The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-13
NEARLY HALF men
IN STATE SINGLE
The Census for Indiana Also
Shows los Males to 100
Females.-Figures.
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WASHINGTON, June 13-The CEN
sus bureau today issued statement
regarding the composition and charac-
teristics of the population of Indiana,
as reported at the thirteenth deem
NAL census 1t shows that of the total
population Of Indiana, 2,130,0SS. or $50
per cent, are native whites of native
parentege; 350,551 are native whites
of foreign or mixed parentage; 159,-
322, or SO per cent, are foreign born
white, and 6O,320, or 90 percent, are
negroes. The corresponding percent
ages in 1900 were 77.6, 14.5, 90 and 2.3
respectively, the comparison indicating
a slight increase in the relative import
ance of the native whites of native
parentage. In most of the counties the
proportion of whites of foreign birth
or of foreign or mixed parentage is
small. There is, however, one county
--Lake-in which the foreign born
whites constitute more than one-fourth
odf the total population, and six coun-
ties in which the native whites Of
foreign or mixed parentage exceed
that proportion.
Corresponding Proportions.
OF the urban population 67.S per
cent. are native whites of native par
entage, of the rural population 81 per
cent. The corresponding proportion for
native whites of foreign or mixed par
entage is 1872 and 81 per cent, respec.
lively. The percentage of foreign born
whites is 81 in the urban population
and 81 in the rural; the percentage
of negroes is AZ per cent in the urban
and O.8 in the rural. In the total popu-
Iation of the state there are 1,383,295
males and 1,317,5S females or 105
males to each 100 female. In 1900 the
ratio was 1910 to 100.
OF the total native population born
in the United States, 1913 per cent,
were born in Indiana and POI per cent.
in other states.
Germans in the Lead.
The report shows that PERSONS born
outside the state constitute much
larger proportion of the native popula-
ton in urban than in rural communi-
ties. OF the foreign born white popu-
lation of Indiana, persons born in
Germany represent 80 per cent, Hun
gary, 9; Austria, IA; Ireland, II; Eng
land. 81; Russia, 6; Italy, 4.3; Canada,
SO; Sweden, 80; Scotland, 81, and all
other countries. 118.
Ten and two-tenths per cent of the
total population of Indiana are chill
dren under five years of age, 1913 per
cent are from five to fourteen year, in
n % Nv
four, 28.9 per cent. are from twenty
five to forty-four and 225 per cent,
are forty-five years of age and over.
The urban population shows smaller
proportion of children than the rural
and larger proportion of persons
in the prime of life. Immigration to
the city explains this at least in part.
Percentage of School Attendance.
The total number of persons OF
school age-that is from six to TWEEN,
ty years, inclusive-is 9,777,8S9, OF
whom 513,623 or sc per cent. attended
school. In addition to these $3.50 per
sons under six and 1929 of twenty
one and over attended school. For
boys from six to twenty, the percent
age of school attendance was $50, as
compared with 66.2 girls.
According to the report there are
66,213 illiterates in the state, repre-
senting 81 per cent. population, ten
years of age and over, as compared
with as per cent in 1900. The per cent
of illiteracy is III among foreign
born whites, 81 among native whites
and 1877 among negroes.
In the population, fifteen years OF
age and over, "a per cent. of the
males are single and 1852 of the fe
males. The percentages of married
persons is 59.S for males and 623 foa
females, and the percentage of widow
ed 81 and 1914, respectively. The per