1831.) COMPARATIVE VIEW OF POPULATION. 67 TABLE exhibiting the number of square feet in each Ward-the population at each census from 1790 to 1830-and the number of square feet to each inhabitant in the City. Square feet in each,from 1800 to1825 Population in 1790. TotalWestern 42,233.471) 21198 575 22654 349||23213 340 13.424,894 42957 313 15,595,159 1 16| 4,869,059 5796 840 4,575,168 5364 853 6,118,095 7117 859 5,019,976 5804 865 3,844,412 36321059 3,733,210 3467 1077 8,556,596 6321 1354 20022 210931068|1359|| 105891038|| 36,716,516 37501 979 1,711,745 35 1,069,534 23 1,655,472 8,607,627 23 Total City... 50,141,410 28552|| 412201216||53722 933163802 786|| 50,141,410 89458 623 24,202.786 48 By taking from Dock ward Washington square, 291,600 square feet, it will leave 361 square feet to each inhabitant, instead of 416. Take the same dimensions, for Rittenhouse square, from Upper Delaware ward, it will give 216, instead of 319 feet for each inhabitant. If 186,825 square feet, the dimensions of Independence square, be deducted from Walnut ward, it will leave 345, instead of 398. Take the vacant Hospital lot 187,407, and the same for the vacant lot between the Hospital and Alms-house, from Cedar ward, it will leave 1294, instead of 1354 feet. By a late list of the Churches, it appears, they occupy 310,181 square feet, and the numerous burying grounds much more space. In the western wards, there remains much unoccupied ground; and in some of the eastern wards, there are a number of vacant lots, but as we do not pretend to be exact to a foot in our calculations, it is unnecessary to point them out. The former averaged 6.09 inhabitants to each; and the latter 6.07-the whole city and suburbs, averaged 6.348, and houses 6327. In 1810, according to Paxton's Directory, there were 8874 dwelling-houses, and 53,722 inhabitants, being an average of 6.07 to each. In the city and suburbs there were 15,814 dwellings and 96,664 inhabitants, which gives 6.11 inhabitants. Dividing the present number of inhabitants, in the city and suburbs, 167,811, by 6, it will give 27,968 dwelling-houses. The following statement will show the increase of buildings: In 1793 there were 6327 houses. " 68 COMPARATIVE VIEW OF POPULATION. [JULY From 1790 to 1800, there was a decrease of 468 males, or 8.10 per cent.-726 females, or 12.77 per cent. From 1800 to 1810,there was an increase of 3478 males, or 65.49 per cent.-3755 females, or 75 .74 per cent From 1810 to 1820, there was a decrease of 533 males, or 6.06 per cent.-124 females, or 1.42 per cent. From 1820 to 1830, there was an increase of 1743 males, or 21.11 per cent.-1612 females, or 18.77 per cent. Total increase in the County 4220 males; or 73.03 per cent., or 1.38 per annum-4517 females; or 79.40 per cent., or 1.47 per annum. 24670 41.91 24929 38.42. The whole increase of whites, in the 40 years, was 121,413-viz. males 58,154, females 63,289, or 233.98 per cent., or per annum 3.06-doubling in 22.99 years. The males increased, during the same time, 229.11 per cent., or 3.02 per annum; and the females 238.64 per cent, or 3.09 per annum. 1800 18624 18331 293 100 1810 23240 24128 888 100 3447 100 113.37. 100 113.89. Increase from Males, Per cent. Females. Per cent. 1790 to 1800 32.03. 31.62. 5104 21.15. 8387 28.69. In the SUBURBS there were Total increase in the City from 1790 to 1830, 40 years, was 20022 males; or 154.00 per cent., or 2.40 per annum-23736 females; or 170.97 per cent. or 2.52 per an. In the SUBURBS there were Mules. Females. Excess. Males. Females. 360, or 100 to 105 46. 664, 100 In 1790 6595 6955 In 1820 1800 13122 13786 105 06. 1830 In the CITY and COUNTY there were In 1820 for every 100 free col'd males 127.80 females. 1830 100 129.60 In 1820 for every 100 white males 110. 21 females. 1830 100 107.50 Increase of males in 30 years 4535; or 95.75 per cent. or 2.27 per annum-4930 females; or 101.38 per cent. or 2.32 per annum. In 1800 excess of females 127 or 100 males to102.68 fem. 1810 343 100 105.16 113.48 105.63 Males. Per cent. Females. Percent. 22.62 15.15 1531 1830 31.17. 28.40. 