Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-27
PROPORTION OF THE SEXES.


 The following interesting synopsis on the relative proportion of males to fe- males in the United States is given by the Census Bulletin under date of Aug ust ,, 1892:
 "The whole number of males in the United States in 1890 is 32,O67, ,SSO and the whole number cf females 30, ,554, ,370. For the United States as whole, there fore. there are for every 100000 males 95, ,2S0 females in 1890. In 1880 there were 96.5A females to every 100000 males, while in 1870 there were 97,S0I females to every 100000 males. The females ex- ceed the males in 1890 to a greater ex- tent tban per cent in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
 The greatest preponderance of females in 1890 is found in the District of Col umbia, or 11O,242 females to 100000 males. In 1880 also the District of Col umbia contained the highest proportion of females to males. or 112, ,525 females to every 100000 males. In Massachusetts. the state having tue next greatest excess of females over males in 1890, there were 105,S40 females to every 100000 males, while in Rhode Island, the state show ing the third largest excess of males over females. there were 105,62S females to every 100000 males. In 1880 Rhode IL &o ,I females, with 107.S71 females to every 100000 males, and Massachusetts third, with 1O7,712 females to every 100000 males.
 In 1880 there were states which show ed an excess of females over males from 25 to 5 per cent, namely, Connecticut, with 103,642 females to every 100000 males; New Hampshire, with 103, ,4S3 females to every 100000 males; North Carolina, with 1O3,479 females to every 100000 males; South Carolina, with 103,- 0l0 females to every 100000 males; New York, with 102, ,SS3 females to every 100,- 900 males; Virginia, with 102, ,S6S females to every 100000 males, and Alabama, with 1O2,770 females to every 100000 males; ID 1890 there were none reported as having similar percentages of excess. The states in 1880 in which the excess of females was less than 2.5 per cent. of the males were in number, namely, Maryland, with lO2,2S7 females to every 100000 males; Georgia, with 102,l26 fe- males to every 100000 males; New Jer- sey, with 103,0l3 females to every 100, ~ 900 males; Louisiana, with 1O0,250 fe males to every 100000 males; Tennessee, with 10O,495 females to every 100000 males; Pennsylvania with 100,44S fe- males to every 100000 males, and Maine, win 100,253 females to every 100000 males; as against s in 1890, manly. North Carolina, with 182,459 females to every 100000 males; Maryland, with 1O2, ,l35 females to every 100000 males; Con- necticut, with 1914 females to every 100000 males; New Hampshire, with 1Ol, ,S2l females to every 100000 males; New York, with 101, ,4SO females to every 400, DO males; New Jersey, with lOO,457 females to every 100000 males; South Carolina, with 101, ,131 females to every 100000 males, and Virginia, 1O0,9OI fe- males to every 100000 males. The whole number of states and ter ritories where the females exceed the males in 1890 is II as against r in lS8O All of the states and territorIes showing an excess of females over males in 1890 are found in the North Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, as was also true of the states and territories having an excess of females over males in 1880, with the exception of Alabama, Louis ana, and Tennessee in the South Cen trsl division. In 1880 there were five states and territories in which the number of fs- males was less than 90 per cent. of the males, namley, Idaho Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana, while m 1890 there IS no state or territory where the females do l not represent at least 90 per cent of the i males. In 1890 there were Il states and ter ritories, mainly iu the Western division. | in which the females represent from 50 | to 80 per cent. of the males as against states and territories in 1880.
 For the remaining states and terri tories the female represent over 80 per cent. but less than 100 per cent. of the males.