The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
THE POPULATION OF
MAINE
Their Nativity and the
Way They Live
AZ Seen by the Census. Interesting
Statistics.


The composition and characteristics
Of the population of Maine, as report
ID at the Thirteenth Decennial Census
are given in an advance bulletin soon
20 be issued by Director Durand of
he Bureau of the Census, Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. It was
prepared under the supervision of
VIM c. Hunt chief statistician for
population. Statistics of color, nativ-
ity, parentage, sex, citizenship, litter
'acy, school attendance, and dwellings
and families are presented. They are
grouped as follows: For the State
and counties; for the two cities of
$4,000 or more; for cities of 10000 to
$4,000; for places of $500 to 10000;
and for wards of one city of $4,000 or
more. A previous population bulletin
for Maine gave the number of inhab-
itants by counties and minor civil di-
visions, decennial increase and den
sity OF population, and the proportion
urban and rural. That and the forth
coming bulletin cover all the princi-
pal topics of the population census
except occupations and ownership OF
homes.
COLOR AND NATIVITY,
The white population is divided in
TO four groups: ID Native, native pa
rentage-that is, having both parents
born in the United States; (2) native,
foreign parentage-having both pa
rents born abroad; go native, mixed
arentage-having one parent native
and the other foreign born; tD for
eign born.
OF the total population of Maine,
1914, 1907 or 66.7 per cent, are native
whites of native parentage; 134,955,
or 1872 per cent, are native whites of
foreign or mixed parentage; 110,133,
or 148 per cent, are foreign-born
whites; and 1853, or OF per cent,
are negroes The corresponding per-
centages in 1900 were 71,15.3, 1914
and OF. respectively the proportion Of
native whites of native parentage hay
ing decreased during the decade. IN
II of the 16 counties less than . per
cent. of the population is foreign
born white the highest percentage
for this element, 1913, is for andre
stoggin County. Approximately one
third 1923 per cent? of the popula-
ton of Aroostook County is native
white OF foreign or mixed parentage,
and in Il counties the percentage for
this class exceeds that for foreign
born whites.
OF the urban population, 55,1 per
cent. are native whites of native pa
rentage; of the rural, 1873 per cent
The. corresponding proportions for ma
tive whites of foreign or mixed parent
age are 23.S and 12,2 per cent, re
spectiyely. The percentage of foreign
born whites is POS in the urban popu-
lation and SO in the rural
SEX.
In the total population of the State
there are 377,O52 males and 365,319
females, or 1882 males to 100 females.
Inc 1900 the ratio was 1922 to 100.
Among native whites the ratio is 101.S
to 100; among foreign-born whites,
I'LL to 100 In the urban population
there are 98.4 males to 100 females.
and in the rural, 1886,
STATE OF BIRTH.
Of the native population-that is,
91.G per cent were born in Maine and
"a per cent. outside the State; of the
native white population, S.4 per rent.
were born outside the State, and OF
the native negro, 28.8 per cent. Per
sons born outside the State constitute
a larger proportion of the native popu-
lation in urban than in rural communi-
ties
FOREIGN NATIONALITIES
or the foreign born white popula-
ton of Maine, persons born in Canada
represent $50 per cent; Chose OF
French parentage Bis and all others,
37.D; Ireland, u; England, 5.11;
Russia 49, Italy, 81; Scotland, %;
Sweden, 2; all other countries, 10. OF
the total white stock of foreign origin,
which includes persons born abroad
and also natives having one or both
parents born abroad, Canada contri-
buted 67.S per cent French stock,
30.S, and all others, 80; Ireland, 1912;
England, 81; Russia, %; Scotland.
Il; Italy, 10 Sweden, IS; Germany
IS.
VOTING AND MILITIA AGES.
The total number of males q years
OF age and over is 235,727, represent
ing 31S per cent. of the population
or those CTS per cent are native
whites of native parentage, 1I3 per
cent. native whites of foreign or mixed
parentage, 20.6 per cent. foreign-born
whites, and OF per cent. negroes. OF