Evening star., 1901-07-13
Bulletin Issued Regarding the Dis
trict.
ENUMERATION ON THREE LINES
Enumeration on Three Lines Clas-
sified as to Sex, Nativity and Color
WAIIAN STATISTIC S

Director Merriam of the census office to-
lay issued a bulletin showing the popula
lion of the District of Columbia. Delaware,
Florida Georgia. Hawaii. Idaho and Illi
aois by Sex. general nativity and color, ac-
rprding to the returns of the twelfth CEN
sus
This bulletin shows that of total popu-
I.ttion of 2JS,1tS in the District of Colum-
bia f32.O are males and 146.7l4 females.
or an excess of 14.T10 females over the
males The males make 474 per cent of
the population and the females $50 per
cent of the total population 25s.599 are
native born and 2D.1f9 foreign born. This
makes - per cent of the population of the
District foreign born. OF the total popu-
lation s1,1SG. 31.3 per cent. are colored.
including under this head s6.702 negroes.
i3' Chinese. : Japanese and % Indians
The rxcess of t4.I1o females is made up
chiefly among the colored population.
which. while less than one-third If the
whole. has 1O.p6 of the excess of fe-
males. OF the 455 Chinese in the District
,rly seventeen are females, and OF the
SPven Japanese. six are males.
The Indians are more equally divided.
here being fifteen males and seven fe-
males.
;rict. 172.0l2 are natives and of this num-
her Of native whites 13i,O73 have native
rarerts and 1899 foreign parents OF the
-ptal number. l9.JD of the white popula-
lion are fDTeign-bOrn.
OF the foreign born 10,I29 are males and
h.ED females. and of the native born 121 .2I5
are males and 13T.:s2i are females. OF the
-ptaI white population GI3I are males and
-r..s}5 females of the native white popu-
iitiDn of native parents Gi.9i7 are males
and S9.l26 females, while of the native
white Of foreign parents 1S.03I are males
tud 1892 females. OF the foreign white
IA aI nd a 2,l-
The white populations being So { per cent
Il the population. is composed of 4S.1 per
rent Of people with native parents and
ii6 of foreign parents, the foreign-born
being per cent
Proportion of Males and Females.
OF the seven states and territories in
ludeCi in the bulletin there is larger pro-
1rrtion OF males in five. namely, Delaware,
Torida. Hawaii. Idaho and Illinois, and a
.Arger proportion of females in two name
>. District of Columbia and Georgia.
In the territory OF Hawaii there is a very
!arg- excess of males over females in 1900
u ~ Per cent OF males against 800
rer cent IF females The males also con-
Stitute 81 per cent of the total popuia-
ion Of Idaho and - l per cent of that of
Florida. while in Georgia the males con-
s;itute but i3.S per cent Of the total popu-
.atiUH-
The foreign born element constitutes very
early three-tfths of the population of
Hawaii. and comprises mainly Chinese and
Japanese.
of the remaining states and territories
considered the largest proportions of for
eign-born are foanj in Illinois and Idaho
or about "ne-ffth for the former and
little more than one-seventh for the latter
Statistics. as to Color.
Over 3s per cent of the population of IlIi-
nois In 1870. and more than % per cent of
that of Idaho, is white. while of the re-
naming states and territories. exclusive of
Hawaii, the white element constitutes con-
siderably more than one-half of the popu-
lation of Georgia and Florida more than
two-thirds of that OF the District of Co
UNI bia and more than four-fifths of that
# Delaware.
There is A large colored element in Ha-
vail. made up of 2J.TG7 Chinese. I'll III Jap-
iheSe ana 81 persons of negro descent
he entire colored element in 1900 consti-
-utiHg $50 per cent of the total population
u me territory The white element in Ha-
~ai In lHo includes for census purposes
.,f.o~'h Hawalians OF part Hawaiians % $40
,<d"caslans and <iS South Sea islanders