The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07
Census For Cities and Counties
Will Be Valuable For Reference

with native parents, CD native with
both parents foreign born, go ma
tive with one parent native and the
other foreign born. and 90 foreign
born. and comparisons will be made
with previous censuses. There viii
also be a presentation showing the
percentage of the total population
represented at each of the last two
censuses by the several classes OF
the population as determined byl
both color and general nativity.
Such percentage comparisons have
never heretofore been presented for
counties and will have the great
advantage OF enabling the people OF
each county TO know what classes of
the population are relatively gain
ing or losing and how much change
has taken place.
Classification by Sex.
There will next be presented for
each county the population classified
according to sex. the figures for the
whites Of each sex being separated
from those of the negroes.
Under the next heading will be
shown the number OF foreign-born
white Inhabitants distributed ac-
cording 10 the country In which
they were born: and also the num-
Der OF whites born in this country.
but with foreign parents. distributed
according TO the country in which
their parents were born.
"The various figures with regard
to the population OF county. above
mentioned. will. Il Is expected. ex-
tend the length OF one page OF the
bulletin. The remaining facts re-
garding the county will be present
ed on the opposite page.
at the top OF the second page
there will appear the statistics for
males OF voting age. showig the
total number and their classification
according to color and Gin the case
of whitcs) native or foreign birth
and native or foreign parentage. to-
gether with percentage showing the
proportion OF each class at the cen
suses OF 1910 and 1900. For the
white population born abroad there
will also be presented figures show.
ing the number and per cent who
are fully naturalized. who have
taken out their first papers seeking
naturalization. or who are aliens
who have taken out no papers.
Statistics Of Illiteracy.
Next will be presented county
statistics of illiteraoy. showing the
number OF illiterates among various
classes and the percentage which
they constitute OF the total popula-
ton of the given class. These sta
tistics will relate CD 20 all persons
10 years OF age and over. which
gives the measure OF the total H.
literacy: CD to males of voting age
only; and CD TO persons from 10
To 20 years OF age; these figures
being of significance in determining
the degree 10 which the schools nj
present are succeeding in educating
the children OF the county. The
relative illiteracy OF the different
classes OF the population accordina
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birth will also be shown. The per
centages OF illiteracy by counties
were lacking In the census OF 1900.
only absolute numbers being given.
The figures for illiteracy OF children
10 to IA are also an innovation
School Age and Attendance.
Finally. for each county will be
presented statistics OF school age
and attendance. At the census of
1900 the number OF persons OF
school age was presented In one
table, and the number attending
school in an entirely different table.
In the proposed county table for the
present census the two sets of
figures will be presented side by side
and the percentage OF children Of
school age who attend school will
be shown. The table will dlstin-
guish children under four age
groupes: Six to years, 10 to IL.
10 to II, and rs to 20, since there
are wide differences In the proper
ton OF school attendance at differ
ent ages
Statistics Of Cities.
The table for Incorporated places
OF $500 inhabitants or more,
which will be presented In each
state bulletin. will be similar in
form to the table for counties,
above described. but more condensed
me limit OF population, emitting a
place OF admission to this table,
may be reduced to 1000. The
liable viii cover all the general sub
Jects covered by the county table,
except the subject OF country birth,
OF the foreign born and of foreign
born parents of the native born;
out less detail will be presented
with regard to each subject"
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