Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-28
FACTS FRoM CENSUS.
Some Interesting Statistics Regarding
Schools, Militia. Etc.

Washington, d. c.. Aug 2S.-A bull
letfn was issued by the Census bureau
yesterday giving the school,. militia,
voting and foreign born population OF
the states of Missouri, Montana, Ne
braska. Nevada, and New Hampshire.
The result is as follows:
In Missouri there are 1,1O5,25S per-
sons OF school age, of whom 14,129 are
foreign born, 55.S14 colored and 554,44s
male and 550,S10 female. In the state
there are 662,92S persons of militia age,
of whom 53.2S2 are foreign born and
3S,312 are colored OF the 856,6S4 vot-
ers 113,O25 are foreign born and 46.887
are colored.
Montana has 65,S71 school children Of
Whom 6,349 are foreign born. 4,S39 coll
ored (mostly Indian), 34,263 males and
31,60S females. OF S3,574 males of mil
itia age. 34,041 are foreign born and
5.776 colored Qargely Indians). OF
101,931 males of voting age 1884 are
foreign born and 7,05S colored.
Nebraska has 3S6,3S4 children Of
school age, of whom 16,9S9 are foreign
born. 1856 colored, 1866 males and
190,719 females; 235,572 males of mil
itia age. of whom $500 are foreign
born and 2.733 colored; 3O1 ,O91 males of
voting age. of whom 91,13O are foreign
born and 3.274 colored.
Nevada has 1899 children of school
age, of whom 433 are foreign born, 1896
colored (only eighteen negroes), 5,965
of militia age, of whom 3.742 are for
eign born and LIZA are colored; 1910
males Of voting age. including 7,1S7
Fr~vr frrv,I 11rNy. n .
cluding seventy negroes.
New Hampshire has 110.S95 children
of school age. of whom 1908 are for
eign born, 1877 colored. 55,314 male and
55.5S1 females; ss149 males Of militia
age. including 26749 foreign born and
259 colored; 130,987 males of voting age
including 34,88S foreign born and 3S9
colored.
In St Louis there are 1859 school
children, 138,008 males of militia age
and 171,79S males of voting age. OF
the latter, $3.50 are foreign born.
Kansas City is shown to have total
population OF 46,367 children of school
age, of whom 1879 are foreign born,
22.240 male and 24,127 female. That
city has 1883 males of militia age and
53.70S males of voting age. OF the lat
ter. 9.288 are foreign born and 5,SS3-col-
ored.
Omaha has so.5ss children Of school
age, of whom 2.765 are foreign born,
14,7SS males and 15,S05 females; 2S,761
males Of militia age and 1890 males of
voting age. OF the voters, 11,49O are
foreign born and 1852 colored.
In st. Joseph. Mo-, there were 33,s53
school children. of whom 848 are for
eign born, 1910 males and 1858 fe-
males. The males of militia age num-
bered 1854 and those of voting age,
34.374, including 1910 foreign born
2,049 colored.
There are 113.025 foreign born males
of voting age in 1900 in Missouri, and
of this number 69.S per cent are re.
ported as being naturalized. OF the
1884 males Of this class in Montana
In 1900 60.3 per cent are naturalized.
In Nevada there are 1887 foreign born
males of voting age In 1900, and in
New Hampshire 34.SSS. 52.3 per cent of
those in the former state and 4o.2
per cent In the latter being naturalised.
OF the total number Of males OF yot-
ing age in Nebraska 20 per cent are IL
llterate. while In Montana 5.S per cent.
In Missouri Z per cent, In New Hamp-
shire 10 per cent. and IN Nevada 1913
par cant of this class are illitesatA