Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-25
CENSUS RATIO OF THE SEXES.
Men 10 the United states CousiderabI,
Outnumber the Women.

There are 100000 more men than wo-
men IN the United States, or rather l.Sv,-
600 more male than female persons. the
census officials in the Interior Department
making no discrimination between rosy
youth and Grabbed age in their computa-
tions. II this disparity were generally
distributed throughout the whole country,
says tho New York Sun. II would make the
United States an exception among civil
ized countries. IN nearly all OF which wo-
men either preponderate or are nearly rs
numerous rs men,
The place OF the greatest preponderance
Of women in the United States at the pres
ent time IL the District OF Columbia, whefe
the ratio in number. as compared with
men, is 10 to 100. Then comes Massachu-
sets. los to 100 (: then Rhode Island. loo
to 100 and then, IN the order named.
North Carolina and Maryland, l02 TO 100
Connecticut, New Hampshire, New iork,
South Carolina. aud Virginia, 10l TO lOo.
In New York State the excess OF women
over men is 1900. In New York city
there are q. 900. and in Brooklyn there are
II. 900 more women than men. =,
In two States the number OF male anu
female persons is substantially the same
New Jersey and Louisiana. These were
the figures in Louisiana In 1871; Maie' o"''-
$50; female. 559.237
In seven southern States-Alabama.
Georgia, Mississippi. Tennessee. Ken
lucky, Delaware. and West Virginia; IN
two western States-Ohio and Indiana; IN
two New England States-Maine ana Ner-
mont, and IN PENNSYLVANIA, the male popu-
lation outnum bers the female population
IN the proportion OF 100 10 10
OTHER PERCENTAGES.
In Illinois the proportion Of women to
men is "a per cent. in Florida and Mis-
souri,. 90: in Wisconsin. Iowa, and Arkan-
sas, ~, and IN Michigan, Texas. and Nan
sas. 80 In Minnesota tits 81 In NebrasHa'
81 IN South Dakota. %, and in North Da-
kota, 30.
In other States the proportion Of female
inhabitants falls below IS per cent. OF the
number of male inhabitants. In Califor-
mia. IN consequence of the large number
of Cinnamon engaged in domestic service,
| and IN consequence of the absence OF
| Chinese women. the percentage ~ u In
| Oregon. for the same reason. 1t is - In
| Colorado and Idaho. where the mining IN
| terests are extensive and the hardshlps Oh
| existence outside OF the cniel cities out
weigh the conYeniences. II IS 63 and GA. re-
spectiyely. In Washington, among the
| lumber camps. it 10 60 per cent. In Ne
yada, among the mlnes. 1t Is Or; IN
Wyoming. 81. and IN Montana. 30.
The male birth-rate is higher than the
| female birth-rate in GbOut the proportion
| of 100 10 81. and the male emigration 10
! the United States from European coun-
| tries has for many years shown y large ex,
cess of males-more than two thirds oil
| the number of recent emlgrants being
males. Under these circumstances there
should not be preponderance oil
females IN any American community
Other causes, however. affect TINS
result adversely. The death rate Is
| higher among men than it is among
| women. OF deaths from accidental
causes. violence. or public disorder
| rs per cent. are male. q per cent are ie-
male. A majority OF the deaths IN pubilc
| institutions are OF males. The duration
OF life is generally longer among women
| They are not addicted 20 such excesses as
are the men; they are more temperate
! they are not 90 frequently exposed 10 H.
| iury from machinery. They are less MI
gratory and they suffer less from cpl
| denies and contagious diseases, because
| generally speaking, they are IN better
| health and more observant OF hyglenlc
rules. The devastatlons OF war have 10
most European countries Offset the normal
increase of the male population. and In IN;
| United States the deaths due 10 the civil
WAR have been. since it, close, factor II
establishing deficiency of male persons
| in most old neighborhoods.
But after all. even though the census
| figures do not disclose IT. the most notice
able absence of male persons IS probably
| to be found on the front piazza OF th'
average summer-resort hotel between th'
first Monday of June and the last Satur
day of the September succeeding.