| Year. | Population. |
| 1838 | 3 |
| 1847 | 50 |
| 1849 | 400 |
| 1850 | 850 |
| 1855 | 4,400 |
| 1856 | 5,630 |
| 1857 | 9,973 |
| 1860 | 10,600 |
| 1865 | 13,100 |
| 1870 | 20,300 |
| 1871 | 24,200 |
| 1872 | 25,500 |
| 1873 | 27,023 |
| 1875 | 33,178 |
| 1880 | 41,498 |
| 1881 | 50,900 |
| 1882 | 75,835 |
| 1883 | 88,378 |
| 1884 | 99,322 |
| 1885 | 111,397 |
| 1886 | 123,395 |
| 1887 | 155,577 |
| 1888 (Estimated) | 187,759 |
POST OFFICE.
The following figures will show the amount of business transacted at the post office, St. Paul, Minnesota, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1887, as compared with the year 1886:
GENERAL BUSINESS.
| 1886. | 1887. |
| From sale of stamps, envelopes, etc | $204,565 90 | $274,178 95 |
| From sale of newspapers and periodical stamps | 15,912 38 | 17,697 00 |
| From sale of unpaid letter stamps | 1,814 80 | 2,119 00 |
| From box rent | 1,866 50 | 1,772 25 |
| From sale of waste paper, twine and packing boxes | 95 98 | 176 93 |
| From other offices (deposited) | 87,721 65 | 106,858 42 |
| Sent assistant treasurer United States, New York | 177,412 59 | 268,770 70 |
| Paid route agents, messengers, etc | 93,246 16 | 83,130 49 |
| Paid letter carriers | 38,121 19 | 44,282 11 |
| Paid letter carriers' expenses and horse hire | 1,856 01 | 1,644 89 |
| ————— | ————— |
| Total postal funds | $622,612 36 | $713,620 74 |
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
| No. | Amount. | No. | Amount. |
| Domestic orders and postal notes issued | 29,420 | $257,572 95 | 35,603 | $305,339 94 |
| Fees on same | | 2,250 62 | | 2,537 94 |
| Foreign orders issued | 2,632 | 37,356 88 | 2,540 | 57,582 03 |
| Fees on same | | 466 90 | | 699 80 |
| Domestic orders and postal notes paid | 74,526 | 670,304 82 | 84,972 | 701,667 17 |
| Foreign orders paid | 1,250 | 30,701 91 | 1,508 | 36,132 44 |
| Surplus money order funds received from other offices | | 1,743,516 42 | | 1,773,455 99 |
| Surplus money order funds remitted Chicago and New York | | 1,339,600 00 | | 1,275,800 00 |
| | —————— | | —————— |
| Total money order funds | | $4,081,770 50 | | $4,153,215 11 |
| Total postal funds | | 622,612 36 | | 713,620 74 |
| | —————— | | —————— |
| Grand total financial transactions | | $4,704,382 86 | | $4,867,845 85 |
POST OFFICE HISTORY.
The names and date of the commission of the postmasters of St. Paul are as follows: Henry Jackson, April 7, 1846; Jacob W. Bass, July 5, 1849; Wm. H. Forbes, March 18, 1853; Chas. S. Cave, March 11, 1856; Wm. M. Corcoran, March 12, 1860; Chas. Nichols, April 2, 1861; Jacob H. Stewart, March 14, 1865; Jos. A. Wheelock, March 4, 1870; David Day, July 1, 1875.