Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08
proportion of the native population in
urban than in rural communities.
FOREIGN Nation aIItes.

proportion of the native population in
urban than in rural communities.
Foreign qualities.
OF the foreign born white population
of Vermont, persons born in Canada
represent 1913 Chose of French parent
age, 29.4, and all other 22.0 Ireland,
80; Italy, 90; Scotland, SO; England, 40;
Russia, 49, Sweden, 81; Austria, 90;
Wales, FL Germany, 1.6; Hungary, IL;
all other countries, 9S. 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 54.4 per
cent (French stock 324 and all other,
22); ireland, ~15.7; Italy, SO; England, 81;
Scotland, 43 Russia, 20; Sweden. 10;
Wales, is; Germany, II; Austria, IL;
Hungary, 0.5.
Voting and Military Ages.
The total number of males 81 years
of age and over is 1885, representing
31.9 per cent of the population. OF such
males GIL per cent are native whites of
native parentage, III per cent native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage,
20.9 per cent foreignborn whites, and
90 per cent negroes. OF the 23,759 for
eign-born white males of voting age,
1851, or 45.5 per cent, are naturalized.
Males of militia age-1S to H-number
1865.
Age.
OF the total population, SO per cent
are under 5 years of age, Is per cent
from 5 to IA years. inclusive, 1863 per
cent from 10 to "a, 2S.4 per cent from 25
to A, and 27 per cent are 45 years OF
age or over. The foreign born white
population comprises comparatively few
children, only rs per cent of this class
of Nyhi mo
than three fourths G69 per cent? are 25
years of age and over. OF the native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage,
less than half (46.S per cent? are 20 and
over, and of the native whites of native
parentage more than half (5SO
AS compared with the rural the ur-
ban population shows a larger proper
ton OF persons in the prime of life,
Se6 per cent of the urban population be-
ing from % to A years of age, and 26.6
per cent of the rural.
School Attendance.
The census inquiry as to school at
tendance was merely as to whether the
person enumerated had attended any
kind of school at any time from Sep
TENDER l. 1909, to the date OF enumera-
ton, April Is, 1910. The total number of
persons of school age-that is, from 6
TO 20 years, inclusive-is N.701, of whom
66,S45, or 70.6 per cent attended school.
In addition to these, 176S persons under
g. and 91S of p and over attended school.
For boys from to 20 years, inclusive,
the percentage attending school was
69.2, for girls 70. For children from to
Il years, inclusive, the percentage at
tending school was 929, The percentage
for children of this age among native
whites of native parentage was 93.1;
among native whites of foreign or mix
ed parentage 1913; among foreign-born
whites, S9.3; among negroes. S.6 There
Is little difference between urban and
rural communities as regards the per-
centage of school attendance, the per-
centage being slightly higher in the
urban for those from to IA. and in the
rural for those from Is to 20 years.
illteracy.
The census bureau Classics as illit-
crate any person 10 years of age or over
who is unable to write, regardless OF
ability to read. There are 10.S06 Hitter
ates in the state, representing S.7 per
cent of the total population 10 years OF
age and over, ms compared with SIS per
cent in 1900. The percentage of illiteracy
Is 1871 among foreign born whites, as
among negroes, and 10 among native
whites.
For all classes combined, the percent
age OF illiterates Is slightly higher In