The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-06

OUR CONJUGAI CoNDIIfON.
Census bulletin so. go presents FOR
the first time, as part q the United
States census, full data regarding the
conjugal condition OF tho o2C22,250 per
sons in the United States 10 appears
that Of the entire population OF the
United States in June, 1880. ueary
three-ffths we're single. a little more
than one-third we're married. anu not
qnite one-tweutieth we're widows while
only a fraction Of one rer cent were
divorced. Many interesting and curious
facts are gathered from these figures.
What is the marrying age? Between
the ages from twenty TO twenty four IL
appears that less than one-dith OK the
men were married. while OF the women
nearly one-haf we're married before
reaching the quarter century mark. Be
tween the ages Of thirty aud thirty flour
four-fifths Of the women were married.
and the men had nearly overtaken
them, three fourths OF the male popula-
tion OF that age being married. BE
tween the ages Of thiriy-hve and
forty-four the proportions were prac-
tioally equal, the married comprising
about four-fifths Of the total number.
Above the age Of iorty-hve the proper
ton Of married women declined, owing
10 the increasing number Of widows
The proportion Of widows was greater
than that Of wideWers at all ages. IL
became RPpreciablo between the ages
from fifteen to nineteen and increased
rapidly. For females siHty-hve years
Of age and upwards the proportion OF
widows exceeded the proportion Of
married women.
Grouping the United States as
whole, it appears that Of the 32,06LS $50
males in the country, 19,M5,516. or G22O
per cent, were single; II ,20l.2 or 34.94
per cent, were married; s1J.437, or POI
per cent, we're widowed and 49, 1Ol, or
O.15 PEI cent, we're divorced The total
number Of females in the country was
considerably less than that Of the
males, being 305j437O, Of which H.
ls3,9SS, or 562l per cent, we're single.
This proportion, it will be noted, is de-
cidodly less than that Of the males.
The number Of married females was H.
l26, 1S6, being practically the same az
that Of married males, while the pro
portion was 3G4l per cent, which is
greater than that Of the males. The
number Of widows was 2,1J4,C25, or EOj
per cent OF the total number Of females.
As is seen, the proportion OF widows
was nearly three times as great as that /
Of widowers, showing that q greater 1
proportion Of widowers remarry than of I
widows. The number Of divorced
women was 1883, being OBJ per cent.
or considerably more than the proper
tion Of males. This probably indicates
that divorced men have remarked 10 q
greater extent than divorced women.
2 comparison between city and rural
populations also shows that, contrary 10
general opinion, there is more marrying
IN proportion 20 population in the cities
than ia the country. Considering az
gregate population, It is seen that In the
north Atlantic division, which oonsti-
tutes the principal manufacturing SEQ
tion Of the country, a section made up
largely OF urban population. the single
are found in smaller proport on than in
any other part al tie country and the
married and widowed % larger propor-
ton. Conversely, the south Atlantic
and south central divisions, which are
almost purely agricultural ANA rural.
contain tLa largest proportion Of single
persons and the smallest proportion o.
the married These results ars directly
opposed Orb popular te.st It ia as
numel that tae development oi urban
population o.muI-les tho number %
tie married IHe explanation which
naturally suggests itself t.at taa
larger proportion ~ marriages .u tle
manufacturrE sections 40 tle country
Is due not only o. tao fact Tat me ma
tive white population married. vourr
and ia large proportion a. oil ACES. brf
also TO the ilet that rhe foreign eHIte.
vh o have settled il largo numbers .a
tho north Atlantic division. wore either
married or OF mlrr.agcable a.,a a. t.e
tlmo Of their immgrstiol. If an exam.
nation .a made % That pare ~ tle tas.. .
which shows tho proportion 40 e.ur..
rld married among tae uatre white .r .
native purentage. b. ls seen far tlen0rtl .
Atlantic division thai the proportion %
single De- even Joss tlan amaal tte ala
gregate population alI tle rrora-t.aa
of married and widowed rr.lter. D..
other words tle=s figures appear r. .r
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