Population.--There were in Indiana, 4875 inhabitants in 1800; 24,520 in 1810; 147,178 in 1820; 343,031 in 1830; 685,866 in 1840, and 988,393 in 1850; of whom 506,400 were white males, 471,205 white females; 5472 colored males, and 5316 colored females. There were also in 1850, 171,564 families, inhabiting 170,178 dwellings. Of the entire population, 541,078 were born in the state, 390,313 in other states of the Union, 5550 in England, 12,787 in Ireland, 1510 in Scotland and Wales, 1878 in British America, 28,584 in Germany, 2279 in France, 1838 in other countries, and 2598 whose places of birth were unknown. In the year ending June 1st, 1850, there occurred 12,728 deaths, or about 13 in every thousand persons; and in the same period, 1182 paupers received aid, of whom 322 were foreigners, at an expense of nearly $50 to the individual. There were at the same time,349 blind, of whom 9 were colored; 618 deaf and dumb, of whom 4 were colored; 579 insane, of whom 10 were colored, and 919 idiots, of whom 13 were colored persons.

ALBANY, a post-village of Delaware county, Indiana, about 10 miles N. E. from Muncie

ANTHONY, a post-office of Delaware county, Indiana

BLOUNTSVILLE, a small post-village of Delaware county, Indiana, 24 miles N. W. from Centreville.

BURLINGTON, a small post-village of Delaware county, Indiana, on Prairie creek, 7 miles S. E. from Muncie, has 1 church and nearly 100 inhabitants. The post-office is called New Burlington.

CENTRE, a township in Delaware county, Indiana. Population, 541

DALESVILLE, a village of Delaware county, Indiana, about 40 miles N. E. from Indianapolis

DELAWARE, a county in the E. part of Indiana, contains 400 square miles. It is drained by the White and Mississinewa rivers. The surface is nearly level; a small portion of it is occupied by wet prairies, which are adapted to grass. The soil of the county is generally productive. Indian corn, wheat, oats, and grass are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 429,209 bushels of corn; 55,078 of wheat; 41,992 of oats, and 4957 tons of hay. It contained 15 churches, 2 newspaper offices, and 1894 pupils attending public schools. The streams afford an ample supply of water-power. The county is traversed by the Bellefontaine and Indianapolis railroad. The name is derived from the Delaware tribe of  Indians, by whom the county was once inhabited. Capital, Muncie. Population, 10,843.

GRANVILLE, a post-village of Delaware county, Indiana, on the Mississinewa river, 65 miles N. E. of Indianapolis, has 2 churches.

HAMILTON, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 462.

HIGHLAND, a township in Delaware county, Indiana. Population, 1625

LIBERTY, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 1171

MONROE, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 720

MOUNT PLEASANT, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 924.

MUNCIE, or MUNCIETOWN, a thriving postvillage, capital of Delaware county, Indiana, on the White river, and on the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine railroad, 54 miles E. N. E. from Indianapolis. It is pleasantly situated in a fertile country, and contains, besides the county buildings, a few churches and 2 newspaper offices. Population, in 1853, estimated at 1200. Here was formerly a town of the Muncie Indians. The projected Fort Wayne and Southern railroad crosses the abovenamed railroad at this point.

MUNCIE CENTRE, a township in Delaware county, Indiana. Population, 667

MUNCIE CREEK, of Indiana, enters the White river in Delaware county.

NEW BURLINGTON, a post-office of Delaware co., Indiana. See BURLINGTON.

NEW CORNER, a post-office of Delaware co., Indiana.

NILES, a post-township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 924

PERRY, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 1091

PLEASANT WOODS, a post-office of Delaware co., Indiana.

RICHWOODS, a post-office of Delaware co., Indiana.

SALEM, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 843

SMITHFIELD, a post-village of Delaware co., Indiana, on White river, 64 miles N. E. from Indianapolis. It contains a church and 2 mills.

UNION, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 1012

WASHINGTON, a township in Delaware co., Indiana. Population, 757.

WHEELING, a small post-village of Delaware co., Indiana, on the Mississinewa river, about 15 miles N. N. W. from Muncie

YORKTOWN, a thriving post-village of Delaware co., Indiana, at the junction of White river and Buck creek, and on the Bellefontaine and Indianapolis railroad, 52 miles N. E. from Indianapolis. It contains 2 churches and several mills.