Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-11
DETAIL FIGURES
OF THE CENSUS
Shows Perth Amboy Ha.
More llliterates Than Any
City Except Passaic.
STATE BULLETIN GIVEN
Has Fewer Children Born of
Native Parents .-Compar-
ison With Other Places

When one studies the composition
OF the population of Perth Amboy as
set forth in the recent bulletin of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
containing detail figures of the thir-
teenth census of the United States for
the State of New Jersey, he is sur
prlsed at the facts that are brought
out through knowledge Of the make
up of the city. Perth Amboy has
fewer children born of native parents
than any other city of $4,000 or more
in the State of New Jersey and there
is larger number OF illiterates here
In comparison to the number OF
population than any city in the state
OF $4,000 or more inhabitants, ex-
cepting the city Of Passaic. Many
other startling and interesting facts
are gained by close study Of the
personnel of this city.
OF the 32,121 inhabitants Of Perth
Amboy there are only $40 children
between the ages of six and fourteen
that were born of native parents.
The total number OF children between
those ages are, nevertheless, 5,73t,
but 1855 are of foreign or mixed
parentage, $40 are foreign born and
% are negroes. These figures show
that there are nearly as many young
.sters that were born across the ocean
roaming our streets as those that
were born here of native parents
In New Brunswick about half the
number of youngsters of school age,
between six and fourteen years, are
of native parentage. OF New Bruins
wick's $500 minors, 1,735 are Of
native parentage.
Roosevelt has 901 children be-
tween the ages of six and fourteen,
of native or native and foreign par
entage and 10 are negroes.
In Middlesex county there are only
1924 children between six and four
teen born of native parents. The
total number is 19,01S, of which
10000 are of foreign or mixed par
entage, 2,072 foreign born and 322
negroes.
In Monmouth county the percent
age of native born whites is much
larger. or the 15,026 between six
and fourteen years of age, 9,896 are
of native parents, 3,2S3 of foreign or
mixed parentage, SIG foreign born
and 1.271 negroes.
In proportion to It's population
Middlesex county has fewer native
born children between six and four
teen than any other county In the
state. or 420,635 at those ages In
the state. only 1927 are of native
parentage. 1885 are of foreign or
mixed parentage. 33,387 are foreign
born and 12,600 are negroes. These
figures show that about sixty per
cent. of those required to 60 to
school are either foreign born or born
of foreign parents or born of native
parent and foreign parent.
The number of males illiterate in
Perth Amboy, Middlesex county and
Perth Amboy has a larger percentage
of illiterates than any other city of
$4,000 In the state except Passaic.
Nine and nine-tenths per cent. of this
city's population, ten years and over,
cannot write Ca person ten years old
is considered illiterate ii he cannot
write, even though he may be able to
read). Passaic holds the record of
the cities of the state for illiteracy,
fifteen and eight-tenths per cent. of
Its population( those above ten years.
are illiterate. OF 19,101 ten years
and over in, New Brunswick, only 797
are illiterate. About one-fourth of
the population of Roosevelt is litter
ate. there being LILO illiterates in
1928 persons ten years and over.
Middlesex county has the largest
percentage of illiteracy than any
other county in the state. Eight and
of those ten years and
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