Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-27

and East Central States, the sexes
are most nearly equal. Those States
which owe a large part Of their popu-
lation to accretions from elsewhere,
whether from foreign countries or
from other parts Of the United States,
show the greatest preponderance of
males. The New England division
alone shows an excess Of females;
while this division has grown very
largely through Immigration, it has
from the character Of its industries
drawn more female immigrants pro-
portionately than other parts Of the
country. Tho New England States
have, moreover, lost some of the ma
tural excess of males through migra-
ton Of persons born in New England
to moro western communities.
In tho Middle Atlantic division the
proportion Of 1898 males to 100 fc-
males is somewhat less than that for
the United States as Il whole. 1t
would appear that the effects Of for
eign immigration are in part offset
by the migration from these States
Of nativc-born citizens. The incrcas-
ing diversion, however, Of the stream
Of immigration in recent years to
eastern communities instead of
western communities is reelected in
the fact that in each Of the three
northern divisions east Of the Mis-
sissippi river the proportion of males
is somewhat larger in 1910 than it
was in 1900.
The East North Central division,
where there are 100 males for every
100 females, corresponds to the gen.
eral average Of the United States;
the proportion Of males has increased
during the decade.
Among the remaining sections of
the country, the South Atlantic and
East South Central divisions, which
have, respectively, 1912 and 1919
males to every 100 females, fall be-
low the average for the United
States as a whole largely because Of
the influence Of the negroes in the
total; while the West North Central
G09.9) and the West South Central
GO7.2) rise slightly above the gene
raj average for the United States.
The most marked divergence from
the general average Is found in the
Mountain and Pacific divisions, which
have, respectively, 1919 and 1925
males for every 100 females In all
the Southern divisions and those ly-
ing west Of the Mississippi river there
has been very little change in the
proportions during the past 10 years
Effects OF Migration.
The effects Of westward migration
within the country itself are brought
out more clearly by considering the
sex proportions for the different ele-
ments OF tho population in the differ
ent geographical divisions, as shown
in Table No. 3. Among the native
white Of native parents there are in
the country as a whole for every
hundred females l04 males; but III
New England, where the proportion
IS 9S.1, and in the Middle Atlantic
States, where it Is 9S.9, the females
III this element Of the population ex-
ceed the males. The East North Cen
tral division, with proportion Of
1929, the South Atlantic, with one
Of 1921, and the East South Central
with one y 103.5, fall below the av-
erage for the United States in re-
spect to excess OF males among the
native whites Of native parentage
On the other hand, all Of the sections
west Of the Mississippi river have a
consider ohly larger proportion Of
| males per hundred females among
| this class than the United States as
| whole.
In the group "Native white Of for
| eign parents" there Is in the United
States as whole practical equality,
but east Of the Mississippi river there
are more females than males, while
| In all the sec, ions west OF the Mis-
sissippi river there are moro males
than females.
Among the foreign white there are
in the United States as whole 1892
males for every 100 females; but the
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