Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1883 — HOMESTEADS. [ARTICLE]

HOMESTEADS.

Statement Showing the Number Taken Since 1862. Kansas Heads the List, with Dakota Second and Minnesota Third. [Washington Telegram. 1 The Commissioner of the General Land Office has prepared a very interesting statement showing the number of original homeste ids entered in the several land Sta’e and 'territories, by fiscal years, from the passage of the Homestead act May 20,1802, to June 30, 1833. 'lhe grand total of homes eads taken in this time is C 08,680, distributed as follows: Alabama3l,2o7 Michigan27,3o3 Arkansas47,94s Minnesota .73,762 Arizona ,429’MissiesicpL13,845 California.26,Bo7 ■ Montana3o.o44 Colorado 9,B49iNeva'la 863 Dako a. 74,794 New Mexico 2,393 Floridalß,o36lNebtaska69,oll Indiana. 22 Ohio 171 Illinois n 0reg0n13,299 lowal3,9G< Utah. . 6,121 Idaho 3,sl4Washingtonls,2os Kan as*)o,4«s Wisconsin26,l62 LouisianalO/.Ol'Wyoming.. 631 Mis*our>2B,763l It will be seen that the greatest number of homesteads were entered in Kansas, while the next largest number vi as entered in Dakota the next in Minnesota, and so on in the other States and Teiritories in the lollowing order: Nebraska Arkansas, Alabama, Missouri, Michigan. California, Wisconsin. Florida, Washington Mississippi and Oregon, the smallest number being entered in Indiana Tne first thie 3 homesteads entered in Illinois were in lofiß. In 187 a fortysix homesteads were entered in the same State. The number of homesteads entered in Dakota gradually and rapidly increased from teventy-five in 1863 to 2 ,0451 during the fiscal year ending June •0, 1881, a larger number of homesteads entered than by any other State or Territory du ing that or any other year. During the last fiscal year home steads were entered as follows: Nebraska 4,683 New Mexico 1,014 Dakota 22,061 Louisiana 936 Knn-as 3,549 Mic igan 639 Minnesota 3,146 Flaho 604 Arkansas 3,415 Montana 569 Washington 2,537,Utah 432 A abama 2.212 Wyoming 189 California 2,057 Arizona 70 Missouri 1,755 lowa 26 Florida 1.646 Nevada 26 Oregon 1,589,1udi in i 1 Colorado 1,: 87;Ohio 1 Miss*s»i p> 1,: of Illinois 0 The tote.ls of homesteads entered by years rre as follows: 1863.. 8,223 1870....33,972 1877... .18,675 1864.. 9.4)5 1871....39,768 1878....35,630 1865.. 8,924 1872....38,742 1879....41,005 1866.. .15.355 1873....31,561 1880....47,293 1867.. 1874....29,126 1881.... 36,999 1863.. 2.,746 1875....20,668 1882....45,331 1869.. 1876....25,101 1883....56,520 Homesteads were entered in Minnesota as follows: 186 J.... .2,299 18703.C25 18771,678 18643,258 18713,899 18784,986 18653,972 18723,908 18795,669 18663,789 18733,299 18305,191 18672,985 18742,959 1881 ....3,993 18682,946 18752,463 18824,244 18693,389 18762,664 >8833,146 ILLINOIS. 1863.. 3 1874.... 1 1878.... 46 1865.. 1 1875.... 6 1879.... 2 1866.. 2 1876.... 2 1882.... 7 1872.. 1 DAKOTA. 1863.. 75 1873.... 577 1877.... 828 1864.. 11l 1871.... 861 1878.... 4,885 1865.. 64 1872.... 1,009 1879.... 5,683 1866.. 154 1873.... 1,297 1880.... 8,613 1867.. 187 1874.... 1,778 1881.... 8,873 1868.. 614 1875.... 812 1882... .14,156 (869.... 523 1876.... 1,623 1883....22,061