Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-04
The Foreign=Born
White Population.

4 preliminary statement giving the dis
tribution of the foreign-born white popu-
lation of New York City according to
country of birth. as shown by the returns
of the Thirteenth Decennial Census. TAX
en- as of April l5 1910, was issued. recent
", by Director Durand of the Bureau of
the Census, Department of Commerce
and Labor The statistics were prepared
under the direction of William c. Hunt,
chief statfstician for population in the
Census Bureau and are subject To re-
vision
The preliminary statement covers only
the principal countries of birth-those, in
general, for each of which at the census
of 1910 upwards of 700 persons We're re-
ported-and the figures for 1910 are given
in round numbers. being subject to pos
sible revision as the result of later tabu-
lations.
Table No 1 gives comparative figures
for each principal country of birth as
shown by the censuses of 1910 and 1900,
and also in each case the numerical in
| crease during the decade.
Table No. shows the per cent of in
crease during the decade 1900-19l0 for
each of the leading countries or nation
ality groups and also the per cent. OF
| the total foreign-born white population
for both 1910 and 1900 represented by
| each.
| FoREIGN-BORN WHITE INCREASE,
1s0o-19l0.
At the census of 1900 the foreign-born
white population of New York City was
l,26o91S, but at the last census, in 1910. it
had reached d total of 1926,s00 repre-
senting an increase during the 10 years
of 665 ss2, or ST. per cent.
Natives of Germany and Ireland, how
ever, decreased in numbers, the former
| from 1924 1913 to 279200, or 1873 per cent,
and the latter from 275.07S TO 2525oO. or
| SO per cent. For the United States as a
whole, natives of these two countries
showed decrease during the same Pc
| riod of 11.2 and 1863 per cent. respec-
lively.
i Since 1900 natives of Great Britain. Of
whom there are now in New York City
los, 800, have increased 173 per cent, and
similarly natives of Canada and New
foundland, of whom there are now $500
have increased 23.2 per cent, while ma
tives of Norway. Sweden, and Den
mark, of whom there are now 5000. have
! increased 49, per cent.
The. largest increases. are shown, how
ever for natives of Austria Hungary
Italy and Russia and Finland. the coun-
tries from which in recent years have
come by far the largest proportion OF all
the immigrants to the United States.
! THE PREDOMINANT NATIONAL1-
! TIES IN 1910.
In 1910 New York City contained $780,
800 natives of Russia and Finland-an IN
crease in 10 years of 901 439, or 1887 per
| cent.
| The city in 1910 also contained S4o'4oV
| natives of Italy--an increase since 1911
| of 1897, or 1341 per cent, and go, 5oo
| natives of Austria Hungarian increase
of 149,50S, or l176 per cent Natives of
these three countries together now con-
| stitute considerably more than hair ,ob.b
per cent? of the entire foreign-born
/ white population of New York CITY, as
/ compared with little more than third
I 1855 per cent? in 1900; for the United
States as whole the respective per-
centages are 353 for 1910 and 17.2 for 1900.
| Natives of Germany, Great Britain, Ire
land, Scandinavia, and Canada, on the
other hand, now constitute less than two
ffths (37S per cent? of all the foreign
born whites in New York City, as COM
pared with fully three-f ifths go per cent?
in 1900; and for the United States as
whole the respective percentages are 5o4
for 1910 and 767 for 1900