The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-29
NATIVE BORN 1882
Foreigners Only II Per Cent Of
Population


Washington, Oct. 27--The compost
ton and characteristics of the popu-
lation of Vermont. as reported at the
18th decennial census, are given in
an advance bulletin soon TO be is
sued by Director Durand of the
bureau of the census. department of
commerce and labor 1t was pre-
pared under the supervision of Will
liam c. Hunt, chief statistican for
population. Statistics of color. ma
tivity. parentage, sex, citizenship,
| illteracy, school attendance and
dwellings and families are presented.
| They are grouped as follows: For the
| State and counties; for cities of over
10000; and for places of $500 to TO-
| 900. A previous population bulletin
| for Vermont gave the number of in
| habitants by counties and minor
| civil divisions, decennial increase and
| density of population, and the pro-
1 portion urban and rural. That and
the forthcoming bulletin cover all
the principal topics of the population
census except occupations and owner
ship of homes.
| TIC NhtlC pOpuldbiOu 10 uiNlutu III
to four groups: % Native. native
parentage. that is. having both par
ents born in the United States; (2)
native, foreign parentage. having both
parents born abroad; (3) native. mix
ed parentage. having one parent ma
| tive and the other foreign born; "a,
| foreign born.
OF the total population of Vermont,
229,3S2, or GA per cent. are native
whites of native parentage; 1906, or
21.1 per cent, are native whites of
foreign or mixed parentage 49,S61,
or Ia per cent are foreign-born
whites; and. 1921, or 0.5 per cent.
are negroes. Corresponding percen-
tages in 1900 were $50, 211, 10, and
OF. respectively, the comparison in
dicating very slight changes in the
color. nativity and parentage com.
position of the population. BY coun-
ties, the proportion of whites of for
eign birth ranges from SO per cent in
Addison to 21.6 in Essex. the proper
ton native of foreign or mixed paren-
tage from 11.5 per cent in Orange to
2S.3 in Chittenden and Essex. In five
counties more than threefourths of
population are native whites of native
parentage and in two. Lamoille and
Orange, more than four-fifths.
More Whites in Country
or the urban population, $40 per
cent. are native whites of native par
entage; of the rural population, 1876
per cent. The corresponding proper
tons for native whites of foreign or
mixed parentage are 25.7 and 16.s per
cent respectively. The percentages
OF foreign-born whites is 1872 in the
urban population and "a in the rural;
the percentage of negroes is 0.S in
the urban and OIL in the rural.
In the total population of the State
there are 1s2.56S males and 17S.3ss
females, or 1858 males to 100 females
In 1900 the ratio was 1889 to 100.
Among native whites the ratio is
1915; among foreignborn whites
1918 TO 100. In the urban popula.
ton there are 100 and in the rural
1913 males to 100 females.
State Of Birth.
or the total native population. that
is, population born in the United
States. SIS per cent. were born I'm
Vermont and 1872 per cent. outside
the State; of the native white popu.
lation, 17.9 per cent were born ont.
side the state and OF the native negro
12.4 per cent. Persons born outside
the State constitute larger proper
ton OF the native population in urban
than in rural communities.
or the foreign-born white popula-
ton of Vermont persons born in Can
ada represent 1913 per cent. (those of
French parentage. 29.4 and all others.
22.9); Ireland, 80; Italy, go; Scot.
land, SO; England, 40: Russia, az:
Sweden. 81; Austria, %; Wales. 2.1:
Germany. 1.6; Hungary, IL; all 9TH
er countries. 3.S. OF the total white
stock of foreign origin. which in
cludes persons born abroad and also
natives having one or both parents
born abroad. Canada contributed 654
per cent French stock 32.4. and all
other. 22); Ireland. 1871: Italy. So:
England. 81; Scotland. 80: Russia
2.9; Sweden, 1-9; Wales, Is; Ger.
many. IL; Austria. L.; Hungary.
0.6.
Voting and Militia Ages.
The total number Of males 21 years
OF age and over is 1856. represent
ing BIG per cent. Of the population.
OF such males 61-1 per cent. are ma
tive whites Of native parentage, III
per cent native whites OF foreign or
mixed parentage. 20.9 per cent. for
eign-born whites and O9 per cent.
negroes. OF the 23,759 foreignborn
white males OF voting age, 10.sl1, OF
45.5 per cent are naturalized. Males
Of militia age. is to A. number "a
SIS.
49,. Grouped BY Their Ages
or the total population. sc per cent
are under Eve years Of age. IS per
cent from 5 70 IA years. inclusive.
1e-s per cent from Is to "A, 2s.4 per