The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-13
MANYMORE WOMEN WANTED
rHE IN Tss UsTrED sra rrs
NEARLT a MfBGfON lSD a HALE
Geld Fseis Esd Fesres ~ ths Count,,,s
Coriuani Csnsiuoa-sese Rovvisr Fas
Iseiss Exptsdea ~ . Cessus Rspert.

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\ Iaetss Exptsdea ~ Csnsus Report.
| Fo- Ne w.as-ss- Pc.
All the m en- In the United States could noa
/ marry n they so desired there are not women
| enough 10 go round The old and bevhiskered
fallaey that there is q Jill for every Jack has
been exploded. and the probable fulnlment u
the millennial prophecy Of = time when thre.
women will be holding 10 each mans coat tail
seems to be Increasing according to the square
| Of the distance In an inverse ratio In other
| words. every unp srried female In the United
States were to play Eve TO some erstwhie dis-
| consulate Adam there would still be !. 422 41o
| males who would have 10 view conjueal hap
piness through other eyes.
| These and many other interesting facts are
| set forth in an extra census bulletin In which
statistical data relating to the conjugal con,
dition OF the people Of the United States are
presented for: the first time9in an oficial %
even approximately correct way.
OF the entire population Of the United States
| on June ], 1890. nearly three-flfths were
single OF this number there we're l9.e45.57e
males and IL. 1888. 988 females who had nevsr
been married. or 2.70l .5SS more males thasa
females belonging 10 this condition. But ti.r 4
condition IL relieved somewhat By the excess
Of widows over vidowers neither Of vhioh2
we're included In the figures just given. A
the time OF the enumeration there were S15
437 widowers and 2. 154 615 widows. or !, 33e,
178 more widows than widowers. Add this ex,
cess OF widows 10 the other unmarried fs
males. and there are ret 1.422. 410 more un
married men than women In the United States
These figures do not include the divorced
men and women. from the fact that . considI
cradle percentage Of them are disbarred from
marrying again. owing to statutory ensotj
ments OF several OF the States which prohibit
one or both parties divorced from remsrryina
except to the parties 10 whom they we're for
merly married. The divorced females constiI
tute Q42 per cent. OF all the divorced per-
sons. a. against 40.59 per cent OF divorced
trsrs. the percentsSe Of diSoreed psopis .,
com pared with the population is very small
na%ser 81 %.n is S sS.
number OF divorced women is I.s95 Thd
eoSnssd z for on he ground that great man
diyorssd men JAILED 70 90 report them.saIyss
ss. th. 81 Who's.
gal relations we're unknown was nesrly three
,:s as ss 81
Sordine 70 sen and age groups. IL g shown thsa
male. Of younger than iiiteen had been sspsrs{
:s1 q f s.Sss; SSs !s
the rS% s.%s Il.
ages relating to the sex and age groups. the
o"" 0f the males under 15 years the proper,
ton Of married was insppreeiable. while Of the
bs. ssoa Sas 10 Of
cent m:. were so. :Gd
the m arried Increased with great rapidity with
sSsA ,Ssn s' G
be married; While Of the females nearly one
Between the ages from 26 TO 10. over one
half OF the males and nearly three-fourths %
IS g :h: 81 G
males and four niths Of the females were MARI
Up t. The point the 81
's Between he 40; from % e 4 the propor-
ior this age fronp, AZ this eye ths Proportion
Tsd MAI e
g ssPs ss q tie Married Psi.s g a
diminish owing 20 thg inersasinG propor-
~ Married smsss "a Ssn.S to
less than three fourths q sl females
ton q msr1isd nsi.s hsd al@inish.d g s
per cont and that Of married females to 90 30
ss g ;ssS: .n
males were found 70 be married, While the pro1
ssso per q s!s q :. q <. ::
.nsa Chat e Ss..s .s a. :fs S rs
and increased rapidly For fsmsies 70 yearf
Ss sss os 81
The proportion Of ytdowsrs vas Is.s thAs
81 ss Ss Of
bulletin is the carefully complied tasts IelstS'
as 70 r.: . & :ns
81 10, DE Dec. sss .ss
...O ss.s IL tss sS.ss as avsoa
which constitutes a,t the prinsieA p.nu ,.;s
sinsis are found in smaller propostion. ga
R.,'s sss i1s'S:s soa,s ii .ntis
p pSpsy sarieul,Sasi and rafs IA contain Dc
largest proportion Of single perseas and the
Is assumed that the deyslopmsnt Of urban
fed. The .sxpisnstiSn which nstSrsiiy .ueI
gests itself IL that the larger proportion Of
the country l. due, mot only 70 Il: fact that he
native white population married Young and IN
isss thai V he io1ssa Whites: who hsv: ssit~d
in large numbers in the North Atlantic diyis-
s Sss Al S1 Il. Time Of shsif ia az
=. II an examination 10 made OF that par OF
table EssS :nST the q
Ssn sh sao one 2.
and the nronortion Of married. ana widoWsd
greater. In other words. these figures Appea5
to Indicate that in the most dsnsely settles
parts OF the country-parts where the urbau
element IL grsAtsst-the native white Of native
parentage marry more freely than In the ruiad
coniuRal condition OF the native white Of for
eign pArsntage,. the largest proportions q
Atlantic and south Central divisions. In thS
three other divisions. where this element u
much more numerous. the proportions OF the
married and widowed differ but slightly.
The facts set forth, which most directly an-
taRoniZe popular belief. are those tending "a
show that the proportion OF divorced persons
in the cities lie less than in the country az
large. From time i'm IN emorAl. 70 dwell on the
| social virtues and religious exeellsnees OF the
| country people has been q fayorite theme OF
| poet orator ana novelist 1t had perhaps
| never occurred to any writer on social morality
I 10 draw a oomparlson In favor OF urban as