Evening journal., 1901-12-06
CONCERNING
OUR POPULATION
Census Bulletins Tell Inter-
eStiDg Story
MALES ARE In The MAJORITY
Wilmington Has 23,O6l Children o.
SchOOl Age-Statc Has Nine
Indian Citizens
MALES ARE IN The MAJORITY

Census bulletins dealing with the popu-
lation Of Delaware give information of
value TO the people Of this State. Accord
ing to the bulletins the population Of the
State is 1874, 1885, divided by counties as
follows: New Castle. 1O9,697 Kent, 80,
1852, and Sussex, 42,276 In New Castle
county there are As, ,724 native born males;
4s,O57 native born females; 1908 foreign
born males. 5,S53 foreign born femalesi
3o,2O1 native white male parents, 2s,5sz
native white female parents; S,l7O negro
males and S,027 negro females.
In Kent there are 1886 native born
males; 15,S01 native born females; So'
foreign born males; 269 foreign born fe-
males; 11,S41 native white male PARENTS
1852 native white female parents; 3,99e
colored males and S,742 colOred females
In Sussex there are p, ,4f native born
males:-20.5i1 nmtive born females; Is.
foreign born males; Sc foreign born fe
males; 17.S06 native white male parents;
17.Ol7 native born female parents; 3,45O
negro males and 3,Sl2 negro females.
THERE are 81 male Cinnamon in the
State; one male japanese and nine male
and female Indians.
The population Of Wilmington is 76,50S
and Of Dover. 1929 BY wards this city's
population is divided as follows:
First Ward-Nativc. born males. 1881
females. lib: foreign born males, SS9;
females. 257.
Second Ward-Native born males
2.43: females. 2117; foreign born males,
6O9 females 421.
Third Ward Native born males. 2,14Si
females 2,126; foreign born males, 67S
females. 423.
Fourth Ward-Native born males
1.7S5; females. 1913; foreign born males
$685. females. 270.
Fifth Ward-Native born males, 1929
females. 4,409; foreign born males, 3S7; fe'
males, 341.
Sixth Ward-Natve born males, 1855
females, 2,s09; foreign born males, 1874
females. 203.
Seventh Ward-Native born males
5.26S; females, 6,O5S foreign born males
669; females. S21.
Eighth Ward-Natiye born males
4.O12; females. $3.50; foreign born males
51S; females, 43S.
Ninth Ward-Native born males, 3,1S7
females. S.1S6; foreign born males, 494
females. 437.
Tenth Ward-Native born males, 267O
females, LfZli foreign DoIh ndlesi QUO
females. 512.
Eleventh Ward-Native born males
1872; females. 1.S40; foreign born males
61s; females. 40
Twelfth Ward-Native born males
1902; females. 1928; foreign born males
236 females. 225. r'1l
In this city there are 4,674 negro male
and 5.O62 negro females.
In the State there are 59.635 children o
school age (that is from to 20 years.
40.O29 males of militia age. and 54,01
males of voting age. In Wilmington. tn
school children number 2S.061. Of wh0r
1905 are native white and LAO foreig
white. The white boys number 114t
and the girls, 1857
From the figures presented it appear
with respect to sex. that in this Stat
theresiS a larger proportion Of males tha
females. namely 51.O. The white peOpl
OF the State constitute s3.4 per cent, o
more than four-ffths Of the population
With respect to the literacy Of the peOpl
tho following figures are given. Nativ
born males Of voting age, S6.6 per cent
foreign. 1913; native white parents, 80 pc
cent, native white foreign parents, sS.;
foreign white, s2.4; colored, 573.