The Republican journal., 1911-01-19
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MAINE VITAL STATISTICS.

A Large Gain in Population in 1909.
There were 179 less people born in
Maine during 1909 than in 1908, accord
ing to the report of DIR. A. G. Young,
the register of vital statistics, made
public last week. The entire number
born in the State during 1909 was 16, 1856.
This is 5, 440 more than died during that
year.
The number of marriages We're COIL
in 1909 as against 1904 in 1908. The
birth rate was 2l.97 per thousand, the
marriage rate S.22 per thousand and the
death rate 15.4 As. The highest death rate
is found in the city of Biddeford, where
it is 1912. This city also leads in the
birth rate with 30.76. The lowest death
rate is at Bath, 1919. The lowest birth
rate is at Ellsworth, 13 70.
The table showing the percentage of
American and foreign births by counties
indicates that the birth rate among
Americans is still large. Of the births
during the year 60.26 per cent were of
American parentage, 20. 80 were of for
eign parentage, 1918 had one foreign
born parent and in lit of the cases the
parentage was not stated. The largest
percentage of foreign born was in Bidde-
ford where 60.55 of all the births were
of non-American parentage. The high
est percentage of births of American
parentage was at Belfast where the per-
centage was 81. ID.
Twin births occurred in ITS cases dur
ing the year, ID of which were in Andres
coggin county, 20 in Aroostook, % in
Cumberland, two in Franklin. eight in
Hancock, 10 in Kennebec, five in Knox,
two in Lincoln, IL in Oxford, II in Pc
nobscot, four in Piscataquis, three in
Sagadahoc, six in Somerset. five in Wal
do, Is in Washington and 16 in York.
Triplets were born during the year in
Limestone, Rockland and Sedgwick.
Cumberland county leads the marriages
with GIG; Penobscot second with 718 and
Aroostook third with GAG. The smallest
number of marriages was in Sagadahoc
county, 139. June continues to be the
popular month for 789 couples chose to
be married during the last month of
spring. November is next with 637 The
smallest number Of marriages took place
during the month of March, 286. By far
the greater number of those who married
of both sexes were between the ages of
20 and rs, but that Maine is land of
perpetual youth is evidenced by the fact
that 80 males and ID females between
the ages of 10 and 80 were married and
that two males over 80 years of age led
brides to the altar. The youngest female
to be married in the State was - years
old, while the oldest was 76. The young
est male was II and the oldest male was
80. In 1922 cases the bride was older than
the groom. Widowers to the number of
784, widows to the number of 600 and
divorced people to the number of 664,
married again. In the case of 952 males
and 903 females the marriage was the
second which they had contracted. In
the case of III males and 70 females it
was the third marriage and in the case
of IA males and two females it was the
fourth marriage. One male residing in
Hancock county married during the year
for the sixth time.
Divorces were decreed in 957 cases, in
500 of which the wife sought her freedom
and in 25S cases it was the husband. OF
the persons divorced one male and three
females had been married less than six
months. Six males and nine females be-
tween six months and year, 65 males
and 1872 females from one to five years,
70 males and 100 females between five
and ten years, IS males and 2O7 females
between ten and 20 years, SO males and
30 females between 20 and 80 years and
eight males and q females over 80 years.
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