Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-11
A RESUME OF POPULATION
A Sociological Analysis Of the In
habitants VI the Various Large
Towns In Missouri.

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Kansas Sity, st. Joseph. Springfield,
Joplin. Hannibal and Sedalia, which
is made in a bulletin containing adj
vance information from the 1913 Red
Book Of the bureau of labor statistics,
given publicity by Commissioner John
T. Fitzpatrick, affords material for a
study on what the future has in store
for these flourishing Missouri me-
tropolises and serves to indicate how
cosmopolitan they are. The informa-
tion given is based on federal census
returns, . recently compiled in this
shape. and therefore is authentic.
The bulletin, which gives complete
facts on the sex, race, birthplace,
color, male voting strength and SINH
lar information of the cities in the
synopsis, contains this declaration:
Population statistics of Spring
field, Joplin, Hannibal and Sedalia
plainly reveal that nearly all the in
habitants. are either native-born or
else are the offsprings of aliens from
countries which now rule Europe"
The federal official population of
st. Louis, which figures will remain
until the next census, is 687,029, of
whom 642,4SS are white, 1880 negro
and 5s1 Indian, japanese or Chinese.
The males outnumber the females,
there being 346,068 men and boys and
$40, 961 women and girls.
Kansas City, with an official popu-
lation of 24S,3S1, has 224,677 white
men, women and children, 23,56G ne
groes and 1873 Indians, Japanese and
Chinese. The foreign-born population
numbers 25,327, Of whom 1854, or a
little over a fifth, are of German ex-
traction. England Is represented by
a population of 2,144 and Canada
1,738. The o and daughters of Ire
land number 1926. Then there are
1873 Italians, divided between north
and south Italy. Swedes r numer-
Gus, there being 2,15S. The number
of other foreign representatives fol-
low: Austria, $40; Belgium, 2S5;
Denmark, 1865; France, 275; Greece,
1853; Holland, 1903; Hungary, 1892;
Mexico, 233; Norway, 143; Roumania,
1856; Scotland, 666; Switzerland, 343;
Turkey, 146; scattering, 81.
A little over one-ninth Of the popu-
lation Of st. Joseph is foreign-born.
The same ratio seems to prevaM in
all Missouri cities and towns. OF the
official population of 77,403, 73,128 are
white, 4,249 negroes and rs either In
dian, Japanese or Chinese. The for
eign-born number 8,113, which, com
pared with 10 years ago, is a de-
crease. Then there were 8,416 for
eign-born. Divided between the sex
es, there are 1866 men and boys and
37,738 women and girls. Males of vot-
ing age number 26,051, officially.
There are 1906 dwellings, with
1913 families to occupy them. The
native-born count up 65,015 people, di-
vided between 50,316 with native par
entage and 1859 of mixed descent.
Springfield, which the bulletin calls
the "hub of the Ozarks," with an Of
ficial population Of 35,201 men, wom-
en- and children, is the home of only
1,126 foreign-boEn, with those from
Germany predominating with 327.
English come next in strength, with
1879. Canadians next, with lat, and
Irish with 142. Sweden is represents
ed by los natives; Scotland, 80; Swift
zerland, 81; Austria, 81; Denmark,
IA; France, 10; Italy, 10; Turkey, 16,
and the remainder divided between
Belgium, Greece, Holland, Hungary,
Mexico, Norway, Roumania and one
or two other countries of Europe and
Asia.
Joplin, with an official federal pop.
ulation of 32,073, is the home of 1921
males and 1892 females, men and
boys outnumbering women and girls
by 389, but not enough to fill the
Springfield deficiency in males. AS
to color, there are 1926 whites, 801
negroes and 6 Indians, Japanese and
Chinese.
For Sedalia, OF the official popula-
ton of 1882 men, women and chill
dren only S01 are foreign-born, regard
less Of there being two large railroad
carshops there. This would indicate
that the majority Of the employees of
these two establishments are native
born. The negro population is given
as being 1871, leaving the remainder,
1892 whites, with $3.50 native-born,
AS to sex, there are 1913 males and
5000 females. or nearly enough WON
en- to go around, in case each single
male wanted his full share of marital
bliss. OF dwellings there are 4,165
with 4,493 families to occupy them
an indication that some houses are
the abode Of more than n family
The voting strength, all males over p
years, is 5,61s.