The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-03
OUR MEN AND BOYS.
Statistics of the Male Popula-
ton of the United States.
HEAVY DECREASE IN NEVADA.
States With Highest Percentage Of Non.
Notwithstanding Aliens Are
Arizona and Texas.

Washington in 1890 had 7o, 2s7 inhabit-
ants between 5 and II years Of age; native
born. 72, 395; foreign born, 6.S92; colored,
L3I4. Washington had 1855 persons be-
tween Is and 20 years of age; native born,
14,3lo; foreign born, 400; colored, $40.
Washington had 81. SOB persons between 5
and 20 years of age; native born, Sc,
foreign born, IL ,092; colored, 2,044 Wash
ington had 40 594 males between and IL
years OF age; native born, So, 9So; for
eign born, 3,606; colored. al. Washington
had IS, 693 females between 5 and II years
OF age; native born. s., 407; foreign born.
1926; colored, 633. Washington had
10, 800 males between Is and - years of
age; native born, 7.719; foreign born,
1881; coiored, $50. Washington had 5000
females between Is and 20 years of age
native born, 6.657; foreign born, 1853;
colored. 1870. Washington had 81, 80 males
between and 20 years of age; native born,
a, 707; foreign born, GAS; colored, ,22l.
Washington had As. 7l3 females between 5
and 20 years of age: native born, A., 064
foreign born, 4,649; colored, S23.
The whole number of persons from 5 to
IL years of age. in the United States,
under the census of 1890, is Is, 543, POI,
as against 1906, 767 returned in 1880.
showing an increase during the decade of
SAT, 434. or 23.0S per cent. The whole
number of persons from IS to 20 wears of
age in the United States in 1890 is 3. 9O4. 1911.
as against 3,25i,O63 in 1880, the in
crease during the decade being 650lHs.
or 1898 per cent. Taking the period from
5 to 20 years of age as whole, there were
returned in 1890 for the entire United
States -, AT ,392 persons as against Is, 3l9.
$50 persons in 1880, the general increase
during the decade for the period of years
considered being, therefore, 4 III. $50. or
% So per cent. The increase In aggregate
population for the United States as Whole
during the sane decade was "a. So per cent
In the North Atlantic division there has
been an increase during the decade in the
number of persons from to II years. in
elusive, of 1884 per cent, and IN those
from Is to 20 years of Ills per cent, as
against an increase in total population for
this division of 1895 per cent.
In the Western division there has been
an increase of 65.S2 per cent. tor persons
from to II years, of 81 Is per cent. of per-
sons from Is to 20 years. as against an in
crease in total population for the Western
division of 7l.27 per cent.
Washington in 1890 had 1914 $50 male
persons OF militia age-between is and A
yCdiS, hhttSC UoIhs
Al, 764 colored, 4,251-
OF the whole number of males of the
militia ages, or Is. 230, l6S, the native born
constitute 10.424, 0S6, or rs 70 per cent,
and the foreign born 9. sos 0s2. or 81 81 per
cent. The total native born in 1880 as a
whole represents s523 per cent, and the
total foreign born 1477 per cent. of the
aggregate population for the United
States.
The percentage of increase of males of
militia age in Washington for the decade
was $3.50, more than twice AS great as
that of any other state and territory. Ne
vada shows decrease of 43. Is per cent
The males of the militia ages for the
United States as whole have increased
29.3l per cent. since 1850, as against gen.
eral increase in population of 24S6 per
cent. The males of militia ages numbered
13. $50, 16S in 1890 and 10. 23l. 239 in 1880.
Washington in 1890 had 146 91S males of