Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-31
NATIVE BORN IN
VERMONT 229,382
Foreigners Only IA per Cent. Of
Population-Slight Changes
in Decade.

Vermont, AS reported at the 18th decen-
NAL census, are given in an advance
bulletin soon to issued by Director Du-
rand of the bureau of the census, depart
ment of and labor. 1t was pre-
pared under the supervision of William
G.. Hunt, chief statistician for popula-
ton. Statistics of color, nativity, par
cntage, sex, citizenship, iliiteracy, school
attendance and dwellings and families are
presented. They nre grouped as follows:
| For the State and counties; for cities of
over 10000: and for places of $50 to 49,
CN. A previous population bulletin for
Vermont gave the number of inhabitants
by counties and minor civil divisions, de-
ccnnial increase and density of popula-
ton. and the proportion urban and rural.
! That and the forthcoming bulletin cover
all The principal topics of the population
census except occupations and ownership
Of homes.
Tho white population Is divided into
four groups: a. Native. native parent
age, that is. having both parents born in
the United States; 81 native. foreign par
entage. having both parents born abroad;
go native, mixed parentagc. having one
parent native and the other foreign born;
a., foreign born.
OF the total population of Vermont. 22s, =
3S2, or GA per cent. are native whites of
native parentage: 75.o55. or 2l.1 per cent,
are native whites of foreign or mixed par
cntage; 1851, or Il per cent. are foreign
born whites; and 1881, or 0.5 per cent. are
negroes. Corresponding percentages in
1900 were &c. 21.l, IS, and o.. respectively,
the comparison indicating very slillt
changes in the color, nativity and parent
age composition of the population. BY
counties. tho proportion of whites of for
eign birth ranges from 90 per cent. in .Ad-
olson to PIG in Essex. the proportion na.
tive OF foreign or mixed parentage from
l1.5 per cent. in Orange to 2S,3 in Chitten'
0en and Essex. In five counties more
than three-fourths of population are ma
tive whites of native parentage. and II
two, Lamollle and Orange, more thar
four-hfths.
MORE WHITES IN COUNTRY.
OF the urban population. 54.3 per cent
are native whites of native parentage; o
the rural population, 7S6 per cent. Tn,
corresponding proportions for nativ'
whites OF foreign or mixed parentage ar
25.7 and 1859 per cent. respectively. Tn
= Va bOth Aiho % ~
IN the urban population and "a in tn
rural; the percentage of negroes is os il
the urban and Oh in the rural.
In the total population of the stat
there are 1872. 5ss males and 1883 females
or 1853 males to 100 females In 1900 tn
ratio was 1899 to 100. Among nativ
whites the ratio is 11.s; among foreign
born whites 1918 to 100. In the urba
- svrvo REQ I'm .nl l., a. ..,
1903 males to 100 females.
STATE OF BIRTH.
OF the total native population. that /.
population born in the United States, 81
= per cent. were born In Vermont and IS
per cent outside the State; OF the nativ
1 white population, lI.S per cent. were Dor
= outside tho State and Of tho native negrt
q 72.4 per cent. Persons born outside tn
q State constitute a larger proportion {
the native population In urban than i
: rural communities
OF the foreign-born white population
n Vermont, persons born In Canada rel
@ resent 52.3 per cent. Chose of Frenc
e. lparentage, 2s4, and all others. 229
ireland, 80; Italy. 90; Scotland, BE-; Enc
y land. 40; Russia, 40; Sweden, O.
n Austria, 20: Wales. 81; Germany, /!
Hungary, IL; all other countries, 8.
OF the total white stock of foreign Origil
which includes persons born abroad an
also natives having one or both parenl
born abroad, Canada contributed 81
ner cent. (French stock 32.4, and all othe
:, 22): Ireland, 1871; Italy. SO; England, 8,
Scotland, a.; Russia, 20; Sweden, l..
" Wales. is; Germany. II; Austria, /.
Hungary, OBJ.
VOTING AND MILITIA AGES,
! The total number of males q years
arc and over Is 1855 representing 81
per cent. of the population. OF sue
males GIL per cent. are native whites
native ~parentage. III per cent. nati'
n vvh,tes OF foreign OF MIXED parentage. q
~ mar cent. foreign-born whites. and
n n.r cent. negroes. OF the $3.50 foreig
l. horr white males of voting age, 10, 81,
ID Nt per cent. are naturalized. Males
u Militia age, IS to n. number 1855.
- GROUPED BY THEIR AGES.
N NJ the total population. 90 per Gel
A. .ra under five years of age, IS per cer
,,,r r. 10 Il years, inclusive, 1863 %
oant from 10 to "a. 2S.4 per cent. fro
4. o, IA "A. and 81 per cent. are 40 years
age and over. The foreign-born whit
ronulation comprises comparatively #
children. only rs per cent. OF this ella
ho,ny under IL years of age, while mo
- ,h,r three-fourths GOO per cent? are
S..r. az ago and over. OF tho natl
.hi,es Of foreign or mixed parenta,