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HUNT'S

MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE.

JANUARY, 1846.

Art. I-VALUE AND PROSPECTS OF LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES.

PART II.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE VARIOUS UNITED STATES' CENSUSES, REGARDING THE AGES OF THE INHABITANTS WITH A VIEW TO ILLUSTRATE THE VALUE AND PROSPECTS OF LIFE IN THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

IN continuing the examination of the information to be derived from the United States' census of ages, concerning the duration and prospects of life in the various sections of the country, we proceed to present a table embracing every state, constructed on principles that have been alluded to. The male white population in infancy, or under 5, are put on an equality for each state, and those in the subsequent periods, bear by per centage on this number in infancy, which, for convenience, is assumed to be 100. Another table puts the number between 20 and 30 on an equality, and shows the per centage on this number, in four of the subsequent periods. Another table still, introduces equality in the number of inhabitants between 70 and 80; being a table from which extracts have already been presented. Some peculiarities will be noted almost corresponding to the latitudes of the states, in the successive diminutions of the proportions of persons in the successive periods of life. The census used is that of 1840. It will be seen that, among states, New Hampshire and Connecticut stand in the foremost rank, for filling up the middle and later stages of life, (the two very latest stages excepted,) and will rank by the side of Great Britain, preceding her in infancy, and falling behind in manhood. An order of succession in the arrangement of countries, states, and cities, in the three following tables, will be perceived in noticing the last column, except one, of the first table, and the last columns of the other two tables. It will be perceived, as a peculiar circumstance, that the countries of Great Britain and the New England states, are at the head of the first two tables, and at the foot of the last one. The last column

of the first table gives the number of the males necessary to be taken in the several places to embrace just 100, under the age of 5 years. For cities, it will be perceived that those numbers are generally the largest, which shows that they are much indebted for their population to adult emigrants from the country. Had the first table been construeted in this manner for the census of 1830, instead of 1840, the differences would be immaterial; they would be such as might be inferred from the already proved truth, that the population of every part of the country has been becoming an older one. Such table having been prepared for 1830, shows that in 18 of 24 states, the ratio of all over 60 to those under 5, has increased; but no exception to the Western States.

TABLE I.-(Explained in the context.)

While No. r'present'd

50 to 60. 60 to 70. 70 to 80. 80 to 90. 90 to 100. Ov'r 100. All ov. 60. by the 100.

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47.2

29.8

18.7

5.9

,56

,011

55.02

755

Connecticut,

100

91.5

90.8

88.0

137.

100,

70.2

47.9

30.1

17.7

5.4

,48

,042

53.83

780

Wales, 1821,

100

92.9

80.0

66.6

94.6

73.9

58.0

43.0

31.6

16.2

4.9

,50

,006

53.33

665

Stockholm, 1775,

100

86.2

96.1

90.0

216.

204,

136,

73.6

35.9

13.4

2.3

Sweden, 1775,

100

76.8

74.3

65.0

110.

94.

73,1

51.1

32.8

14.4

3.5

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Scotland, 1821,

100

90.4

83.1

68.6

100.

73.

59.6

43.3

30.7

14.4

3.9

,026

49.26

667

England, 1821,

100

87.3

76.0

64.2

95.5

75.

61.1

43.2

29.0

14.4

3.6

,26

,008

47.38

650

Vermont,

100

87.7

72.7

78.2

105.

80.9

58.9

44.8

25.1

14.4

4:1

,060

44.03

673

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