The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-14
MORE men THAN
WOMEN IN U. S.
Proportions Increase During Last
Ten Years. immigration
Cause

Washington. Oct. l4.-Thc popula-
ton Of the United States Exclusive
Of Alaska. Hawaii Porto Rico. ana
other DoncoDtiguous possessions) COM
prised in 1901. according TO the last
Federal Census. 47.SS2s77 males and
44ss9 sss females. or lOs males to
every loo females; in 1900 there were
le4.4 males TO every 100 females. These
figures are contained in statement
issued by Director Durand of the Rur-
eau of the Census, Department of
| Commerce and Labor, and are based
upon tabulation prepared under the
| direction Of Mr.. William c. Hunt.
! Chief Statistician for Population in the
Census Bureau. The figures are pre-
liminary and subject 70 revision
The excess OF males in the United
| States is mainly due to the extensive
immigration. a much larger proportion
Of the immigration being males than
females. In the foreign born white
population there are 1922 males TO leo
females. But the native white popu-
lation also has a slight excess of males
the ratio being 1921 to 100
In the negro population males are
outnumbered by females In a ratio OF
as.s TO 100. Among the Chinese in this
country males outnumber females by
more than Ia to l. and among the Jap
anese by about to /. The Indians
show small excess of males, 1895 to
100 females.
European States Differ.
In most European countries females
outnumber males the number of
males to 100 females according to re-
cent censuses being 93.6 in England,
9G.7 in France, e6.9 in the Ger
man Empire, 96.4 in Switzerland
80 in Italy. &c. in Austria, s9.1 in
Hungary. and $50 in Russia.
The preponderance of males in the
aggregate population of the United
States is most marked in the Pacific
and Mountain divisions (far western
states), with ratios in 1901 of, respec-
lively, 1895 and 1919 males to leo
females The proportion of males is
lowest in New England. this being the
only geographic division In which there
is a slight excess of females over
males. There are only five States in
which females outnumber males. |
namely, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. |
Maryland, North Carolina, and South !
Carolina
Males increased more rapidly than |
females in the United States from 1900 !
10 1901. The former Increased 21.9 per |
cent; females 20.1 per cent. Little |
the native population but among the |
foreign born white the number OF !,
males per 100 females increased from 4
l17.4 in 1899 to 1892 in 1901. The pro
portion of males increased i'm every /
state east OF the Mississippi River. ex-
cept I'M Kentucky and Tennessee,
where the changes were insignificant
West of the Mississippi the proportion
increased in 3 states, decreased in II,
and remained unchanged in / state.
More Women in Cities.
OF the aggregate urban population
Of continental United States in 1901,
21.496,Isl were male and 21,127.2O2 fe-
male. the number of males per 100
females being 1O1.7. OF the aggregate
rural population 25.S36,096 were male,
and 23.5I2,7S7 female. the num-
Der of males per 100 females be
ing 1899. In the rural population of
each division the males outnumber the
l
three divisions-the New England,
South Atlantic, and East South Cen
females outnumber the males.
The fact that females are relatively
more numerous in urban than in rural
throughout the United
ioreignborn whites--a class in which,
rs previously noted. males are in n
ma jority-are largely concentrated In
titles. The relative excess of females
N the larger cities is generally attrib-
tied at least in part to the fact that
affords more opportunities for women
o find employment with a correspond
ng greater demand for female labor.
OF the 20 cities having over 100000
inhabitants. there are 20 in which the
males outnumber the females. In 80
" the cities the proportion Of males
vas greater in 1901 than 1900, and in
4 IL was less. The number of males
)er 100 females was greatest In Seat
lie U36.2). and only slightly less in
Portland, Greg. G34.5). Nashville
'hows the smallest proportion of males.
With ratio OF S9.g to 100 females. OF
he cities having 100000 or more in
Baltimore has the lowest
number of males per 100 females t92.4)
md Cleveland the highest u06.6). but
he ratio is almost as high in Chicago.
where there are 1868 males to 100 fe-
males. New York city's population is
almost evenly divided by SEX. in Phila-
lelphia the females outnumber the