Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-02

lSSU, contains data OF much inter-
est to the student of social science.
OF the total population, 52,372, ,7O3
we're native born and 9,638, $3.50
of foreign birth. Classified in ac-
cordance with color, the white in
habitants of the country numbered
81, ,9S3, 800 and the colored 1885,
$50. In the cOlcred element Of our
population are included Chinese,
Japanese and civilized Indians, as
well as Pe=sons OF Japanese decent
But the immediate purpose of
this article is to call attention TO
the distribution Of the inhabitants
of the United States according 20
sex. In most countries that have
been long settled and not subject
to immigration the females are
slightly in excess of the males "a
law which seems to prevail largely
among the animal kingdom. In
England there are 104 females to
100 males; in Ireland 103 females
to 100 males; in Scotland ITO fe-
males to 100 males, and in Sweden
LOG females to 100 males. The
proportion between the sexes in
these countries is largely influ-
enced by emigration, as it is in
fluenced in the United States by
immigration. France, on the other
hand, which is little affected by
emigration, shows little over 101
females to 100 males. In Belgium,
also little disturbed by emigration
the proportion of females is 1904
to 100 males. In some countries
of Europe there is, owing to tran
sient causes, slight tendency to
an increase and in others to a de-
crease in these proportions be-
tween the sexes.
But in the United States the
rule is completely reversed,
the proportion being 95 fe-
males to each 100 males. The
cause readily assigned by Super
intendent Porter for this great dis
parity between the sexes is in the
large increase of immigrants since
1880, over three-Afths of the en-
tire number having been males.
immigration, however, does not
wholly, or even partially, account
for the great disparity in the local
distribution of the population by
sexes. In New York the foreign
born inhabitants number LOT, ,05O
and in the state the females out
number the males by 44,067. In
Pennsylvania, on the other hand,
the foreign born inhabitants num-
Der 842,720, while the males are
74,64S in excess of the females. In
a former article we have shown
that in Pennsylvania the great dis
parity between the sexes prevailed
only in those portions of tho state
(the coal and iron regions) which
have attracted foreign labor. In
all other parts of the state the pro-
portion of the sexes is normal, as il
is in Europe.
Turning, however, to other states
which are little affected by immi.
grafton, it is difficult to- account
for the undue numerical disparity
between the sexes in the census re-
turns of 1890. Massachusetts, con.
tains 657, 1877 inhabitants of for
eign origin in total population oI
2, ,23S, ,943, and in that state the fe-
males are 64,525 in excess of the
males. In Connecticut, with for.
eign-born population of 183,6O1 in
a total of 746,25s, the females out
number the males 7,182 But how
comes it that New Hampshire, with
a foreign-born population of 2,34(
in a total of 376,530, has $685.
more females than males, while il
Vermont, with 44,O88 inhabitantl
of foreign origin in a population o.
1872, ,422, the males are 6,232 in OK.
cess of the females.
Going southwark, much greater
disparities are observed in the dis.
tribution of the sexes, for which
migration affords no adequate ex,
planation. Kentucky, with for,
eign-born population Of 59,S5Oonly
in total Of 1,s59,635, has 2A,6el
more males than females. In Ar
kansas, with 14,264 inhabitants o.
foreign birth, in a population o.
1,128,179, the males are 1881 il
excess Of the females. Mississippi
has a total population Of ], ,289. 900
Of whom 1852 are foreigners, an,
in the state the males are 9,76l Il
excess Of the females. On th