Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-15
/, STUDY IN CENSUS FIGURES

j STUDY IN CENSUS FIGURES
In the current number OF the National
Geographic Magazine appears com
rrehensive study OF the sex, nativity,
and color Of the people Of the United
States, based on the figures of recent
census bulletin. II Is shown In 1900
that the proportion OF women had in
creased somewhat since 1890, although
not enough TO bring the number up TO
a numerical equality Of the sexes In
1900 there were to each 10000 inhabl-
tants 2S6 more men than women. while
ten years previous there were 2iS more
men than women. Expressed in per-
centages this means that the women
had Increased 2il per cent while the
increase of men had been only 200 per
cent.
Looking over the country by states, II
is found that there are eleven states,
including she District of Columbia,
where the women preponderate. Mas
sachusetts has 7O,S9s more women than
men. The female majority In New York
is 1884: IN the District Of Columbia,
l4,7i0; In North Carolina, 1886; In.
South Carolina. 1885: and In Georgia,
1929. The largest excess OF men Is
found In Montana, Wyoming and Me-
vada. In Pennsylvania there are 1867
967 more men than women, owing prIn-
cipally to the fact that there are so
many foreign-born miners that find en-
ployment there.
AS TO our forelgn-born population, It
is shown that in 50 years is,ll5.22i i'm
migrants have arrived here. or these
Germany has contributed over one
fourth; Ireland little more than one
fifth: Great Britain one-hfth; Sweden
and Norway, about one-hfteenth Can
ada and Newfoundland. In round
numbers. i,05O,00o Italy, 100000; Aus
tria-Hungary. i,O25oOO. and all other
countries about one-tcnth II Is be-
licyed, however. that fully one-fourth
OF the. aliens that arrive In this coun-
try return home after more or less
extended residence here
The average proportion OF the for
eign-born population for the entire
country IL about Is per cent. North
Dakota has over IS per cent. Rhode
Island comes next and Massachusetts,
third and Minnesota fourth. These,
with Connecticut, New York and Mon
tana, have each one-fourth, or more,
Of their population from abroad. vir-
ginis North Carolina, South Carolina,
Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee are most dlstinctively
American, and have only per cent or
less Of their population non-American.
Utah and Arizona have not quite 20
per cent foreigners, or less than per
cent above the average for the entire
country
The changing character of the Inn
migration In the last decade has been
noted frequently. In the years 1891
1900 we had 1861 ,56i immigrants, or L.
100000 less than in the preceding de-
cade. The German immigrants de-
creased from 1890 to 5O5l52: the
swedes and Norwegians from 56S 1862 TO
s2l,2sl. and the British influx shows a
like decrease. But Austria. Hungary.
italy Russia and Poland sent US In the
last decade LSi66l6 immigrants, or
twice as many as In the preceding ten
years Three decades ago 1914 per cent.
Of our immigrants came from Canada,
Germany. Great Britain, Ireland, swe-
den and Norway. while Austria Hun
gary. Italy, Russia and Poland sen. but
IL per cent The change has been
| progressive. The Slavic and Italian
element in 1850 supplied GA per cent.
In 1890, as much as l7.6 per cent. but
In the decade just ended this alien ele-
nont amounts TO SOL per cent Of our
fetal immigration Poles Italians and
Hungsrians resort TO the Pennsylvania
mines and 70 the manufacturing towns
Of New York, New Jersey and New
| England.
The colored element has Increased
sincd 1880, ISL per cent. and the white
element AA PEI cont In South Caro-
Ina and Mississippi the colored peo-
pie are in the majority. Ten years age
they also had a majority In LOUISIANA
but the whites in this state have in
creased twice as fast as the negroes
In Kentucky the white increase has
been three times, and in Texas one and
one.half times as fast as the negroes,
The Indians have decreased some
during the last decade. but not as much
rs has been supposed There are only
e.sl7 less than there were ten years
ago. The number Of Indians In the
country. exclusive Of Alaska Is csii-
mated at a55.iss. In Alaska there are
1858
The total number OF chinese Is esii'
mated at Sg.Sss. and OF japanese at "a
s2c, exclusive Of those located In the
Hawaiian islands
COMPLIMENT TO AMERICA.