The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-07
An interesting Census Bulletin.

from the census department
has Just appeared. 1t gives
| figures of school. militia ana voting
ages for the United states and for the
several states and territories. AS sum-
married. in the Washington corresponds
oncc of the New York sun it has con-
| siderable interest for those who are
| fond Of statistics.
The whole number of persons of
| school age from ) to 20 years of age
| nclusive) in the United States is 26.-
| 10. 1ss. of whom 2l,5I3.492 are from to
| II years of age. and 4,53I.296 from Is to
20 years of age. These figures include.
however. 2lI.523 persons of school age
reported in Alaska, Hawaii and the In
dian Territory. Exclusive of the spe-
cially enumerated areas last mentioned.
there are a5.s03.26 persons of school
age in 1860. as compared with 22.44, .392
in 1870. representing an increase during
the decade of 34i5,S13 or 15.4 per cent.
There has been an increase since 1890 of
native born persons of school age of
1870, ,SG2 or ia per cent. Considering the
increase with respect to color, native
white persons of school age of native
parentage have increased during the
ten years 2,tT0,92G, OF 11.2 per cent. and
native white persons of school age OF
foreign parentage 1.jO115l. or 1919 per
cent. Foreign white persons of school
age show decrease since 1890 of 139 1O2.
or 1O.4 per cent. while colored persons
of school age have increased during
the same period 3j6.29S. or Ill per cent.
OF the whole number Of persons Of
school age for the entire area of enum-
elation 24.S97, 1870 or 95.4 per cent. are ma
tive born, and 1,213,65S or i.6 per cent
are foreign born. The largest propOr-
tion of foreign born persons of school
age in the United States proper is found
in Rhode Island. North Dakota. New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut and New York states. which contain
a large foreign element among the gen.
eral population. Even in these states,
however, with the exception of Con-
necticut and New York. the proportion
of foreign born in 1900 is considerably
less than it was in 1890. There has also
been a considerable falling off in many
of the north central states and terri
tories in proportion of foreign born per-
sons of school age. condition similar
to that found among the foreign born
element as whole in these states and
territories, and due to the change in the
character of the immigration during
the last ten years.
There has been an increase in males
of militia age since 1890 of 2,9l6, ,3ij, or
22.3 per cent The native born of this
class have increased 24.9 per cent.
against corresponding increase in
the same element of the general pop
ulaton of 22.4 per cent. Summarizing,
males of militia age have increased
since 1890 at Il somewhat more rapid
rate than the population as IA whole.
or all the males of this class. SOB per
cent. are native born and 19I per cent.
foreign born, these figures showing that
there is a less proportion Of foreign
born and a corresponding increase in
the proportion of native born males of
militia age. In all the New England
~.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Delaware
and West Virginia there is larger
proportion of foreign born. among the
males of militia age in 1900, than there
was ten years ago. In the remaining
states and territories the foreign horn
of militia age constitute Il less propor-
ton than they did ten years ago.
There has been an increase in males
of voting age during the last ten years
of 4,l62,61l. or 246 per cent. as COM
pared with an increase in the general
population of 20.1 per cent. Native
born males of voting age have in
creased 21.1 per cent. and foreign born
of this class, 1913 per cent. There has
been a very large increase during the
decade in native white males of voting
age who are of foreign parentage, an
increase of COS per cent. as compared
with an increase of only 36.l per cent
for all native white persons of foreign
parentaEe. In each of the three ele-
ments of population, also, the males of
voting age show larger percentages of
increase than for each element as a
whole. There Is a somewhat larger |
proportion Of foreign born males of
voting age IN 1900 as compared with
1890, in Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut
and New Jersey, while all the remain
ing states ANA territories show de- !
creases in this element.
OF the l,329 Sl9 males of voting age !
in 1900, l9,003524 are literate and a,3a7.-
30 or 1919 per cent are illiterate. OF the |
., 1O.,5S4 foreign horn males of voting
age SOL per cent. are naturalized, So
per cent, have taken out first natural |
ization papers 81 per cent. have taken |
no steps toward misunderstanding |
is, are aliens-and li.7 have made no |
return with respect to citizenship.
Within the next ten years there |
should be more careful sitting of inn |
migration sufficient to affect notlceably |
the returns of the Thirteenth census.
The New YorE fight, ii is estimated. |
cost Tammany 100000 and The Fusion, |
lists S50o,OOO. II was worth the money.