Book excerpt: Excerpt from Geographical Distribution of Population I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publication in bulletin form, tables showing the distribution of the aggregate, foreign born, and negro population for the last three decades, 1880, and 1900, by drainage basins, in accordance with elevation above sea level, by the eighteen physiographic regions, in accord ance with mean annual temperature, and mean annual rainfall; tables showing the distribution of the aggregate, native born, foreign born, and negro population for 1880, 1890, and 1900 in accordance with latitude and longitude; and a table showing the aggregate population in 1900 to the nearest thousand in each square degree. In compiling the data for these tables the boundaries of the various geographic divisions cited above were delineated on a large United States map, showing county lines, and the population of the counties and parts of counties lying within the boundaries of the divisions was ascertained. Where a county was divided between two or more divisions the population of the area in each division was carefully estimated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.