MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2173, 11 February 1881, Page 3

MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.

Daring the year ended Jane 30th, 1880, there were 427,257 immigrants brought into the United States. Of these 99,706 came through British America, the most of them arriving at Port Huron, Michigan. Germany sent the next largest number, 84,638, and Ireland next, 71,603. England contributed 59,454, Scotland 12,640, and the total contributions from the British Islands were 144,876. Sweden sent 39186, Norway 19,895, Austria 12,904, Italy 12,327, Denmark 6576, Switzerland 6156, Russia 4854, Hungary 4363, Prance 4313, and China 5802. About three-fifths of the total immigration are males, and seven-tenths of the arrivals are at New York. The “ New York Herald ” has taken much trouble to investigate the sources and destinations of the immigration to the United States. It finds that since reliable records have been kept by the Government—July let, 1855—there have been 5,924,492 immigrants landed in the United States. In New York city the records begin in 1847, and since May sth of that year there have been 5,857,025 arrivals. Where they come from is shown by the following statement :—lreland, 2,042,046 ; Germany, 2,195,398 ; England, 761,751 ; Scotland, 167,180 ; Sweden, 136,920: Prance, 112,910 ; Switzerland, 89,827 ; Italy, 57,028 ; Norway, 54,050 ; Holland, 41,100; Denmark, 38,728; Wales. 32,383; Russia. 30 966; Bohemia, 17,239 ; Austria, 113,470 ; Poland, 11,201; Belgium, [10,866; West Indies, 10,021; Spain, 9694 ; Hungary, 4338 ; South America, 3509; all other, 15,400; total, 5,857,025. Where they go to is not so readily ascertained, but they have been keeping records of the destination of those arriving at New York since August, 1855, embracing the announced destinations of 3,906,985 persons, as follows : Sections. Number. ■ Per Cent. New York 1,572,342 ... 40.99 New England ... 303,806 ... 825 Middle States ... 569,249 ... 14.83 Western States ... 1,226,026 ... 31.95 Pacific States and Territories ... 106,237 ... 2.77 Southern States ... 59.848 ... 1.21 Aggregate ... 3,837,508 ... 100.00 Of the remainder, 70,991 went to Canada, 1427 to New Brunswick, and the others to the West Indies, South America, Australia, Chinn, and other foreign countries, and of 22,788 the destination was not ascertained.