MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.

Evening Star, Issue 5588, 4 February 1881, Page 4

MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.

Daring the year ended June 30, 1880, there «ere 427,257 immig ants brought into the United States. Of these 99,700 came through British America, the moat of them arriving at Port Huron, Michigan. Germany sent the next largest number, 84,038, and Ireland next, 71,003. England contributed 59.454, Scotland 12,040, and tho total contributions from the British Islands were 144,876. Sweden sent 39,186, Norway 19.89.% Austria 12.904,1ta1y 12 327, Denmark 6,576, Swfseerlaad 6,156, Rus*ia -4,854, Hungary 4 303, France 4 313, and China 5,§02. About three fifths of the total imm'gration are males, and seven-tenths ©f the arrivals are at New York. The * New York Herald ’ has taken mueh tarablt te investigate the sources and destitutions of the immigration .to the United States. It finds that since reliable reoo> ds have bees kept by the Oovernraeat—July 1,1855-r-fhere have bean 5,924,492 immigrants landed in the United States. In New York city the records begin in 1847, and since May 5 of that year there have been 5,857,025 arrivals. Where they come from is shown by the following statementlreland, 2,042.046; Germany, 2,195,398 ; Eogland, 761,751 ; Scotland, 167,180 ; Sweden, 136,920; France, 112,910; S*ite*rland, 80,827; Half, 57,028; Norway, 54.050; Hollaed, 41,100; Denmark, 39,728; Wales, 32,888; Rur« a, 80 966; Bihemia, 17,239 ; Austria, 113 470; Poland, 11,201; Belgium, 10,866; West Indies, 10,021; Spain, 9 694 ; Hnr guy, 4 338; South America. 3,500; 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 pemns, as follows S actions. Number, Per Cent. New York 1,672,342 .. 40 CO New KngUnd .. 308,803 .. 825 MUdle States .. ... 639,240 .. 14.83 Western States .. .. 1,220,026 .. 81.96 Pacific States and Terri-) ic6 237 .. 2.77 Southern States .. .. 69,843 .. 1.21 Aggregate ..' .. 8,837,508 .. 100.00 i Of the remainder, 70,991 went to Canada, 1,427 te New Brunswick, and the others to tbe West Indies, South America, Australia, China, and other foreign countries; and of 22,788 the destination was not ascertained.