THE POPULATION OF COLORADO 2iI 
OCCUPATIONS 
POPULATION OF COLORADO, DISTRIBUTED BY OCCUPATION AT EACH CENSUS, 1860 TO 
1900. OCCUPATIONS REPRESENTED BY FEW INDIVIDUALS ARE OMITTED 
1860 1870 1880 1890 Igo00 
Min ers® Hs tev st Mcrae) tease 22,086* 2,2007 28,970 20,067§ 28,347** 
WeaOTe RS? 25. Acard 2s ists ake 594 1,931 12,902 20,662 17,926 
PAEPGIECES | ni ants). ets ata 542 552 See: 8,106 59592 
Weanisters) 2.5. cdo doe AR: 435 715 2,502 5,806 6,060 
Merchants and Traders..... 651 682 3,505 6,163 7,942 
AOTICUITUFEL AS ree ae mele IQ5 6,462 13,462 36,134 43,145 
Saloonkeepers............ 4: 175 175 1,077 1,205 1,291 
Blacksmithsi tsetse ee 163 232 1,295 2,137 2,390 
Butchers cacmc tigen ee: 130 79 665 1,126 967 
PRVSICIANS Ph aris di aoe 116 70 570 966 1,485 
innkeepers= savas hens dae IIs 281 496 673 609 
Mechanies 4422.7 2iiss.3 ios)) 114 128 615 1,388 2,033 
Civil and Mechanical Engrs. 113 II5 273 1,085 1,036 
SCHVAMES Fee ese re Saretee chat IIo 357 2,575 10,669 10,253 
lene 2) Hee g ei sat I04 263 2,846 6,876 3,981 
PERM EE foe isratoyat oe ol sche ciel: 29 53 708 1,946 1,662 
Brick and Stone Masons.... 36 I14 924 2,726 1,390 
Rs Fey Eritilovers se fu). c's Ip dos Odes 962 3,364 7,921 8,027 
Saw &PlaningMillEmployees} ...... 143 407 534 7II 
JS T=) 21M ee Pag WE II 234 596 874 
Government Employees.....]  ...... 113 734 1,034 1,083 
Wage-Earners Engaged in 
PIECE 82) oil)! s,s <a ote 876 5,074 15,016 24,725 
Bootand Shoe Makers.....:| sestas | eco. 470 341 640 
Pippa sams StCEL Hatori. Alls keene, jh) BE Ris 177 1,042 1,475 
Pee Te cota ari eet fell be ae cians, elk es, Sao 807 1,266 1,633 
Stockraisers,sHerders; ete:js =|) ee ee 4,068 59247 4,835 
Tailors, Dressmakers, Milli- 
Yass PRE RE oe oe mae eben ietaar ee (ke Nae BR 1,439 39133 3429 
Brick ard. Eile: Makersi§ Der eo oA ce tin eos. 638 1,724 448 
Engineers (not civil or loco- 
3120 Pa Peng Se Ae ay (UO be CON | ly ne A 1,078 1,785 3,150 
Ld CSS ae age ade A we eae HEMET FSD Gra 613 1,178 1,359 
sirece hallway Emaloyees.ca|\\ seeces f uiws ce TW cwkeun 408 648 
CP WaAke ATG “Waser Oe ee ey eet Br oul Th at ah 441 314 
Metal Workers (not iron and 
SRE mice sycoe Sees Pete Somes em BG ph ne De kA. oe Bil 612 2,960 
Maxuessiand, Saddle. ss 1.cie lh veksnee Mis tied ceed eaves 410 315 
Diaby plies Maker acc meta ta cccn) Wik uae 0a p) cee. 228 375 
Habe triclansce tC a tok ma Mme es. Lyle ete 502 
* Census, 1860, Population, p. 548. § Ibid., 1890, Pt. I, p. 307. 
T Ibid., 1870, p. 723. ** Tbid., 1900, Pp. 511. 
ft Ibid., 1880, p. 713. 
the latter year of this decade the population was estimated at about 
50,0c< or 60,000, one-fourth Mexican in southern section, ignorant and 
debased to a shameful degree. The remainder were said to be as good 
as in any new state. 