1800 to 1810 1075 1810 1820 883 From 1820 to 1830, there appears to have been a decrease of 1279 males; or 19.05 per centum-534 females; or 6.45 per cent. (Upwards of 50 years of age.) Increase in the 20 years, from 1800 to 1820, 1958 males; or 41.19 per cent. or 1.86 per annum-3361 females; or 68.43 per cent. or 2.65 per annum. Increase in the 30 years, from 1800 to 1830, 679 males; or 14.28 per cent. or 0.446 per annum-2827 females; or 57.56 per cent, or 1.53 per annum. In 1800 excess of 158 females or100 males to 103.32 fem. 212 per 1830 Increase for 40 years 22120 males; or 203 01 From the preceding statements it appears that in 1790, the male white inhabitants in the city and suburbs, under 16, were in proportion to the whole white population, as 1 to 2.37, and that in the rest of the coun or 2.81 per annum—17328 females (30 years increase); ty it was 1 to 2.18-those above 16 in city and suburbs, or 111.96 per cent. or 2.53 per annum. 70 COMPARATIVE VIEW OF POPULATION. age were considerably in excess, that the males in creased in the 30 years from 1800 to 1830, 128.31 or 2.74, per cent. per annum, and the females, 116.82 or 2.65 annually-that from 1800 to 1810, there was a more rapid increase of both sexes, than at the subsequent period-and that from 1810 to 1820, there was a considerable decrease in the ratio—and in the next period the ratio advanced about 5 per cent on the males, and about 7 per cent. on the females. In 1800,the propor tion of the sexes under 10, was 100 males to 102 females, and in 1830, 100 males to 96 91 females. Between the ages of 10 and 16.-the males increased from 1800 to 1830, 95.75; or 2 27 per annum-while the females increased 101 28, or 2.32-in 1800, the males were as 100 to 102.68, females, and in 1820, they were as 100 to 113.48, and in 1830-100 to 105.63-the males having increased from 1800 to 1810, at the rate of 40.29 per cent.,and the females, 43.68, while from 1820 to 1830, the former increased only 14.47 per cent. and the latter only 6.55. Of the whole white population under 16 years, the excess was constantly in favour of the females, from 1800 to 1820, or 100 males to 102 females,-from 1820 to 1830, there were males 100 to 99 females. (JULY increase of males was 39.83 per cent. and females 41.91; in 1810 to 1820, only 9.54 for the males and 21.32 for the females-while in the next ten years, viz, from 1820 to 1830, the males increased 135.80, and the females 113.40, probably caused by the addition of em grants between these ages; the increase of the whole 30 years was 261. 22 per cent. for the males, or 4.37 annually, and 267,43 per cent. or 4 43 annually for the females. Between 26 and 45-the census of 1800 and of 1810 show an excess in favour of the males, in the other two periods it was in favour of the females-being in 1800, 100 m les to 88 37 females, in 1810, 100 to 96.78, in 1820, 100 to 109.36, and in 1830, 108 32, the whole increase in 30 years 82.05 for males, or annually 2.02, females, 123. 16 or annually 2.69 From 45 years and upward, the excess is always on the side of the females; in 1800 it was only 158, in 1850 it is 2306, or in 1800, 100 males to 103.32 females--and in 1830, 100 males to 142.45 females. The following table exhibits several views of the white population of the city and county according to the census of 1830. The first column shows the numbers and sexes at the Between the ages of 16 and 26, at all the periods the different ages, and the second gives the proportion of excess is in favour of the females, being in 1800 as 100 the sexes to each other; the 3d column exhibits the pro males to 108 females, and in 1830 as 100 to 109.86—at | portion of each sex at the different ages, to the whole this period of life the census of 1830 shows a remark-number of each sex; the4th column furnishes the relative able increase of the population-from 1800 to 1810, the proportion of the whole white population at each age. From this table it appears that the proportion of the males to the females, was an average of 100 of the former to 107.50 of the latter-that at the first two periods, there was an excess of males-that from 10 to 30 there is a regularly increasing excess of females, which again diminishes between the ages of 30 and 40, and then again rises between 40 and 30—from 50 to 60 the excess of females becomes very considerable and rapidly increases till between 70 and 80-from this period until 90 and 100, there is a gradual decrease, but beyond 100 years, the population becomes as 100 males to 233.33 females, thus showing that from the period of 50 years longevity is very much in favour of the females-especially, in the latter periods of life. The whole number of the males beyond 50, is 5432 or 1 to 15.37 of the whole number of males; 7758 females, or 1 to 11 60 of the whole number of females-the two together being 7.59 per cent. of the whole white population upwards of 50 years of age. Beyond the age of 70, there are only 747 males or 1 to 111.83, of the 83.536 males, and only 1276 females or 1 to 70.37,of the 89 809 females, or 2023 of both sexes beyond the age of 70 years, being 1831.] COMPARATIVE VIEW OF POPULATION. 