The Washington times., 1901-10-25
STATISTICS OF SIX STATES.
Census Hnil>:..H Giving school. hIIi-
tnry, and Voting Ages.

The Census Bureau yesterday issued
"a bulletin giving the number of persons
| OF school age. males of militia age males
OF voting age. and citizenship OF foreign
birth, twenty-one years of age and over.
in the States Of Vermont. Virginia. Wash
ington. West Virginia, Wisconsin and
| Wyoming.
Virginia has 7ei,7a persons of school
/ age. of which 7os. .0s3 are native born The
| total white population is as 5.6l2 West vir-
gihia has S55fI persons of school age. of
| which S5i.Sf5 are native born The fetal
white population is 34l .6S7 Vermont has
9S6l4. Washington 15S.2i5. Wisconsin 7s0-
6S5 and Wyoming q 500
The number of males OF voting age Is
thus recorded: Vermont. los, 1856; Virginia.
Hiss: Washington. 1882; West Virginia,
2f'yp; Wisconsin. 5lo.75; Wyoming, a.
| SOS.
Persons of school age in virginia and
West Virginia in 1900 are practically all of
native birth. says the report: the for
eiSn-born element of this class constitut-
ing in the former State only two-tenths
of l per cent, AMI in the latter only six
tenths OF per cent of the whole number
OF such persons. In Vermont Washing
ton, Wisconsin and Wyoming also. the
hsttiNe-bOrn element is by tar the larger
proportion of this class the foreixr-born
element IN these States constituting only
number
Sonsidering the males Of voting age as
Wnole IN i9OU. there is a large proportion
or llliterates in Virginia. or z5.a per cent
Wnlch IS accounted for almost wholly by
the presence among the males of this class
OF large number of illiterate persons OF
negro descent In West Virginia also
there Is noticeable proportion of Hitter
ates, or 12.9 per cent, due in good part to
the presence among males OF voting age
OF a considerable number OF iIliterate per
sons of the class referred to in Virginia
In vermont - per cent, in Wisconsin 5.5
per cent, in Wyoming 4.3 per cent. and in
w ashlngton "a per cent of all males of
voting age in 1900 are illiterate-
OF the native white males of voting
age who are of native parentage Virginia
has the largest proportion of illiterates in
1900, or 125 per cent. while IN West Vir-
g1nla IL per cent of this element are
illiterate. In the remaining States Of this
group the proportion of iIliterates among
males of this class is quite small.
Among the native white males of yot-
ing age in 1890 who are of foreign parent
age, the largest proportion of illiteTates
are found in Vermont, or 10.1 per cent
For the remaining States of the group
the proportions range from six-tenths Of
/ per cent in Washington and Wyoming
to 81 per cent in West Virginia.
'Illiterate foreign white males of voting
age constitute in Vermont and West Vir-
ginia a considerable proportion of all for
eign white males of voting age in 1900. or
23.3 per ce-.t and 22.5 per cent, respectively
In Virginia 10-5 per cent, in Wisconsin 9.3
per cent, in Wyoming 7.S per cent and in
Washington 90 per cent of the entire
number of males of this class are illit-
crate.
.-Of the colored element of this class In
1900 in the States under consideration, !,
over one-half. or 52.5 per cent. of those
in Virginia are lliterate, while in VIZ
cOnsin i2.2 per cent. in West Virginia 81
per cent in Wyoming 1854 per cert, in
Washington 81 per cent and in Vfrrnont
1873 per cent are illiterate. -