Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-23
cENeuS BUREAU ISSUES INTER.
EsTlno FIGURES ON POP.
uLATIoN.
FOREIGN ELEMENTS LARGEST
IN EASTERN DIVISION
In Thirteen States People Of Other
Than American Parsntass Ar in
Maiority-lnersass in Population in
Some States Due TO immigration
From Europe.

Washington. Dec. ga preliminary
statement giving for each state and
territory Of continental United States
the distribution OF the population &C
cording to its elements of race. nativ-
ity, and parentage, as shown by the
return OF the Thirteenth decennial CEN
sus, taken as of April 15, 1910, was is
sued today by Director Durand. of the
bureau Of the census, department Of
commerce and labor. The figures for
continental United States as whole,
With considerable discussion, have pre-
viously been made public. The pres
eIt statement gives the figures in de-
toll for each state and territory as
matter OF general information In adj
vance OF their appearance in bulletin
or report form.
New England and Middle States.
The foreign element is proportionally
greatest in the New England and mid
die Atlantic divisions, white persons OF
foreign birth and those of foreign par
entage but native birth together con-
shutting In each division one-haf or
more Of the total population. These
two elements also constitute between
40 and so per cent Of the total popuia-
ton Of each OF the two north central
divisions and Of the mountain and Pa
cific divisions. respectively. The three
southern divisions, on the other hand.
contain only a comparatively small
proportion Of white persons. either Of
foreign birth or OF foreign parentage.
the population OF these sections Of the
country having been affected but little
by foreign immigration and. therefore.
consisting mainly Of native white per-
sons OF native parentage and negroes.
OF the individual states there are
thirteen In which the foreign born
whites and the native whites Of for
eign parentage together constituted
more than half Of the total population
in 1910. namely: MINNESOTA, 71.5 per
cent: North Dakota. 70.6; Rhode Is
land. ss.7: W'~"onsin. 6S.s; Massa-
chusetts. Sc: ,rnnecticut. s3.1; New
York. 62.s: New Jersey. 5s.6; Michi-
gan. $50; South Dakota, 54.4: Mon
tana, 52.s; Utah, 52.2; and Illinois.
5l.9.
On the other hand there are twenty
nine states in which more than one
half the total population is native
white OF native parentage: and there
are twelve states in which more than
,two-thirds of the total population is
Of this class. The latter are the fol-
lowing: West Virginia, s5.3 per cen,
native white OF native parents; Ken
lucky. s1.4; Oklahoma. 79.1: Indiana.
1873; New Mexico. ISL; Tennessee.
1871: Missouri. 1875: Kansas. IA: Ar
kansas. ss.4: North Carolina, 67.3;
Texas, 6e.s: and Maine, 66.7.
Effect Of immigration.
" On account of the large immigration
during the past decade. which has
mainly gone to the northern and west
ern states, particular interest attaches
to the percentages which the foreign
born population constitute of the total
population in those sections OF the
country. The proportion is the largest
in New England. where the foreign
born white represents 27.7 per cent OF
the total population for 1910. The
middle Atlantic division follows next
with % per cent OF its population for
eign born white: then the Pacific divis-
ion with 20.6 per cent: the east north
central division with 1873 per cent. and
the mountain division with 1876 per
cent In none Of the three southern
divisions did the foreign born whites
constitute more than per cent of the
population. and in the east south cen-
trail division they constituted only ! per
cent.
The state having the largest percent
age of foreign-bor white population
is Rhode Island with 32.S per cent
followed by Massachusetts,. 31.2 pei
cent; New York. 29.9 per cent; and
then by two western states. North Da-
kota. 27.1 per cent; and Minnesota 26.2
per cent.
increase Of Foreign Born Whites.
Comparing the percentages Of IT.
; crease OF the foreign born whites with
that Of the native whites (whether OF
motive or foreign parentage) from 1906
to 1910 In the several divisions. 1t ap-
pears that in four OF the six divisions
OF the north and west the foreign born
whites increased more rapidly than the
native whites. the difference being es-
pecially conspicuous In the middle At
tlantic division. where the foreign born
Increased 42.6 per cent and the native
i19 per cent. There has been much less
immigration into the west north CEN
trail division during the past decade
than during the earlier decades, and
| the foreign born whites in that divis-
ion. increased SD per cent from 1900
to 1910. az compared with 49, per cen,
| for the native white. In the mountain
tdivision also the foreign-born white
Increased somewhat less rapidly thar
i the native white, altho their percent
age Of increase was in itself large
Sig. In the east and west south cen.
| trail divisions the native whites In.
tcreased more rapidly than the foreign.
born whites. but the opposite was true
| in the south Atlantic division. where
however, the foreign born whites ar,
still q very small proportion OF tn.
population.
! Ry reason Of the above mentioned
differences in the parentage Of In.
crease as between the foreign borl
! white and the native white, the for.
eign born white constituted the large,
percentage Of the total population II
1910 than in 1900 in the case OF tn,
New England, middle Atlantic, east
north, central, south Atlantic. and Pa
! c!ac Divisions. while In the other fou
divisions the percentage was eithe
Hover In 1910 than In 1900 or was tn,
4 game in both years.
The native whites Of foreign parent
i 90 cc..eAss.sAe laree proportion ~ tn
i total population In those sections wher
the Foreign born whites are numerous
In Nsv Ehgisnd they form SIS pc