71 only about 1.16 per cent. of the whole white popula- males-1 to 3.05 for females-and to the whole popuation as 1 to 3.05. tion. At the age of 14, the males and females were equal— while that of whites at 16 (the nearest analagous age), was in favour of the females from 5 to 13 per centum. The number, under 14, of males to the whole number of males, was as 1 to 2.82, and females as 1 to 3.67, and to the whole coloured population as 1 to 3 30. Between 14 and 26, the males were 100 to 179.03 fe. males-the proportion of the whites, from 16 to 25, was 100 to 109.86, excepting in 1820, when it was 100 to 121.37. The proportion of those, between 14 and 26, to the whole of each sex, was as 1 to 5.16 for malesand 1 to 6.47 for females-and to the whole coloured population, as 1 to 4 17. From 26 to 45, there were males 100 to 124.91 females-proportion of whites at those ages 100 to 109.36. The proportion to the whole of each sex 1 to 3.45 for AGES. Under 10 years of age. Between 10 and 24.. At 45 and upwards, there were 100 males to 131.85 females-the whites, at same ages, 100 to 123.26. The proportions to the whole sex as 1 to 8 46 for males-1 to 8.05 for females-and to the whole population as 1 to 8.23. In 1830, the number of males above 55, 408, and fe males 535, or 100 males to 131.12 females. The males above that age being, to the whole number of males, as 1 to 16.40; and the females, to the whole number of that sex, as 1 to 16.45; and both, to the whole coloured population, as 1 to 16.53. The number of persons above 100 is 27, viz. 14 males and 13 females; or, in proportion to the whole coloured population, as 1 to 577.59. COMPARISON WITH THE WHITES. Under the age of 10, the whites were to the whole population as 1 to 3.70-coloured were as 1 to 4.58. Above the age of 50, the whites were as 1 to 13. 16above the age of 55, the coloured were as 1 to 16.53. Above the age of 100, the whites were as 1 to 17,334, 100, coloured 1 577.59. Showing an extraordinary difference in longevity, on the side of the coloured population; and that, while in the case of the whites, it is in favour of the females as 2.33 to 1; in the coloured it is as .92 to 1—or, in the former, 100 males to 233.33 females, and, in the latter, as 100 males to 92.08 females. The following table presents a view of the coloured population, in 1830, similar to that of the whites: 1 to 4.09 1 to 5.03 155.98 1 3.82 1 3.19 1 134.20 1 3.79 1 3.66 1 3.71 116.35 1 6 00 1 6.58 1 6.20 132.48 1 17 21 1 16.86 1 17.02 92.85 1 485.14 1 677.15 1 577.58 1 to 4.58 3.43 Decrease by deaths, and increase by births. In 1810, the population of the districts included within the bills of mortality, (viz: the City, Northern Liberties, Penn Township, Kensington, Southwark, Moyamensing, Passyunk and Blockley, was 98282, and the deaths, deducting still born, were 1897 or 1 in 51.80. In 1820, the population was 121980, deaths 3189 or 1 in 38.25, and in 1830 the population (less Blockley) 167.811, deaths 3948 or 1 in 42.50. The whole number of deaths in the 10 years from 1820 to 1830 was 40506, viz: 34044 whites, and 6462 colored, males 22360,females 18146, or 100 males to 81.15 females. The whole number of births in the 10 years from 1820 to 1830 was 64.637, viz: males 33569, females 31068 or 100 males to 92.54 females-color not designated. The deaths were to the births in those 10 years as 100 of the former to 159. 56, of the latter or as 1 to 1.59. In both cases, still-born are included. For several years a small portion is designated "sex unknown"—in the above calculation, we have apportioned them in each year by those of the same year of which the sexes were ascertained. The difference between the births and deaths in the 10 years is 24,131, which if they are correctly reported, shows that to be the natural increase, which taken from the total increase viz:47044, will leave 22913 to have been supplied from abroad, from the country or from other cities. The natural increase therefore, and that from migration was nearly equal, or 100 from the former souree for every 94.95, from the latter. |