The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-04
rsx MIDDLE WEST.

Foreign Born Popalesion.
The census office has issued bulletin
giving the distribution Of population &C
cording to color, sex and general nativity
for the states OF Iowa. Missouri. North
Dakota. South Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas. ass
The total population Of the six states.
considered as whole. in 1890 is !, SIS. 6t3.
as against 5.376,67O in 1880, the increase in
population during the decade being 2,2ll,-
9fS. or IA per cent. During the same
decade the Malea in the sans. six states
have increased from 2Cs43,52 In 1880 to
1856. 4S7 in 1890. the actual increase being
l.142 90, O. 1919 per cent. The females
have also increased during the decade
Loss. COS. or 1910 per cent. there being
1888 l43 females returnei in 1880 a. against
$500, LAG females returned in 1890 Since
1850 there has been an increase in popula-
ton OF 76S OF per cent. in males of 566. -
DER cent. and in females 1874 per cent.
The population for the six states con-
sidered in 1850 was s7425s. of which the
males numbered 45s,ssl and the females
Al5.37A
The foreign born in these six states have
increased 1850 per cent. since 1880. while
cent. The whole number Of foreign born
returned in 1850 was 49,. SIS while in 1890
they numbered l,0Sl, s3A The native born
in 1880 numbered 6 5o6 10, while in 1880
they numbered 1874 147. From 1880 to
1893 the foreign born have increased
ZOOS IS per cent, while the native born
have increased during the same period
737. IS per cent. In 1850 the native born
NUN oered 776697 and tho foreign born
o7Ni.
4 In all the states named the males have
uniformly predominated at each census
The percentage OF females in 1880, As COM
pared with previous censuses. has in-
creased relatively. In the SIX states. con.
sidered US a whole. the males represents
5e.53 per cent. and the femases s7.45 per
cent OF the entire population. the excess
OF the males bcings:n the aggregate 3s4.32i.
Cons idering the distribution OF popu' a.
ton according to native and foreign born.
i. is seen in 1890 that 33. 3 per cent. OF the
population of North Dakota ana south
Dakots, combined, are foreign horn and
1882 yer cent. rs returned Tor DAKOTA ter.
ri,ory in 1880 The foreign born 10 1880
represent ID. rs per cent OF the total pop
uia;ion Of Iowa, ST per cent, OF the total
ropu alton of Missouri. ~. - per cent Of
the total popu alton OF Nebraska ana Io.0
per cent. Of the total popu alton OF Kansas.
In all the states considered the coiorcd
element forms only very small per cent
age of the total population. the highest
percentages being 5.e3 for Missouri. and
3.5i for Kansas.
For the SIX states rs a whole. the native
white represents SIS per cent. OF the
total population IN ls9Jand - 80 per cent.
in 1881. the native " hiie OF native parents
IN 1897 re presents 81 So per cent and the
native white of foreign parents IL. per
Cent of the total population Tor the SIX
states n n " hole
Iowa ha. lo.sio colored inhabitants,
Missouri $50 rs, the Dskofas lila. Ne
braska ie.w22, Kansas 50 5a5 Iowa has
s2i ss9 .eFeigu-oorn inhabitants. MISSOURI
81 SD the Dakotas f2.aid. Nebraska
". 542, Kansas Ia, SIS. Davenport has
the largest proportion of foreisn-bor in
habisants of any city in Iowa. 81. - rer
cent: st. Louis. the largest in Missouri.
- 90 per cent: Sioux Falls. the largest IN
South Dakota. . Il per cent: South
Omaha, the largest in NEBRASKA. aI"e Per
cent. and Ieavenwor'h. the largest In
Kansas. 10 ~ per cent.
of the whole number OF males 0! voting
age in the six states considered. =. II Per
cent. are foreign born and - - rer cent.
native born. In North Dakota oa.e9 per
cent Of the males Of voting age are foreign
born. and in South Dakota ~ 80 per cent
are foreign born
In thee SIX state. - whole. out OF q
total O. 81. SIS foreign born sdui. males.
-. los or Is 80 per cent are aliens. As .0i0,
or Cd Is per cent. have been natnraiixed;
S7.zs2, OF I'll per cent. have taken out
their irss naturalization papers, while ior
a3. la or La. IL per cent. 40 information
was obtained hy the cenxns enumerators.
In North Dakota 2.5S per cent OF the 'oF-
e,rn horn mai. Ali, ~ are aliens. Is. 81 per
cent. have been na,uralixsd. and 9o.5i per
cent. have taken out frs: naturalization
paners.
OF the whole nunnbs. OF aliens OF she six
states As swhoie. -o9s per cent. speak
English. while a9E per cent cannot
snesk the English LANGUAGE. In Iowa,
Z. - ver cent, IN Nebraska 81 30 per cent
and in South DAKOTA 81 Il per cent OF the
so.aI nauber Of aliens returned for each
state. respectively cannot speak the Eng-
lish language.