United States and Territories of North America, 55. 
law, which operates in by far the greater part of the States and 
territories, in such a way as to cause the maximum increments 
to appear either in the class of persons of sixteen and under 
twenty-six, or in that of forty-five and upwards, stillno law appears 
to exist relative to the minimum increments ; these being found 
for both sexes in every variety of age. The remark, however, 
relating to the maximum increments, is not unworthy of notice ; 
and as Lord Bacon has observed in his admirable Essays, 6 X 
4 would not have it given over, but waited upon a little." 1 
The following Table has been deduced from a comparison of 
the Population Returns for 1810 and 18.20, and, taken in con- 
junction with the preceding Tables, will lead to some interest- 
ing results. 
Status and Terri- 
tories. 
Males, 
F EM ALES. 
Under 
10. 
10 and 
under 16. 
16 and 
under 26. 
26 and 
under 45. 
1 
45 and 
upwards. 
Under 
[ 10. 
10 and 
under 16. 
CO 
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S 
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CO C 
i— t o 
26 and 
under 45. 
45 and 
upwards. 
f Maine, 
19.2 
14.7 
39.8 
25.6 
44.3 
18.9 
34.5 
44.8 
31.6 
48.0 
1 
New Hampshire, 
3,4 
10.3 
20.4 
11.8 
27.3 
7.1 
9.5 
19.3 
17.6 
31.1 
<5$ i 
’ Massachusets, 
2,9 
10.3 
9.9 
18.7 
10.6 
3.6 
15.7 
13.9 
17.2 
15.7 
i 
j Rhode Island, 
7.4 
5.5 
4.8 
12 6 
83 
3.4 
7.1 
11.8 
13.6 
12.3 
t: 
Connecticut, 
2.6 
0.9 
8.2 
8.2 
6.5 
1.8 
4,8 
8.9 
10,6 
10.1 
o 
£ 
l Vermont, 
6.6 
4.9 
22.7 
6.0 
2 4.0 
3.7 
7.1 
17.8 
13.9 
32.9 
<3 
'"New-York, . 
34.2 
41.4 
54.8 
46.1 
50.5 
37.1 
48.1 
55.6 
51.4 
54.9 
New- Jersey, . 
11.2 
5.6 
16.1 
14.1 
15.8 
10.7 
9.7 
20.9 
15.6 
19.4 
m 
Pennsylvania, 
26.6 
23.1 
38.2 
30.9 
23.8 
26.5 
28.7 
33.5 
33.2 
30.3 
£ 8 
TS 
Delaware, 
6.2 
0.1 
7.1 
4.6 
13.4 
4.4 
1.4 
0.6 
0.2 
14.7 
a 
Ohio, 
139.5 
153.1 
182.4 
139.5 
164.3 
139.9 
161.5 
166.8 
151.1 
171.8 
s 
.. Indiana, 
501.8 
495.9 
531.7 
507.6 
528.1 
507.7 
474.7 
511.9 
538.8 
539.0 
CO 
” Maryland, 
7.5 
2.5 
16.4 
10.5 
11.8 
9.2 
9.8 
14.3 
15,0 
11.7 
Virginia, 
6 3 
6.6 
14.4 
10.1 
8,3 
8.6 
8.4 
13.7 
9.4 
9.8 
CIj 
North Carolina, 
10.9 
8.5 
14.1 
5.2 
20.1 
8.5 
10.1 
11.4 
12.2 
23,0 
g “ 
l South Carolina, 
5.1 
3.7 
11.6 
5.3 
20.2 
3,9 
10.1 
12.5 
7.6 
18.4 
Ji 
Georgia, 
26.6 
23.4 
38.3 
24,4 
46.1 
26.2 
32.9 
38.5 
23.9 
44.9 
Louisiana, 
243-7 
250.2 
457.8 
443.1 
398.7 
244.3 
333.5 
368.8 
315.9 
451.9 
o 
CO 
Tennessee, . 
52.3 
65.9 
59.2 
37.0 
76.2 
51.7 
70.1 
58.9 
56-8 
84.3 
.Kentucky, . 
27.5 
34.3 
38.8 
29.2 
43.3 
27.7 
36.4 
42.0 
36-9 
54.3 
-Alabama, 
192,5 
152,1 
215.1 
76.4 
62.0 
193.6 
143.0 
178.1 
118.9 
93.1 
•s \ 
Missisippi, 
92.2 
96.5 
69-4 
61.7 
100-7 
79.8 
105.7 
73.3 
77.2 
136.4 
Illinois, * 
365.8 
37.3 
388.6 
329.8 
375.0 
373.4 
408.0 
359.8 
366.0 
395.3 
s \ 
Michigan, 
52.5 
65.0 
128.8 
117.7 
79.1 
76.5 
58.1 
88.0 
91.3 
104.6 
£? V 
- Columbia 
32.2 
32.1 
42.8 
37.3 
49.1 
30.8 
37.6 
52.3 
50.8 
62.4 
Plymouth, ) 
October 2 9. 1822, | 
(To be continued.) 
