46 Progress of Population and Wealth 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE CENSUS OF 1840, BEING THE SIXTH DECENNIAL ENUMERATION 

 UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. 



The population was distributed under the same heads by this 

 census as by that of 1830. This, however, also exhibits copious 

 details of every branch of productive industry in the United States, 

 by which we are furnished with authentic data for estimating the 

 revenue and wealth of the Union, and the several States. They 

 will be used for this purpose after the subject of population is 

 disposed of. 



The decennial increase since the census of 1830, was 



Of the whole population , . 32.67 per cent. 

 Of the whites .... 34.66 

 Of the free coloured . . . 20.88 " 

 Of the slaves .... 23.81 

 Of the whole coloured . . . 23.4 " 



The distribution of the different classes under this census, com- 

 pared with that of 1830, was as follows : 



1840. 1830. 



The whites amounted to 83.16 per cent. . . 81.90 per cent. 

 The free coloured . . 2.26 " ... 2.48 

 The slaves .... 14.58 (i ... 15.62 



100. 100. 



The result of the census of 1840, as to population, may be seen 

 in the five following tables, viz : 



