The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-26
THE CUBAN CENSUS.
Some Interesting Facts Brought Out
By 1t.
NATIVE AND FOREIGN POPULATION.
How the Races Stand in Point Of Num-
bers.-American Population-Spans
ish and Colored.

Washington, D. c., Special-Gen.
Sanger has made public the compen-
diouS results CT the Cuban census
taken under his direction. The figures
are very instructive. and, in the opln-
ion Of the war department officials,
fully justify the decision of the ad-
ministration to allow municipal sGf-
frage in Cuba at an early stage. The
officials are gratifed to find that the
native Cubans constitute so large a
portion of the population; that tie
whites so greatly outnumber the
blacks and that so large a proportion
can read and write. In their opinion
there seems to be no reason for the
objection that the proposed basis OF
suffrage would result in turning the
island over to the control of Spain.
The total population of Cuba IS l.
572,797, including S15,205 males ard
1852 females. There are 1882
white males and 1926 white females
of native birth. The foreign whites
number 115,760 males and 26,459 fc-
males. There are II, ,S9S males negroes
and 122,740 female negroes. The mix
ed races number 125,5OO males and
1896 females.
The population Of Habana city is
235,9S1 and Of the province Of Habana
424,SO4.
The population of the province Of
Matanzas is 202,444; of Pinar del Rio
l73,064; of Puerto Principe 1924; of
Santa Clara 356, $50; and Of Santiago
327,715.
OF the total population Of the island
1,11S,709 persons are set down as
single, 246,351 as married. while 49,
7S7 Live together by mutual consent.
There are S5,112 widowed persons.
OF the total population according 10
citizenship. 2O,47S are Spanish; 1,2J6.-
367 are Cuban; 49, ,S11 are in suspense:
1885 are OF other citizenship, and GIG
are unknown. The Spanish by birth
number 129, ,240. Of the children of IL
years of age and over, 49,4l4 have at
tended school. Of the total population
443,426 can read and write ard 1888
have superior education.
The table on citizenship, literacy and
education is specially important is
forming the basis Of suffrage about 10
be conferred. Because so many citi-
zenships are still in suspense, and for
other reasons, the returns are not quite
complete, and for other reasons, the re-
turns are not quite complete, but the
conclusion is drawn that there will be
at least 14,000 qualified native Cuban
voters uader the proposed basis Of suf
frage and against lnis there will be
65,767 Spaniards whose citizenship
was in suspense when the census was
taken, less the number who have since
declared TO preserve their Spanish
citizenship, and plus illiterate Span
iards, not declared who are the owI.ers
of property. 1t is not believed that
there will be any great number of .he
latter class, as the total number OF
illiterate Spanish males over q is
only 17,426. The comparison shows a
much greater prepoIderance of Cuban
voters than was expected. There are
237,S26 white adult males who were
born in Cuba as against 96,0S3 born in
Spain; 6,T94 born in other countries
and 127,3O0 colored.
Males are in excess in the total popu-
lation, except in Santiago, though the
female whites outnumber the male
whites, except in Pinar del hio.
Among the negroes and mixed races
the females are in excess; while
among the foreign whites the males
are largely in excess.
The negroes are in the minority in
Cuba, constituting only 50 per cent. Of
the population, being the most num-
erous in Santiago, where they consti-
tute 4S per cent The native whites
constitute mere than one-half the
population, or 5S per cent. The pro-
portion of children under years is
unusually small, but the proportion
,gnder p is nominal; about one-half Of
the population. Only 15.7 per cent. Of
adults were married. Nearly nine
tenths Of the inhabitants were born in
Cuba. Nine-tenths Of the children less
than 10 years OF age do not attend
school; 43 per cent. above 10 years are
l;terate
FsiIure of Agricultural Works.
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