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Show to change, for the influx of immigrants, the vast majority from the Scandinavian Countries, began in 1853. in the population. 37 Census figures record the change In 1850, the valley consisted of only American-born settlers. By 1860, the population stood at 3815, but now only about 60% were born in the United States and 40% listed foreign countries as their place of b\rth. By 1870, this pattern of ethnic diversity was firmly established, the census takers reporting a 57% American, 43% foreign composition. Using the 1870 figures--the median year covered by this study--the foreign population of 2896 may be broken down into specific nationalities. By far the greatest number, 1641 (57%), were Danish, the next largest group, 624 (22%) were from the British Isles, 476 (16%) were from Norway and Sweden, and the remaining numbers included immigrants from Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France, a~d Switzerland. Each Sanpete town had its own mixture of peoples. Manti in 1870 had 241 households inventoried by the census. 38 Of these, the largest number, 102 (42%) were Scandinavian, 52 (22%) were British, and 75 (31%) were American. Of the 52 British households, 39 were English with the remaining number being divided among Scots, Irish, and Welsh. In the 75 American households, 32 were occupied by New Englanders, 27 by people from the Midwest, 10 were held by Southerners, while the remaining 6 were headed by Pennsylvanians. Manti 1 s four ecclesiastical wards displayed an uneven distribution of nationalities. The First and Third Wards reflected the general composition of the the town's total population--40% Scandinavian, 20% British, and 30% American. However, the Second Ward was predominantly 79 |
