Population of Utah Territory.
From the minutes of the Mormon General Conference, which was held in Great Salt Lake City, on the 6th of October last, we gather the following statistics, in which is embraced the the entire population of Utah territory:
Seventies.
High Priests.
Elders.
Saints.
Children.
Total Population.
Salt Lake City, 593- 208- 44- 2,898- 1,659- 5,979-
Salt Lake Co., 220- 53- 60- 1,091- 661- 2,273
Utah do, 292- 105- 152- 1,955- 1,175- 4,064
Juab do, 23- 10- 13- 94- 75- 229
San Pete do, 59- 29- 16- 442- 182- 765
Millard do, 28- 8- 24- 118- 97- 304
Iron do, 63- 23- 77- 385- 247- 847
Tooele do, 17- 4- 5- 127- 56- 215
Davis do, 136- 56- 37- 689- 485- 1,598
Weber do, 141- 64- 61- 840- 670- 1,932
Total, 1,572- 560- 689- 8,639- 5,307- 18,206
Population according to U.S. census in 1850, 11,355
Increase, 6,851
Besides the above classifications there are nine apostles all located in Great Salt Lake City, 55 bishops, 254 priests, 95 deacons, and 208 teachers. During the year subsequent to the 6th of October, 1852, 18 of the saints had been excommunicated. One hundred and thir-ty-nine of the Mormon priests and elders are on missionary expeditions in other parts, and in foreign countries.
The following are the recorded number of births and deaths in the territory, between the 6th of October, 1852, and the same date in 1853:
Births. Deaths.
S. Lake city, 299- 99
S. Lake co., 102- 36
Utah do. 212- 52
Juab do. 16- 13
San Pete do. 41- 12
Millard do. 10- 1
Births. Deaths.
Iron County, 56- 4
Tooele do 7- 2
Davis do 85- 15
Weber do 86- 19
Total, 904- 253
No reports were received from the towns of Tooele, in Tooele county, and Mountainville, in Utah county, and their returns are not, consequently, embraced in either of the above tables.
