POPULATION AND GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES.

STATES     Area Inj      POPULATION.        mi|es 1.
AND       8a11saer
TERRIToRtncS. Alies.   1860.    1870. ,    s   82 187  2.
Alsbama .t .   50.722 964,201 996,992 ........  8051,671
Arkansas .........5,198 435,450  484,4   ..     325
Cali fornia .1 ,981 79,994 .50,24 .........2 1018
Connecticut.   . 4    460,147  587 454 ......... 680  80
Delaware ..       ,12   112,216  125015 .........l L2  227
Florida ........5928    140,424  187 748 .......... 402  46
Geor Ua ........... . 0-o 1,057,286 1,184,109[ .......... |]4(2.108
[l i S s  ... .. . 5.5. ,4 10  1  7 1 1,9 5 1 2 ,9,  8 9 1 j  ..........  2 9 9   5 ',9 0 4
Indiana ........ 33,80911,50,4281,680 6837 ......... .,1 529
Iowa......   ... 55,045  674,9181,191 792 1,350,544  7313,160
Kansas....... 81.318    107,209  364 399  52,349..1. ]760
Kentucky ...5.. 87,600 1.155,684 1,321,011 .........  876 1,123
Louisiana ........I41,34b  708,002  726,915 857,089  855  539
1aine ......... 31,776  628,279| 626,915 ......... 50(5  871
Maryland ....1... Il184  687,049  780,894 .......... 401 820
Massachn,ets...  7.800 1,231,0661 1,457 451 1,651,9121,285 1,606
Michigan,.,.....56,451  749,113  184,059 1.334,031 853  :235
Minnesota. .    83,531  172,02!  439.7061 598,429.. 1,1
Mississippi .....47,156  791,305  827,922 ..........88  991
Missour ....... 65,35011,182,012 1,721,295 .......... 8382 58'
Nebraska .....  75,99 5   8,841 '123998 246,280..     2
Nevada ...... 1192.090    6:857   42,49    52,540 ..   9
New Hampsire     9.28   826,073| 318,300 .......... 661  790
New Jersey ....28,80       ,011! 5  0  1,026,502 813 1,265
New Yor! ........ C000 3 980735 4,88.759 4,705,208 2,728, 4,470
North Carolina.. 50,704 992,6221,071,861 .........937 1,190
Ohio .......... 59,964 2 339,511  665,260 ......... 1  ,740
)re,on.......... 95:244  .52,4651  90,923 .........  4  159
Last Census of Michigan taken in 1874.

FUiAJ       Area in        'POPULATION.          Miies R. K.
ERAND         squ1are
T   tITORIES.   Miles.    1860.    1870.    1875.   1882. 1872.
Pennsylvania.       45,0   2,905,215 3,521,791......    3,006 5.113
"tlte Iland .........  1,306  140   217,353  258,23    108   136
South arolina........  2,85   703,70   705,806  920,145   973 1.20
Tennessee ...........  45,6001 1,19,801 1,25.520 ...........1,23 1,520
Texas .............287,504      4             ...........  451  865
Vermont ...............10,21                 .       .   562  675
Virginia.............  40:904 1.219,60 1,2251683. .    1,379 1,490
West V    ia ........  28,000  376,688  442,014 .... ....... 31  485
Wisconsin,........... 5,924   775,88  1,054.870 1,236,79  951l 1,,25
Total State ...1,950,1 11 31,188.744 38,113,258 .........832,120,59,587

Tervritea.
Arizona ...........
Colorado ...........
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Idaho  .................
Montana ..............
New Mexico ..........

113,91(
104,50(
147.49C
90,98
143',71
121,201

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Uta...........0,058        40,2178   876.       ........
Was      o69,944                 11 594    2 955...... .....   .  .
Wyoming ...........9 8, 0............       9.118 .............
Total Territories  9102     259,577   442,70 ........... ... 1,1
Aggregate of the U.S. 2,915,203831,448,821 38,555,983 00,000,000'32,120150,
-Included in the Rtailroad Mileage of Maryland.

Principal Countries of the World; Population, Area, Religion, and Government.

Date I           Ie s   nhabitant,9
COUNTRS.           Population.  eof       A     in    to it uare
1Censu. ISquare Mties.  Mlie.
China ...................... 446 500,000.....1871.. 8,741 846 ...... 119.8... I
rlitlish Empire............ 226 817,108... '.1871.. 4,677,432 ....... 48.6 ...
Russia................... 81,925,400.....1871.. 8,003,778...... 10.2... S
United States,with Alaska 38,925,600.....1870.. 2,603,884  ..... 7,78.. V
krance ..................... 36469,800... 1866.   204,091 ....... 178.7... 1
Austria and Hungary ..... 85,904,400.....1869..   240,348 ...... 149.4... N
Japan ..................... 84,785,300 ..1871..   149,399 ...8232...
Great Britainand Ireland 31,817,100.. ..1871..    121,315 ...... 262... I
German Empire .......... 29,906,092.. 1871  ..   160,207......187.... B
Italy ...... * ......... ..27,489,921.  18'1.     118,847 ....... 280.9.., 1
Spain .....................  1,642,000.....1867.  195,775 ....... 85.... A
Brazil ..................... 10.000,000 ........... ..8,253,029 ...... 8.07.. 1
Turkey ..................... 16,463.000 .............. 672,621 ....... 24.4.. C
Mexico .....................  9,178,000.  ..1869  .   781,526 ................ h
Sweden and Norway ......  6,921,500.. ..1870      292,871....... 20. ... S
Persia ......................  5,000,000.. ..1870..  685,9154 ....... 7.8...
Belgium ................. ..021.800.. ..1869..     11,378 ....... 441.5... 13
Bavaria...............   4,861.400... 1871.        9,292 ...... 165.9...
Portugal......... ....... 8,995,200.....1868..     34,494 ...... 115.8... I
Holland .................. 3,688,800, ..1870 .     12,880 ..1290.9... 1
New Grenada ...........  ,000,000.....1870..    857,157 ...... 8.4... 3
Chill ..................... 2,000,000....1869..   1382,616 ....... 15.1... S
Switzerland ................  2,669,100... 1870.,  15,992 ....... 166.9... B
Peru .......................  2,800,000.....1871..  471,838...... 5.3.. I
Bolivia ....................  2,000,000 ...............  497,321 ...... 4.  ... C
Argentine Republic ......  1,812.000....1869 ..... 871,848 ......  ... B
Wurtembur............. 1,818,500...171. , .        7,533 ....... 241.4,.. S

CAPITALS.         Population. J    Prevallgl,
:In ......  ......1,64,800.. Buddhic ....... I
don ......  ...... 3,251,800 . Protestant...... I
Petersburg    .... 667.000.. Greek Church.. 
5hington......... ..109,199.. Protestant ...... I
Is ................. ... 1,825,300.. Catholic ......... I
ina ................. 838,900.. Catholic ......... I
do................ ..1.,549   . Budd     ........

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