Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
THE POPULATION.
Interesting Study of the State Census
Table.

Interesting Study Ts of the State Census
MADISON, Wis, Nov. THE COM
pletion Of the detailed census popula-
ton table by Secretary of State
Timme, furnishes the curious In
such matters much material for
interesting study. Out of a to-
tai population of 1868, 423, it
is shown that there are &c.,
$40 white males against 749, $40
white females. With $3.50 more
men than women in the Badger State,
it argues something wrong in society
that Manager Lift should have SO east
ly obtained material for his old maids
convention. In Milwaukee County
there are 81, 1915 white males against
but 92,95O white females--a surplus
of / ,426 forlorn bachelors who would
doubtless surrender with grace If the
girls only knew how to lay siege to
their entrenched affections.
1t is often asserted that "the Ger
mans have captured Wisconsin," yet
1,O69,433 of our inhabitants-two-
thirds-are native-born Americans.
Even in Milwaukee County, where
the TeutOns are supposed to
hold full sway 111,349 of the
aggregate 187,66O were born in
the United States. The Germans,
however, are by far the most
numerous of all our foreign-born citi
zens, there being 265,756 of them, to
which total Milwaukee contributes
57,256. There are IL, 94S in Dodge,
the next strongest German county;
1O,368 in Winnebago; 1868 in She
boygan; 9,27O in Manitowoc and g.
$50 in Marathon.
The Scandinavians come next, with
their 9O,O57. Dane County is the
Scandinavian stronghold, there being
1858 here. Then comes Eau Claire
with 4, 1926; Trempealeau, with 4, 665;
La Crosse, with 1880; Polk, with 10
less, and Vernon, with 4,O75.
Ireland, the fertile populator of
every land but her own, furnishes
36,371 of our people. Milwaukee
supports the greater numbers, 755.
Rock comes next, with 2,O83; then
Dane, with 1,942-no other county
coming within 600 of this number.
Natives of Great Britain number
32,731, pretty we'll distributed as to
population, Milwaukee, as the largest
county in the state, getting 1904 of
the Britishers, and Dane County, the
second most densely populated of cur
counties, having l, 942 within her Dor
ders.
The 81, 1877 natives of British Amer
lea are engaged for the most part in
the lumber regions. Chippewa County
has 1854 of the "Kanucks," Eau
Claire 2,O12, Marinette 1889, and
Oconto 1881. There are but $50 in
Milwaukee.
The Bohemian population is esti-
mated at 1888. When the blanks
were sent out to the census enumera-
tors, the clerks engaged in formulating
them did not appreciate that there
was any considerable number of b.
hemians in the state, so there was no
separate column for that nationality,
they being included under the heading
Cali other nationalities. After the
census was taken, some of the b.
hemian papers discovered this fact
and called the secretary attention to
the unintentional slight. The secre-
tary thereupon secured from the
county enumerators estimates as to
the Bohemian strength in their re-
spective bailiwicks. In this way it was
estimated that out of the 1868
originally put down for ''All other
countries" 1888 should be desig-
mated Bohemian. In this estimate
Milwaukee County is accredited with
1921, Manitowoc with 1884, and
Kewaunee with 3, 900. 1t is estimated
also, that there are 6,77O Polanders
in Milwaukee and 800 in Portage
County.
The Hollanders number 1857.
There is q tradition here at the CAPT
tai that Peter Fagg carries the entire
Holland vote in his vest pocket, and
that it is solidly and irrevocably Re-
publican. The Dutchmen are strong
est in Brown County, where there are
1,746 of them. Milwaukee rejoices in
but 756 of these sturdy citizens.
There are 2O,O3O citizens now put
down under the heading Gail other
countries" but from these should be
deducted the 1910 Polanders above
mentioned. Milwaukee has but 227
unenumerated foreigners in her midst.
The state should feel safe, so long as
286, 289 of her citizens are subject to
militia duty. an army not to be
sneezed at. Milwaukee County con-
tributes 35, 1897 men to this army list
about four full regiments.
The old soldiers and sailors of the
late war have not all passed away.
There are 20, 1886 of them left with us,
300 of whom are in Milwaukee.
The census clerks, having finished the
population tables, are now wrestling
with the manufacturing and CONNER
cial statistics of the commonwealth,
and splendid showing is anticipated
in this direction.
OUT OF THE GRAVE.