Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-24
Population Of New Mexico; Condition and
Characteristics. w
According to U. $. Census.

Washington, y. g.. Feb 2t--The
composition and Characteristics Of the
population OF New Mtxico. az reported
az the thirteenth dccennial census.
are given IN an advance bulletin soon
10 DO issued by Director Durand of the
bureau Of tho census. department Of
commerce ana labor. II was prepared
under the supervision of VIM. g. Hunt,
cher statistlclan Tor population. stat
istics 81 color. nativity. pareniage.
sex state Of birth. citizenship. age. H.
literacy school attendance marital
condition ana dwellings ana families
are presented. They are grouped az
follows For the state and counties.
Tor Albuquerque. the only city of more
than 10000. and for places ol $500
To 10000 a previous population hull
letiu Tor New Mexico gave the number
of inhabitants hy counties and minor
'ivil divisions. doccunial increase and
density 81 population, and the pro-
portion urban and rural That aud
the forthcoming bulletin cover an the
principal topics ~ the population ccn-
tus except occupations ana ownership
OF homes
aoiof ana NATIVITY.
The white population IL divided into
four groups. CD Native. native par.
"ntage--that IL having both parents
born In the United states: co native.
foreign pnrentare- having both par
"nts born abroad; 60 native. mixed
Misunderstanding one parent native
ana the other foreign born. 60 for
rign norm
of tho total population of New
Mexico. 25j.Gos. or 1St per cent. are
native whites of native parentagc. %
33i, "r per cent. are native whites
OF ioie!Rn 90 mixed parcntngc. 22.G54.
CT 90 per cent. are foreign born
whites. AMI s0.i73. or 90 scr cent.
are Indians Tho corresponding per.
'cntagcs In 1909 we're 76.a. 90 IS.
ana 81, respectively the comparison
indicating only slight changes In the
composition of the population during
IN" decade. Negroes constitute o.
per cent oi the population In IL of
tee 20 counties the percentage of tor.
cign. born whites rs less fhan =. IA.
percentage. e5.e. IL that for
Grant county The percentage Of ma
'i'" whites of foreign or mixed par
"niage In less than IN ~ counties.
lnd exceeds % In p. Grant ts7Gi aud |
pona Ana ,s7.jl.
OF the urban population. - per
'ont are native whites az native mar |
rntag", ~ the rural ass per cent |
The corresponding proportions Tor /
native whites ~ foreign ar mixed par
rniage are iil ana 90 per cent. re.
'pcrtiv"ly. The percentage Of for |
rign born whites Us SIS IN the urban I
population and 90 In the rurnI. the
peu~uthgo a. Indians IN a. Ia the
lrhnn ana 20 ln the rural
Sew.
In the total population ~ the state
here dr" lti.2t' males and t5..OjG
females or lij.3 males 90 100 fc-
males In 1900 the ratio was ma to \
100. Among native whites the ratio !
~ H. 90 100 ana among foreign. |
'orn whites 1896 90 100. In the ur- l
'an population there are lol.5 males
% 100 females. aud IN tho rural ma.
state at Birth.
OF rhe total native pupulgtion--that
n population born iu the United |
'tntoS-G07 per cent were born in |
Sew Mexico and 29g per cent outside
h" state. of the native white popul1-
Ion. il.1 per cent W,r, born outside
No state. ui tho native Indian. -
',r cent, ana of the native negro. 7I3
'"r cent Persons born outside "a,
iHi, constitute" a much larger proper
ion "t the uativ" population IN urban
han iu rural communities
Foreign Nationalltics.
90 the foroign-horn white popula.
ION Of New Mexico. persons onrn in
icvico represent SEQ per cent. Italy.
81, GERMANY 90; Austria. 5.t: Ems.
and, 80; Canada. 49,. ireland. Is.
scotland. 20, sweden l.G. France,