The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-28
VERM0NT'S POPULATION
ga PER CENT. NATIVE WHITE
Some Interesting Statistics Have Been
Prepared by Director Durand Of
the United States Bureau of
the Census.

Washington, d. G., Oct. 2S.-The COM
position and characteristics of the popu-
lation of Vermont, as reported at the
thirteenth decennial census, are given in
an advance bulletin soon to be issued
by Director Durand of the bureau of
the census, department of commerce and
labor. II was prepared under the super
vision of William c. Hunt, chief stats
tician for population. Statistics of coll
or, nativity, parentage, sex, citizenship,
| illiteracy, school attendance, and dwell
ings 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 10000. A
previous population bulletin for Vermont
gave the number of inhabitants by coun-
ties and minor chief divisions. decennial
increase and density of population, 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.
Color and Nativity
The white population divided into
four groups; "a Native, native par
entage-that is, having both parents
born in the United States; ~ native,
foreign arentage-haying both parents
born abroad; t3) native mixed parent
age having one parent native and the
other foreign born; az foreign born.
OF the total population of Vermont,
229,3s2, or GA per cent, are native
whites of native parentage; 1906 or
2ll per cent, are native whites of for
eign or mixed percentages 40S6l, or IA
per cent, are foreign born whites; and
1921, or 0.5 per cent, are negroes. Cor
responding percentages in 1900 were CSC, |
2l1, l3, and 0.2, respectively, the com
parlson indicating very slight changes in |
the color, nativity, and parentage COM
position Of the population. BY counties {
the proportion Of whites of foreign birth
ranges from 50 per cent. in Addison to |
ZIG in Essex, the proportion native OF I
foreign or mixed parentage from lis |
per cent. in Orange to 1888 in Chitten. |
den and Essex. In five counties more |
than three fourths of population are ma
tive whites of native parentage, and in
two, Lamoille and Orange, more than
four fifths.
OF the urban population, 54.3 per cent
are native whites Of native parentage
of the rural population 1870 per cent.
The corresponding proportions for native
whites of foreign or mixed paentage are
25.7 and 1863 per cent. respectively The
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 Oh in the rural.
Sex.
In the total population of the state
there are lS2.56S males and l73.3sS fe-
males. or 1858 males to 100 females.
In 1900 the ratio was 1889 to 100.
Among native whites the ratio is 1916;
lmong foreign born whites 1878 to 100.
In the urban population there are 100,
and in the rural ll0.3 males to 100 fe-
males.
State of Birth
OF the total native population that /
:, population born in the United States |
Sis per cent. were born in Vermont
md 1872 per cent. outside the state; {
# the native white population, 10 per t
ent. were born outside the state, and !
If the native negro, 72.4 per cent Per !
ons born outside the state constitute I
larger proportion of the native popu-
alton in urban than in rural commune c
les. c
Foreign Nationalities. Il
OF the foreign born white population II
f Vermont. persons born in Canada t
epresent 52.3 per cent. Those of French /
,arentage. 294, and all other. 22al; r
Ireland. 90; Italy. %; Scotland, 50, P
England, 40; Russia, 40; Sweden. 81; t
AUSTRIA. 22; Wales, 81; Germany, 10; ?
hungary, IL; all other countries, SO. h
VI the total white stock of foreign orr il
in. which includes persons born abroad
nd also natives having one or both par
nts born abroad. Canada contributed
"A per cent. French stock 32.4 and 2
II other. 22l; Ireland, Isl: Italy, 90; Il
,ngland, 81; Scotland, AS; Russia. %; 2
weden, 10; Wales. Is; Germany, Ii; u
AUSTRIA, l.2; Hungary, 0-5. n
Voting and Militia Ages.