Evening star., 1901-08-09
THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND
CLASSIFIED by SCHOOL, MILITIA AND
VOTING AGE.
Figures for Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine and Massnchusetts-Na-
tivity and Illiteracy

The census bureau has issued a bulletin
on the school, militia and voting ages Of
people In Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine,
Maryland and Massachusetts, It shows
that in Massachusetts, 40 per cent. Maine
10 per cent and Maryland per cent of the
males of militia age are foreign born. In
Louisiana the percentage Is only per
cent and Kentucky per cent.
The tabulated results for Maryland are
summarized follows:
Males or voting age.................. 521 .903
negroes OF voting age................ D,924
Number of illterate voters 1882
Number of colored illiterate voters. "a GA
Persons of school age Qrom 3 to 20
years. fc .tclS
Males of militia age ds to a years.. 24s. 80
otner subdivisions show the following
totals for Maryland:
Other native colored-Literate, %: illite-
rate, II.
$3.50
First papers filed-Literate, l,116; ilite-
rate, ITO.
Aliens-Literate 4,59S: illterate. l.5a
Unknown-Literate, 5.SS5. illiterate .65
OF the naturalized voters 1897 literates
and l,4a3 illiterates live in Baltimore.
baltimore and Nearby Counties.
The males of militia age In Baltimore
number 110,530, of whom 1858 are native
ana 1877 foreign born. The whites num-
Der 92,977, of whom 75,013 are of native
born parents and 2S,766 of foreign born
parents. The males of voting age in Balti-
more number 141 .271, of whom III lsl are
native and $1,000 foreign born. The whites
number 1904, of whom So, 4!9 are native
whites; of these 81 500 are of native born
parents and 81, ,997 Of foreign
The native white males of Montgomery
county from five to twenty years of age
inclusive. number 3,47s; females 1895
negro males, 2,05S; females. 20S9. Males of
Montgomery county eighteen to forty-four
years, inclusive, native white, number B.
$40; foreign white so; negro. 1,7S1: other
coiored, 3. Males twenty-one years and
over in Montgomery county. native white
number 5,422; foreign white, 207; negro q
335; other colored. f.
Native white of Prince Georges county.
f1Ve to twenty years, inclusive males, num-
Der 3,142; females. 3O33; foreign white,
males. 81; females. 81: negro males. $500;
females. 1913 Males eighteen to forty
four years, inclusive, native white, number
3.S92 foreign white, 1888; negro 2134
Males. twenty-one years and over, native
white. number 1857: foreign white, 3ss;
negro, 2.7OS; other colored B.
In Other States.
The number Of persons of school age five
to twenty years in the other states is as
follows: Kentucky, 79S,O27, Of whom al
most 691, 900 are native whites; Louisiana
o5S.267. native white, 0411: Maine. 199.-
lo3. native white, 1S0,676; Massachusetts,
TS,110, native white. 646477
Males of militia age follow: Kentucky
42S,622, native white, 359,OSS; Louisiana
26S, I39. native white, 132 732; Maine. 142-
lIo. native white, 115,111 Massachusetts,
632,3 1863. native white, 371.651
Males Of voting age follow: Kentucky
543,996. native white, 444 OCT; Louisiana
321. .943. native white, 15253S; Maine. 2E.-
663, native white 1884; Massachusetts,
S43. 465, native white, 4S6, ,527
The proportion of illiterates among the
males of voting age is only little over
Six per cent In Maine and Massachusetts,
but in Louisiana it Is over 81 per cent, in
Kentucky almost 10 per cent and In Mary
land, 12I1 per cent. In Louisiana the IL
literates constitute one-half Of all the
aliens In the state, while In Maine, Mary
land and Massachusetts about one-fourth
and in Kentucky nearly one-fifth Of the
whole number Of aliens are illiterates