* Philadelphia and Pittsburg exclusive of the suburbs. See pages 206 and 207. 1,329 272 333 1,341 184 193 Population of Pennsylvania, and also of Philadelphia, at Different Penn. Pop. In 1701, 20,000 Periods. Increase. Slaves.[ Philad. Pop. Dwellings. 12,000. In 1700, 700 18,000. "1749, 2,076 42,520. "1763, 2,969 70,287. "1776, 5,460 In 1731, "1753, 17631790, 154,373. 3,737 "1790, 1790" 1800, 168,172. 1,706" 1800, 18001810, 207,546. 795 "1810, 96,664." 1790, 6,651 18101820, 239,222. 211" 1820, 119,325. "1801, 11,200 1820 1830, 298,659. 386" 1830, 167,811." 1810, 15,814 "1763, 280,000 From 1701 to 1763, 260,000. 1790, 1800, "1810, "1820, 1,049,313 "1830, 1,347,672 The population of Pennsylvania including Delaware, in 1749, is stated in Holmes's Annals, vol. ii., p. 538, and in the American Almanac for 1830, at 250,000; and Martin's London Magazine for 1755-6, states it, at that time, at 250,000. The Records of Pennsylvania for the year 1757, contain the following remark. "The inhabitants have never been numbered, but it is believed by good judges that they amount to 200,000 in the Province and Counties." Hazard's Penn. Register, vol. v. p. 339. Population of Pittsburg, Lancaster, Reading, and Harrisburg, at Different Periods. The population of Pittsburg here given is that of the city only. Its population, including the suburbs, or contiguous villages, is upwards of 17,000. The population of Philadelphia given above includes the population both of the city and the suburbs, which are embraced within the bills of mortality. The first of the following tables extracted from Mr. Hazárd's Register, shows in what manner the population is distributed: the second gives a view of the mortality of the city. View of the White Population of the City and County of Philadelphia, according to the Census of 1830. 100 66 110 32 .851 120 Under 5 years of age 12,941 12,414 25,355 || 100 From 5 to 10 66 10" 15 66 15" 20 10,804 10,597 21,401 The above tables are extracted from an elaborate View of the Population of the City and County of Philadelphia, in Mr. Hazard's Register for July 30, 1831, to which the reader is referred for other interesting details. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT. The term of the present Governor will expire on the 3d Tuesday in December, 1832; and the terms of the Senators in October, in the years 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834. Salary. $4,000 LEGISLATURE. Senators, with the Expiration of their respective Terms. William G. Hawkins, Speaker of the Senate. D. S. Hassinger, 1831, William Boyd. District. Philadelphia Henry Logan, City. District. 1831,York and 1833, Adams. 1833, { Cumberland Joseph Taylor, 1834, Philadelphia David Fullerton, 1831, Franklin. Wm. Jackson, John Kerlin, 1834, 1832, Matthias Morris, 1832, and Perry. Chester and Thomas Jackson, 1832, ( Huntingdon Delaware. Bucks. Jacob M. Wise, and Mifflin. Washington and Greene. Northampton, and Wayne. S Lycoming, Jacob Stoever, 1834, Dauphin and John Brown, Lebanon. Northum'd Samuel J. Parker, 1834, 3 & Union. Jacob Drumheller, 1832, Luzerne, &c. William Piper, Thomas S. Cunning- Reuben Wilber, 1833, Bradford, &c. Philip Mackling, Henry King, 1833, Wm. G. Scott, 1831. Jos. B. Anthony, 1831, Lehigh, Pike, Moses Sullivan, House of Representatives; 100 members. Frederick Smith, Speaker. JUDICIARY. Supreme Court. 1831, Allegheny. 1833, { S Bedford and Somerset. 1833, Erie, Crawford, &c. The judges of the Supreme Court hold Circuit Courts throughout the state, for which they receive, in addition to their salaries, $4 a day while on the circuits. The jurisdiction of the following two District Courts for Philadelphia and for Lancaster and York counties, is the same as that of the Court of Com mon Pleas in other counties. District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia. District Court for the Counties of Lancaster and York. The State is divided into the 16 following Districts, for the sessions of the Courts of Common Pleas. The President Judge of the District of Phila delphia has a salary of $2,000, and two Associate Judges $400 each. The President Judges in the other districts have salaries of $1,600, and their associates $200. Districts. 1. Philadelphia 2 Lancaster and York 3. Berks, Northampton, and Lehigh 4. Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, and Clearfield 5. Beaver, Butler, and Allegheny 6. Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, and Warren 7. Bucks and Montgomery 8. Northumberland, Lycoming, Union, and Columbia Seth Chapman. 10. Westmoreland, Indiana, Armstrong, and Cambria 11. Luzerne, Wayne, and Pike 12. Dauphin, Lebanon, and Schuylkill 13. Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, and McKean 14. Washington, Fayette, and Greene 15. Chester and Delaware 16. Franklin, Bedford, and Somerset John Reed. John Young. David Scott. Calvin Blythe. Alex'r Thomson. |