The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-22
FACTS ABOUT MARYLAND
Geological Survey Publishes A Gazet,
teer of the State.
FULL DATA OF INTEREST.
Shows That it Ranks | 4th Among the
State in Manufacturers and 10Th
in AgricuIture-IIIiterac Slight
Negroes Decreasing.

Survey has published a gazetteer
of Maryland, which besides giving
the location and a brief description
of every geographic feature in the
State includes an Introductory
chapter containing a variety of
statistal data. This gazetteer,
which is listed as bulletin No. 23I
in the surveys publications may
be obtained without charge on ap-
plication to the Director of the
Survey.
In 1880 Maryland was the sixth
state i'll the Union in population.
In 1900, although its inha bitants
were 81 times as humorous, it had
dropped to twenty-six in rank,
owing to the rapid growth of the
newer states in the Mississippi
Valley. In 1900 the average dem
sity of population was 20 persons
to the square mile. 1t has five
cities which exceed 5000 inhabi
tants, of which Baltimore has
over half a million. The other
four are as follows: Cumberland,
27,I2S; Hagerstown, IS sol; Fred
erick, 9,296, and Annapolis, the
capital, 8,525. These five cities
contain 45.9 per cent of the popu-
lation of the entire State. In
cities of more than $500 inhabi-
that's live 1873 per cent, or nearly
one-half, Of the population of the
State, while the remainder-5G.2
per cent-may be regarded as rural.
In 1900 the population was divid-
ed almost equally between the two
sexes, 1876 per cent being males
and 5O.4 per cent being females.
The negro population, though
large for a border state, is dimish-
ing in proportion to the whites.
In 1900 the whites formed SO.2 per
cent, and the negroes 1913 per cent,
or nearly one-htth of the popula-
ton. The number of foreign born
inhabitants was also small, the per-
sons Of native birth forming % I
per cent, while those born in for
eign countries were 10 per cent.
immigration from Others states
has not been large, since it is
found that of the native population
IS per cent were born in other
states.
For state containing so large a
proportion of negroes the illiteraCy
is slight. In 1900 persons of 10
years of age and upward who were
unable to read and write constitut-
ed III per cent of the population.
The illi!erates comprised only T.. I
per cent Of the native whites over
10 years old; 1874 per cent of the
foreign born and 35.I per cent of
the negroes.
OF persons 10 years old and up
ward practically one-half, or ex-
actly 1913 per cent were engaged
in gainful occupations. OF males,
10 per cent were wage earners; OF
females 2I per cent. The following
table shows the proportion of the
wage earners employ in each of the
five general classes Of occupations;
Agriculture. ..............20. per cent
Professions .4.2 per cent
Domestic and postal service &c. l per cent
neutrality-suspicious.. ... 1919 per cent
Manufacturing, mining 29.0 per cent
Agriculture is one of the leading
occupations. In 1900 the State
contained 49,o2I farms, of which
seven-eighths were occupied by
white farmers and one-eighth by
negro farmers. Two thirds of the
farms are owned by their occupants
and one-third were rented, either
for money rental or on shares o.
the products. The farms had e
total area Of 5,G7o,o75 acres. The
cultivated area amounted to $50.
$50 acres, or more than two-thirds
of the farm area and 55.7 per CEN
of the total area of the State. The
average size Of the farms was II2.1
acres, being considerably less thar
the average for the United States
The total value of all the farm.
was S2o4 ,645,4o7.
Gender has the largest and most com