The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
School Census Shows That the
Population of Kenosha Has
Fallen Off in a Year
5, 700 SCHOOL CHILDREN HERE
Second and Third Wards the Only Two
in the City Not Showing a Less
Number of School Children
Than Last Year

For the first time in many years the
population of Kenosha has shown a
falling off, as the school census which
was completed by special census
taker, Clarence Vollmer, this morn
ing shows that there are fewer people
IN Kenosha this year than there was
a year ago when the annual school
census was taken. The fact that
there has been many people moving
into the city has caused the officials
to be surprised at the showing made
by the census and it is thought possi-
BILE that while the number of children
has decreased in the year the number
of adults has increased so that the
city has at least held its own.
The number of school children in
the city given in round numbers is
5, ZOO, while the number reported last
year was 5000. Figuring the popu-
1ation on the basis of three for each
school child the measure used in all
cities and the total population of the
city at this time would be II, 100 or an
increase of less than 1000 over the
population at the time of the taking
of the state census in 1905.
The complete figures of the school
census cannot be secured at this time
on account of the fact that Superin-
tendent Zimmers is out ofsth city and
he will not make the figures public
until after the report is presented to
the Board of Education at its meeting
to be held the second Tuesday in the
month. The figures, however, will
show falling off in every ward in the
city with the exceptions of the
second and third wards in which
there are large increases. In some of
the north wards the decreased is very
notable one. The enumerator took
the names of children between the
ages of four and twenty.
The report will show that the in
crease in children in the southwestern
part of the city has been abnorma1ly
large, and it begins to look as if the
/ Board of Education would in the very
near future be forced to make some
provisions for the erection of new
public school building in that section
of the city. For the past two or
three years there has been a large
! growth in the school census for that
section, and the Board has taken
steps to secure school site for
building to be put up later. Out in
the west wards of the city the number
of school children is about the same
as in former years.
The census will show that the num-
/ Der of children educated in the paro-
| chial schools has not been reduced in
the past year, and the parochia1
schools are almosc as well filled as the
/ city schools. Plans are now on foot
| for the erection of another parochial
school. Most of these schools are now
operated as free schools, and others
! will be included In the free list within
a short time.
| 1t is hard matter for the officials
| of the school board to account for any
/ falling off in the number of school
/ children, as the rooms in the build
j ings were crowded during the last
term Of the year and the indications
are that the attendance at the city
schools with the opening Of the new
term will be larger than ever beforeo