Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
SEXES IN THIS STATE.
Census Bureau Finds That They are
 About Equal.

Washington, Dec. 27.-A bulletin just issued by the census bureau oil
 the proportion of the sexes through out the United States, based on the
 returns of 19O0 shows that Connecti-
 cut and New Jersey have so near an equal number of each sex that they are rated at 30 per cent. The figures show that there was an excess of 16S
 males in the state. The District of Columbia has the smallest per cent age of males, 47,4, and Wyoming the largest, G2.9. '~~"
 In Connecticut the cities of New Haven and Bridgeport show an eX- cess of females, both having 49.S per cent. males and 50.2 per cent. females. Hartford had 51 per cent. males and 40 per cent. females. Waterbury shows 50.3 per cent males and 40.7 females. New Britain had 51.3 per cent males and 4S.7 per cent females. The proportion of the sexes among the population residing in the small CT cities and country districts is given as 49.9 per cent males and SOL per cent females.
 To ascertain whether densely. set tied communities generally have proportion of females larger than sparsely settled districts the analysis was extended to the counties in the several states most densely populated and compared with the counties that are sparsely settled. In Connecticut New Haven county is given as one or the most densely populated and has 5O3 per cent males. Holland county is an exception to the general rule, as in 3a of the 48 states in which the figures are given by counties, it is shown that the most densely settled counties have a smaller per centage of males than the more sparsely settled sections.
 The report shows that in 1000 there were in the cities of Connecticut hav- ing a population of 25,OOO and over, 35, ,21S children under five years of age, of which 17,730 were males and II, ,4SS were females. In the smaller cities and country districts of the state, there were 56,574 children of that age, 28,262 being males and 2S,312 females. The increase in the male population in Connecticut, during the ten years prior to 1900 is given as .05 per cent.
 In the country at large the per centage of males is shown to be 51.l females 4S.9 Seattle, Washington, has the largest proportio of male citizens of any city having 25000 population or over in the country, there being 63.87 per cent males residing there. Newton, Massa chusetts, has the larg- est proportion of females of any city of that size the proportion being 55.24 per cent females and 44.76 females.
 Opening for Connecticut Machines.
 The U. s. consul general at Bogo ta, Colombia, makes report to the states department relative to the 1r- troduction 0f automobiles in that country He says that the first auto mobile made it's appearance upon the streets of that city last week, and the excitement was unparalleled. Crowds blocked the highways for squares, rendering traffic impossible and great interest has been aroused as to the possibilities that this mode of trans portation may offer in the future.
 The automobile was an American machine and some business. may re suit from the present enthusiasm. The. consul requests all manufacturers Of automobiles to send him catalogues for filing in the reading room of the consulate.