Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21
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SOUTH cARoLINAs POPULATION
interesting Facts as Nativity School
-'" Attendance, Etc.


interesting Facts as Nativity, School
'" Attendance, Etc.
The composition and characteristics
Of the population Of South Carolina.
as reported at the thirteenth decen-
NAL census are given In an advance
bulletin soon to be issued by Director
Durand, of the bureau Of census, de-
partment of commerce and labor. II
was prepared under the supervision
Of VIM. c. Hunt, chief statistician for
population. Statistics Of COLOR ma
tivity, parentage, sex, state Of birth,
citizenship, age, illiteracy, school at
tendance, marital condition. and dwell
lings and families are presented. They
are grouped as follows: For the state
and counties; for the two cities of
more than $4,000 inhabitants; for the
two cities Of 10000 to $4,000; for
Of Charleston. the only city Of more
than $4,000 inhabitants. A previous
population bulletin for South Caroline
gave the number Of Inhabitants by
counties and minor civil divisions, de-
cennial increase and density Of popu-
lation, and the proportions urban and
rural. That and the forthcoming bull
letin cover all the principal topics OF
the population census except occupa-
tions and ownership Of homes. b-is
s. Color and Nativity. hi
The white population is divided into
four groups: (1) Native, native par
entage-that is. having both parents
born in the United States; (2) native,
foreign parentage-having both par
ents born abroad; (3) native, mixed
parentage-having one parent native
and the other foreign born; (D for
eign born. .., ,,,., :. CO.,
Carolina 67s. s.161, or ,44.S per cent, are
whites, and, 835,843 or 55.2 per ., cent
negroes. The corresponding per CEN
tages in 1900 were 41.6 and 5S.4. re-
spectively. the proportion Of whites
increased during the decade. In
4 OF the 4s counties the proportion Of
negroes exceeds, three e-fourths, and In
20 other counties 1t exceeds one-haK.
the maximum per centage Of negroes
being that for Beaufort county (S6.s.) ,
Native whites Of native parentage
constitute 43.7 per, cent Of the total
population of the state, and 97.5 per
cent Of the white population. Native
whites Of foreign or mixed parentage
constitute only 0.S per cent Of the to-
tai population, and foreign born whites
only 0.4 per cent. -
or the urban population. .4s.6 per
cent are native whites Of native par
entage; Of the rural. 42.7 per cent.
The corresponding proportions for ma
tive whites Of foreign or mixed paren-
tage are 3.4 and 0.3 per cent, respec-
lively; for foreign-b born whites, 1.8 and
0.2 per cent. The per centage OF me-
groes is 45.2 In the urban population
and 56.9 In the rural. tg.s
Sex. ~ I..i a.t
In the total population of the state
there are 751,842 males and 763.56S fe-
males, or 98.5 males to 100 females. In
1900 the ratio was 98.4 to 100. Among
the whites there are 1924 males to 100
females; among the negroes, s5.4 to
100. Among the native whites the ra-
ito Is 102 to 100, as compared with
1873 to 100 for the foreign-born whites.
In the urban population there are 90.2
males to 100 females, but In the rural
regions the sexes are nearly equal In
-irP1c
{ t'H State Of Birth. T''' ~
OF the total native population-that
Is, population born In the United
per cent were born In
South Carolina, and 81 per cent out
side the state; Of the native white
9.4 per, cent were born OUT
side the state, and Of the native negro,
1.S per cent Persons born outside the
state constitute larger proportion OF
the native population In urban than In
rural communities. ..a no.
Foreign NationaIitiss.
OF the foreign-born white population
Of South Carolina, persons born In
Germany represent 1878 per cent; Rus
sia, 10; Ireland, Ill; England, 8.3;
Italy, s; Greece, ~; Canada 4.5; all
other countries 1874 per cent. OF the
total white stock Of foreign origin
which includes persons born abroad
and also natives have one or both
parents born abroad. Germany con-
tributed 1872 per cent; Ireland, 1913;
SO; Russia, 81; Scotland,
46; Canada SO; Italy, %; Turkey,
2.5: Austria, "a per cent. .... .....'
Voting and Militia Ages.
The total number Of males 23 years
of age and over Is 335.046, represent
ing 22.1 per cent Of the population.
OF such males, 19.5 per cent are
whites and sos per cent are negroes:
Native whites represent 48.5 per cent
of the total number and foreign born
whites / per cent. OF the 1886 for
eign-born white males Of voting age,
/ ,602 or Alt per cent, are naturalized.
Males of militia age-18 to 44-number
276,7SS.
Age.
OF the total population 15.1 per
cent are under years Of age, 26.5 per
cent from to IA years, inclusive, 21.4
per cent from Is to "a, 23.5 per cent
from 25 to A, and 1876 per cent As
years Of ege and over The foreign
born white population comprises COM
paratively few children, only 4.8 uer
cent Of this class being under 10 years
of age, while 82.9 per cent are 25 years
Of age and over. OF the native white
Of native parentage, 39.9
per cent are 25 and over; Of the native
whites Of foreign or mixed parentage
55.2 per cent, and Of the negroes, 33.9
per cent.
The urban population shows
smaller proportion Of children than
the rural, and larger proportion Of
persons in the prime Of life. Migra-
ton to the city explains this at least
in part. OF the urban population, 30.5
per cent are from 25 to A years Of
age, inclusive, and Of the rural popu-
lation, 22.2 per cent.
The census inquiry as to school at
tendance was merely as to whether
the kind Of school at any time be-
tween September l, 1909, and the date
of enumeration, April Is, 1910.
School Attendance.
The total number Of persons Of
school age-that Is to 20 years, in
clusive-is 564,260, Of whom 291,307 or
SIS per cent attended school. In ad-
dition to these, 1856 children under 6
and 4,4S6 persons 21 and over attended
school. For boys from 8 to 20 years,
inclusive. the per centage attending
school was 50.7, for girls. 52.6. For
children from to IA years, inclusive.
the per centage attending school was
626. The per centage for children Of
this age among native whites Of ma
tive parentage was 72.1; among native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage
S14; among foreign-born whites. S22;
and among negroes. 56.1. In urban
communities the per centage Of chill
dren Of that age attending school was
TIA, and in rural 61.5.
llIiteracy.