Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-09
POPULATION OF
STATE ANALYzED
BER THOSE OF CITIES BY
i,895,5is TO 1,3ss,8t7.
YOUNG PREFER URBAN LIFE
Foreign Elements coneregate in the
Towns-Nesroes Also Show Dis
like for Country Life-Two
Counties Have No Blacks.

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nation dealing with the population of
Missouri is given in bulletin just Is.
sued by Commissioner John T. Fitz-
patrick of the bureau of labor statis-
tics. After the announcement that
the average family of the state is
made up of IA persons, males and fe-
males, comes the statement that Mis-
souri, contains 667.196 dwellings,
which are occupied by 749,S12 fami.
lies. Further facts are as follows: To
each 100 dwellings there are 110.7
families. OF the 3,293,335 persons
making up the population of the com.
monwealth, the majority, or 1,S94,51S
males and females. live in rural sec
tions, and 1,39S,S17, or 495, 701 less, in
the cities and towns of the state with
St. Louis containing about half, or
6S7 ,029 inhabitants.
The rural population of Missouri is
made up of $780, ,ss5 males and 910,623
females. That those who make the
country their homes are healthier and
live longer is shown by the fact that
men and women between As and 65
years old are more common than
those of any other age, there being
1885, persons in this class. The birth
rate is also higher in rural sections
than in cities, there being 121,0S3
children there under 5 years, as COM
pared to 81 ,460 for the cities and
towns. Under 1 year there were "a
7S3 in the country and 1887 for the
urban population, which means near
ly twice the number of births for the
rural sections than in the cities in the
course of year.
For the cities there we're 1881
males and females in the state be-
tween 25 and 80 years old, as COM
pared to 1873 ,276 persons of those years
out in the state. This condition shows
the tendency of the younger element
to flock to the cities, where they re-
main until the age of 45 is reached,
when many return to the farm to
spend their declining years living on
the best the land offers and there be,
come healthier and happier. Over 65
years, there were 51I56S on farms and
26.6S2 in the cities.
The foreign-born element, instead OF
taking to the country and earning a
better living. prefer urban life, there
being 97,767 of such males in the cit.
ies and 75,9SS females, as compared
to .34,059 males and 21,042 females in
rustic sections. The same condition
prevails as to negroes, 104, ,462 males
and females living in the cities and
only $500 out in the dells and dales
Of the state. AS farmers, negroes who
follow that calling are successes
many earning over 1900 year clear
by tilling the soil. Their daily menu
is the best that the farm produces
including chicken, chitlens, 'possum
coon, squirrels, watermelon, when in
season, and always plentiful supply
of fresh milk, butter and eggs. But
the majority of the negroes prefer t.
exist on an average of SO a week ir
the cities.
The Chinese and Japanese of the
state, totaling 634, prefer city lives t
the quieter environments OF the coun
try. st. Louis has 466 Celesials anC
Japs; Kansas City, 90; st. Joseph, g.
Joplin, 2, leaving 20 for the balance
of the state, with II in st. Louii
county, one in Newton county and 4.
scattering over the state.
Indians, strange TO say, also prefeI
, the cities, Ill out of the 313 in tn,
state living in st. Louis, 4S in Kansas
City, IS in st. Joseph. one in Boon
vile, 10 in Springfield, % in Joplin
. and Carthage, 2 in Mcdonald county
IL in Mercer county, 13 in Miller coun
ty, "a in Newton county, in ST
Louis county and Al scattering.
The negro population of Missouri Il
on the wane. In the state there ar,
now 157,452 of this race, compared t,
1924 who were here 10 years ago
: OF pure blacks, there are 112,762, an,
mulattoes and lesser strains 44,69O
. Worth and Shannon counties have n,
negroes, and Stone and Taney coun
ties one each; Mcdonald, Carter, Tex
|, as, Reynolds and Dallas counties hav
two each. st. Louis has 1880 an,
St. Louis county 4,253; Jackson coun
ty. including Kansas City, 21,936; Jas
per county, containing Joplin, Car
thage and Webb City, 1868; Howar,
county. 3,152; Pike county, $3.50
Greene county, including Springfield
2,625; Saline county, 1884: Lafayett
county, 1865; Buchanan county. In
cluding st. Joseph, 4,457, and Missis
sippi county, 2.006.