When was it published?

February 27, 1845 in The Hillsborough Recorder

Domestic News February 27, 1845

The Hillsborough Recorder

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Migration Or Settlement, Agriculture, Economic

Q: What keywords are associated?

Florida Emigration, Population Increase, Tallahassee Floridian, Soil Varieties, Tropical Crops

Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

The Tallahassee Floridian reports steady emigration into Florida over the past week, with population increasing 20-40% since the 1840 census, estimated now at 80,000 white and negro souls. Florida's diverse soils support tropical crops like coffee, sugar cane, and year-round potatoes, promising dense future population.

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Florida. The Tallahassee Floridian, of the 1st inst., contains the following paragraphs: 'We have been much gratified within the past week, on learning that emigration is settling with a steady tide into our territory. Since the last census, our population has increased with a rapidity unknown to the old States. Gentlemen inform us, especially from the Middle and Eastern sections of Florida, that the emigration since 1840 has been at the rate of from 20 to 40 per cent. upon the population, as shown by the census then taken. We are assured that our present white and negro population will equal, if not exceed, 80,000 souls.

We have ever believed that Florida is destined to become densely populated. Why should she not? She possesses every variety of soil, producing all the fruits of the tropical regions—coffee and the sugar cane have arrived to perfection. A few miles South of us, potatoes grow all the year.'

What sub-type of article is it?

Migration Or Settlement Agriculture Economic

What keywords are associated?

Florida Emigration Population Increase Tallahassee Floridian Soil Varieties Tropical Crops

Where did it happen?

Florida

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Florida

Event Date

Within The Past Week (As Of 1st Inst.)

Outcome

population increased at rate of 20 to 40 per cent since 1840; present white and negro population equals or exceeds 80,000 souls

Event Details

Emigration settling steadily into Florida territory; population growth since last census (1840) at 20-40% in Middle and Eastern sections; Florida destined for dense population due to variety of soil producing tropical fruits, coffee, sugar cane to perfection, and year-round potatoes south of Tallahassee.