Francis A. Walker to Walt Whitman, 1871

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Title: Francis A. Walker to Walt Whitman, 1871
Date: 1871
Creator(s): Census Office, Department of the Interior | Francis A. Walker
Whitman Archive ID: duk.00136
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Cite this page: Census Office, Department of the Interior and Francis A. Walker. "Francis A. Walker to Walt Whitman, 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 24 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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duk.00136.001.jpg Ninth Census of the United States. Department of the Interior, Census Office, Washington, D. C., [no handwritten text supplied here], 1871. Dear Sir:—

I found myself unable to prepare the statement you requested in season for the mail of last evening.

I find the number of persons, male and female, in the United States and the District of Columbia, respectively, between the ages of 5 and 20 (both inclusive) to be as follows:

The United States	males 7,253,306
	females 7,238,851
Total	14,512,157
District of Columbia	males 20,000
	females 23,637
Total	43,637

I would add a calculation as to the number of persons annually entering this class (five to twenty) in the United States, but that my friend Mr. Elliott, chief duk.00136.002.jpg clerk of the Bureau of Statistics, who is much better qualified than myself for such computations, has promised to make the calculation and to furnish you the results. I have accordingly sent to him the data required.

Very truly yours F A Walker Acting Superintendent Walt Whitman, Esq. Department of Justice