Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-08
About the Population of
New England.
FOREIGNERS GAIN GROUND
In All States Except Vermont-Vot
ing Strenth Of Each State.

leti1 contaiti = the tables OF the popula
tion by color, sex and general nativity dur
ing he past decade Of the states of Maine
New Hampshire. Vermont, Ahssachu
sets. Rhode Island and Connecticut The
figures in the bulletin are the result OF
the first dctqilcd count and are subject
to correction
The population Of the New England
states in 1880 was 400 ,i5 which compared
with the population of these states in 1856
Of 0l0,520 shows an increase during the
decade of ),2i6, or 172l per cent The
males in New England have increased
355,O3o. or 1915 per cent since 1880, the
whole number in 1890 being 2,3l3, 755, as
against 1.95s, 723 in 1880 There has been
an increase of females In the New Eng
land states siuce 1880 of 1886, 1874, or 1874
per cent, the whole number OF females in
1890 being 23S59 900, while in 1880 they
numbered 2,05l sos
From 1850 to 1890, inclusive, there has
been an increase OF population for New
England of | 972 go. or 1881 per cent. In
1850 there were ,35s,0}3 males and 300
females. The increase Of males during the
period from 1850 to 1890 was 9j5. 732 OF
103s per cent and of females 1,0l6, ,S97, OF
74.22 per cent.
With the exception of Vermont there
has been very material change since
1880 in
The Number Of Foreign Born
In each OF the states considered. The
largest percentage of increase is found In
New Hampshire. being Sc % per cent. In
Massachusetts there has been an increase
of foreign born since 1880 of 2l3,646, OF
~ per cent. In Rhode Island the in
crease In foreign born since 1889 is 32,3I2
or -. 81 per cent. In Connecticut the in
crease in foreign born since 1880 numbers
53,5l0, or III per cent. In Maine there
has been an increase of foreign born since
1880 of 81 10 per cent, and in Vermont OF
7.6i per cent.
Analysing the results from the table re-
garding sex. il Is seen that in Maine In
1890 the males predominated, there being
5O3l per cent. male and only 40.69 per
cent females. In 1880 and also in 1870 the
males comprised 1924 per cent and the
females 81 06 per cent Of the population
at each OF the censuses.
In New II mpshire there has been at
each census an excess of males the per
cent Of females in 1890 being 5054 the
highest percentage at any census was for
1870 when il was 5ll0. In Vermont, on
the other hand, there has been constantly
ali excess OF males the percentage in 1896
being 80 ~, about the same rs in 1850. but
much greater than was returned at any Of
the other three censuses. In Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, where the females
have exceeded the males at each census,
the percentages of females for the total
population in 1890 are largely the same,
being for Massachusetts 40 and for
Rhode Island 5!.31, in each case a consider.
able decrease from the per cent. reported
f,. r =.
5l.SJ for Rhode Island. The distribution
by sex at each of the preceding censuses
has been largely the same for these two
states. In Connecticut there has been a
slightly less excess of females than is
shown for Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island, the percentage for females in 1890
being 50.4s as against $3.50 percentage in
1880
For the New England states as whole,
the males in 1891 numbered 2,3l3, 155 or
49.23 per cent OF the total population
and the females 2,3s6, 800, or 50.7s per cent
There were in 1890 in New England,
therefore, % 235 more females.than males
In Massachusetts, in 1890 there were g..
525 more females than males, in Rhode
Island 94J6, in Connecticut 1852, and in
New Hampshire 3395. The males exceed
the females in Maine by 1904, and in Yer
mont by 6232
Considering the population as regards
Native and Foreign Born,
the largest percentage of forei gn born in
1890 Is found in Rhode Island, or 80. ~ per
cent. of the total population of that state;
26. 16 per cent Of the total population in
1880, and p 40 per cent in 1870, were re.
ported as bel ng foreign born. In Massa.
chusetts 1896 per cent. Of the total popu-
lation in 1899 WAS foreign born. as against
PAST per cent in 1880. In Connecticut
nearly one-fo urth, or "A. 80 per cent. of its
population in 1890 was returned as
foreign born. In 1880 the foreign born
represented 20 ~ per cent Of the popula-
tion. In 1899 he foreign born in Maine
represented ll9f per cent. Of its total pop
ulation, in New Hampshire 10 81 per cent.
and in Vermont 1926 per cent.
The foreign born population of the New
England states in 1890 represented 2430
per cent. and the native born population
75.10 per cent. of the total population.
For the six states, as whole, 81 09 per
cent. of the aliens speak English and 1891
per cent. do not speak English. In New
Hampshire 21G6 per cent. of the aliens do
not speak English aud in Connecticut
u az per cent For the remaining states
the percentages OF aliens who cannot
speak the English language are 1890 for
Maine, 1852 for Vermont, 1888 for Massa-
chusetts and Is 10 for Rhode Island.
or the population of New England 30
per cent are white and only 1 per cent.
colorcd. The highest per cent. of colored
reported for any state in this section i'm
1890 is 81 in Rh ode Island In Connecti-
cut 1.12 Of the population in 1890 were
colored. and in Massachuset Is Los per
cent. The foreign white in New England
in 1890 represent "a 20 per cent. Of the total
population, while in 1880 they were but
1913 per cent. A table showing the
Potential voting Strength
OF each state is given, as is also table
showing the whole number OF males of
voting age in 1890 and $780, the total for
the six states Ia 1890 being 1.41o, ,ol, against
1,144,9i9 In 1850
Males OF voting age have increased since
1880 in Massachusetts, 81 30 per cent, in
Rhode Island 30o6 per cent, and In Con-
neoticut % 40 per cent The percentage
Of increase In New HAMPSHIRE since 1850
Is 1895. IN Maine 743, and in Vermont
63j For New England rs a whole, 67 y5
per cent Of the males Of voting sga ara