Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-04-27
the NEW ENGLAND POPULATION.

The first OF series OF census bulletins,
showing the distribution OF population
by color, sex and general nativity in
1890 by states and territories, grouped
geoxraphicalIy, has just been issued. 1t
embraces The six states OF Maine, New
Hampshire. Vermont, MASSACHUSETTS,,
Rhode Island and Connecticut, COM
monty known as New England.
This bulletin contains number OF in
teresting tables, the first OF which gives
a general view OF the subject. 1t shows
that the total population OF New Eng
land in 1899 was 4,700,745 OF this num-
Der 2,3l3,75 were a.ales, and 2.3s6,99O
females. The natives number 3,5SS, ,406,
and the foreign born l,li2,S39. There
were 4,653, ,l0l whites aud only AZ ,55i
colored-including under the last desig-
nation not only persons OF African de-
scent, but also Chinese, japanese and
civilized Indians. This table shows an
excess OF females over males, large
foreign-born population, and a very
small number OF colored people.
Taking the period from 1850 TO 1890,
il is seen that the ina ease in the popu-
lation OF New England was 1881 per
cent. OF the population OF 1850. Dur
ing the same period the female popula-
tion increased 74,22 per cent. and the
male 20. .3S per cent. But from 1880 to
1890 the males increased more rapidly
than the females-the increase of the
former being 1918 per cent. and the
latter 1854 per cent. Ii would sem
that there was great exodus OF Yam.
kee schoolmarms during the last decade.
In many respects the most interesting
OF the tables is the one which shows
the relative increase OF the native and
foreign-born pcpclation. During the
last decade the foreign born population
increased 1894 per cent, while the per-
centage OF increase OF the native popu-
lation was only 1892. What is still more
significant is the fact that notwithstand
ing the large native population there
were actually more foreigners added to
the population than natives. In all the
states the foreign population increased,
but in two Of them, Maine and YER
mont, there was decrease OF the
natives. These figures point to the
near approach OF a day when the
character OF the population Of New
England will be radically different from
what it was a generation ago.
There is also classification according
to the parentage OF the native whites.
Under this classification, foreign par
entage includes all native whites having
one or both parents foreign born. 1t
appears the native whites with one OF
both parents foreign born, embraced
2l.97 per cent Of the total New England
population. At the same time the for
eign-born white population was 24.20
per cent OF tie total. From this it was
easy to calculate the percentage Of per-
sons of the purely native stock. "For
New England as whole, the native
white OF native parents represents 5l.S2
per cent OF the total population" In
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, hard :
ly twoiifths OF the population are OF
purely native stock. Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine are the only
New England States in which purely
native stock includes more than half OF
the people. Maine is the most in
tensely native, its population OF purely
native stock being 1855 per cent OF it's
total.