ush ers ▁compared ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁male ▁California ▁Gold ▁R ush ers . ▁ ▁By ▁California ’ s ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁State ▁Census ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁already ▁increased ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁which ▁about ▁ 1 0 % ▁or ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁are ▁female . ▁Compet ition ▁by ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁had ▁decre ased ▁the ▁steam ▁ship ▁fare ▁via ▁Pan ama ▁to ▁about ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Rail road ▁( comple ted ▁ 1 8 5 5 ) ▁was ▁already ▁working ▁its ▁way ▁across ▁the ▁Ist hm us ▁making ▁it ▁ever ▁easier ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁California . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Census ▁California ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁ 2 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁males ▁and ▁ 1 0 7 , 0 0 0 ▁females — st ill ▁a ▁male ▁to ▁female ▁ratio ▁greater ▁than ▁ 2 ▁males ▁to ▁ 1 ▁female . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 5 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁ 3 4 9 , 0 0 0 ▁males ▁and ▁ 2 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁females ▁or ▁a ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁males ▁to ▁ 3 8 ▁females . ▁Equ ilib rium ▁female - male ▁number ▁par ity ▁would ▁take