in 1880, the 

 decrease being $67,218,760. The bonded debt, 

 aggregated (1890) is reported as $223,128,544; 

 floating debt, $47,804,012; sinking fund, $47,- 

 824,673. The per capita of total debt, less sink- 

 ing fund (1890), is $3.56. In 1880 the per capita 

 was $5.79. 



" The indebtedness of the several States in- 

 cludes the amount for which bonds have been 

 issued and are outstanding, amount due by the 

 States to school or other funds (whether bonds 

 have been issued or not), the arrearages of in- 

 terest, and all indebtedness of a temporary na- 

 ture as far as reported. The sinking fund, for 

 which credit is given, consists only of such an 

 amount of cash, bonds, or stocks as has been 

 specifically set apart by law as a sinking fund for 

 the redemption of the debt at its maturity/' 



County. The aggregate debt of the counties 

 (less sinking fund) these counties being consid- 

 ered as units. distinct from cities, towns, and other 

 minor civil divisions in 1890 is reported as 

 $141,950,845, against $124.105.027 in 1880, show- 

 ing an increase of $17,845,818. The bonded 

 debt, aggregated (1890), is reported as $131,124,- 

 056; floating debt, $16,090,693; sinking fund, 

 $5,263,904. The per capita of total debt, less 

 sinking fund (1890), is $2.27. In 1880 the per 

 capita was $2.47. 



Municipal. The census bulletin on munici- 

 pal finance was issued in November, 1890. At 

 that time it was possible to include only 858 

 cities in the statement. The returns from cities 

 gave figures for 1889-'flO. Details by Stales 

 appeared in the " Annual Cyclopaedia " for 1890. 



