Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-25
FIGURES FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU.
Statistics That Those Inclined Can Do
Lot of Thin king Over.

Lot OF Thin king Over.
WASHINGTON, June 25-The census
Office yesterday issued advance copies of a
bulletin giving the dist ribution OF popula-
ton by color, sex and general nativity in
1880, by states and territories and for the
United States as a whole. The population
as a whole has increased during the decade
from 1880 to 1890 1s,466, 467, the total popu-
lation returned in 1890 being e. ,622, $50, as
against total popula lion in 1880 of So
155, TS3. The males have increased from
%, SIS, $50 in 1880 to 81, O67 $50 in $780, the
numerical increase being 6, $40, O6O The
whole number of females returned in 1880
was "a $40 1853, while in 1890 there were
80, 554.37 The females have increased,
therefore, 5,9l7, 40T since 1880.
Some Figures That Contain a Moral.
Considering the population classified as
regards native and foreign born it is found
that SO, 32I SOB are native born and 9, 249, 547
are foreign born. In 1881 there were 49,
415,S native born and 6,679,943 foreign
born. The increase in native born during
the decade was 1886, 1853, as against an in
crease for the decade ending with 1890 OF
10, 4S4, COS. The increase in foreign born
during the decade from 1850 to 1890 was
2, 569, Gel, the increase for the decade ended
with 1881 being 1,112,11
Small Increase in CoIored People.
According to the census of 1890 there are
in the United States 81 ,9S3, $50 white per-
sons and 1855, $50 colored persons, meaning
by "colored," persons of African descent,
Chinese, Japanese. and civilized Indians.
There has been an increase in the white
from 1850 to 1890 of 1859 ,92O, and an in
crease in the colored for the same decade
of $50, 547. For the decade from 1870 to
1880 the white increased g. % per cent. and
the colored apparently $3.50 per cent. The
increase from 1870 to 1880 vas to certain
| extent fictitious, particularly as regards
the colored population of the south.
Percentages of Males and Females.
From table giving the population of
| the United States by percentages &C.
| cording to sex, native and foreign born
and color in each case in every decade
| since 1850, it is shown that 51.21 per cent
OF the total population returned in 1890 are
males and 4S.79 per cent are females In
| 1880 the males represented 50SS per cent
and the females 1912 per cent. The per-
| centages of males and females in 1870 were
| 50.56 per cent. for males and 40. A per cent
| for females, while in 1850 hey were ST. l6
| per cent. for males and 1884 per cent. for
| for females. The excess of males over
| females In 1880 was ,513,5 80, as against an
excess in 1880 of ISL, s57. In 1870 the males
only exceeded the females by 42s, 75S,
whereas in 1850 there were 727 ,0S7 more
males than females. In 1850 the males ex-
ceeded the females by AZ, Al The very
large excess of males in 1870 is readily
accounted for by the greatly increased
| number of immigrants who have come TO
this country since 1880, over three-fifths of
| the entire numbe being males.
The Foreign and Native Born.
| Analysing the results of the distribution
| of population according to native and for
eign born it is seen that 17a7 per cent. of
the population in 1890 were foreign born,
| rs against IL. 81 per cent. in 1870, and 96s
per cent. in 1880 The native born in 1850
represented 90 81 per cent. Of the whole
| population, while in 1890 they represented
| s.. % per cent The colored element of our
| population, including Chinese, Japanese
and civilized Indians, as well as persons of
| African descent, represented IL. 20 per cent.
of the population in 1890, as against 1893
per cent. in 1880 The relatively decreased
percentage of colored in 1870 as compared
with 1860, and also with 1880, Is due, as
has already been stated, to The deficient
| census of 1870 in the southern states.