The times., 1901-06-23
SEX, NATIVITY, And COLOR
The Census Office Issues Bulletins
Describing Population.
Predomfnance of Males I'm the West
Foreign Born People Almost
Wholly Absent in the South-Jap-
anese and Chinese in California.


Wholly Absent I'm the sOuth-JHp-
anese and Chinese in California.
The Census Office yesterday issued the
first Of series of bulletins. giving the
population Of Alabama, Alaska. Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, and Con-
necticut. by sex. general nativity, and
color. OF the seven States and Territories
considered in the bulletin the largest dis
proportion OF the sexes is found in Alas
ka, where the males constituted nearly
three-fourths Of the entire population in
1890 or III per cent Of males, as against
27.9 per cent Of females. In Arizona the
males constitute 5S.4 per cent. in Califor-
MIA 55.3 per cent, and in Colorado 81 per
cent. There is only a slight excess Of
males in Alabama and Arkansas. while in
Connecticut the population Is very nearly
evenly divided between the sexes, the DIFF
ference in favor Of the males being only
16S in a total population Of sos, 40
The foreign-born element in 1863 consu-
tuted about one-fourth Of the population
Of California and Connecticut, not quite
one-fifth Of the population Of Alaska and
Arizona and a little more than one-sixth
OF the population OF Colorado. In Ala
bama and Arkansas the percentage of for
eIgn born IN 1909 was very slight. consu-
tuting less than per cent Of the total
population OF Alabama, and but little
more than l per cent OF that of Arkansas
It should be borne IN mind, the bull
letiu says, that in the consideration OF
the native and foreign born clements Of
population in 1900, Indians and other per
sons on Indian reservations are Included
in the statement OF population. which
was not the case however, at preceding
censuses. The inclusion Of this element
affects materially, IN certain cases, the
percentage of native and foreign born,
and this is particularly true of Alaska
and Arizona, where the Irdian popula-
tion, which Is largely native born, con-
stitutes a considerable proportion of the
total population.
In Colorado and Connecticut IS per cent
OF the population is white. while in Cali
fornia very nearly 95 per cent IS white.
the colored element comprising chiefly
Chinese Not quite Cne-fourth of the
population of Arizona in 1890 Is colore1.
principally Indians, while the colored elc-
ment IN Arkansas, comprising persons Of
negro descent almost wholly, constitutes
2S per cert Of the total population. The
colored population IN Alabama is made
up practically OF persons Of negro de-
scent, and this element In 1890 constitutes
more than q per cent OF the total popul1-
tion Of the State.
Forty-eight per cent Of all the persons
enumerated in Alaska in 1900 are white
the large colOred element being composed
chiefly Of the native Indian tribes and a
few thousand Chinese As shown 10y the
bulletia, there are 5.753 Chinese and
10I5i Japanese in California. a number far
in excess Of those in the ether states in
cluded in the bulletin. there being but BIS
Chinese and 2G5 japanese IN Alaska; 559
Chinese and iS Japanese in Connecticut,
and IS Chinese and Japanese in Ala
baina.
OF the total population Of Connecticut
ia 1890 foreign white persons constitute
26i per cert and native white persons Of
foreign pareutage 81 per cent, these two
clements combined representing nearly
thrse-fifths Of the entire population Of the
State Those same two elements OF the
white population constitute more than
one-haH OF the total population of Cali
fornia IN 1890. about two-nfths of that
of Colorado and Arizona, and one-2fth
Of that Of Alaska. The white population