A GROWING POPULATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 908, 30 August 1910, Page 5

A GROWING POPULATION.

« NINETY MILLIONS IN UNITED .STATES. Py Tdeeranli—Press Association-Oopyriffbt. (Eec. August 29, 10.10 p.m.) New York, Augnst 29. The Director of the Census estimates the population of the United States at ninety millious, or, including the Philippine Islands, at a hundred millions. - During the last three years 2,576,000 immigrants entered the, United States, and 790,575 persons left, the Union. If the "unofficial" estimate of tho population of the United States made by the Census Bureau at Washington proves correct, wrote the "Manchester Guardian" last month, tho falling-off in the rate of increase which began thirty years ago shows no sign of slackening. The figures for the last seven decennial periods are: v • ' ' Ratio of Year. Population. increase 1850 23,191,876 35.86' 1860 31,443,321 35.58 1870 35,558,371 22.05 . 1880 50,155,78;) 30.08 1890 C 2,672,250 2i.9 1900 70,303,387 21 1910 1 91,424,000 19 The United States census is said to be the most exhaustive in the world. Its scope embraces not only population, but industries and professions, and it extends to Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. Each person over 21, under pain of. a fine not exceeding ,£2O, is required to answer questions on the following points:—Name, relationship to head of , family, colour, sex, age, conjugal condition, place of birth, place of birth of parents, number of years in United' States citizenship, occupation, whether employer or employed, whether or not engaged in agriculture, school attendance, literacy, tenure ofhome, whether or not a survivor of tho Union or Confederate army or navy in the Civil War. All together the thirteenth census, which has just been taken, is expected to cost over ,£3.000,000.