The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-20
Composition and characteristics
of the Old Dominion's
Population.


Washington March 1s.-The compo-
sition and characteristics of the popu-
lation of Virginia, as reported at the
thirteenth decennia census, are given
in an advance bulletin soon to be is
sued by Director Durand OF the
Bureau of the Census. Department OF
Commerce. IT was prepared under tho
supervision of William C. Hunt, chief
statistician for population. Statistics
OF color. nativity, parentage, sex, state
OF birth, citizenship. age. illlteracy,
school attendance, marital condition,
and dwellings and families are pre-
sented. They are grouped az follows:
For the State and for counties ana
independent cities; for cities of more
than $4,000 inhabitants; for cities OF
10000 to $4,000: for places OF $500
to 10000: and for wards of Norfolk
and Richmond. the two cities OF more
than $4,000 inhabitants. ~ previous
population bulletin for Virginia gave
the number OF inhabitants by counties
and minor civil divisions, the decennial
increase and the density of population,
and the proportions urban and rural.
That and the Forthcoming bulletin
cover all the principal topics OF the
population census except occupations
and ownership OF homes.
Color and Nativity.
The white population is divided into
four groups: Cd Native. native parent
age-that is. having both parents born
In the United States; (2) native for
eign Notwithstanding both parents
born abroad; (a) native mixed parent
aEe-haHing one parent native and the
other foreign born; (4) foreign born
of the total population OF Virginia
l,oS9.So?, or GA per cent, arc whites,
and e11.o96, or 32.6 per cent, negroes.
The corresponding percentages in 1900
were 643 and 35.6. respectively, the
proportion OF whites having Increased
somewhat during the decade. In thir-
N-seven of the one hundred counties
negroes constitute less than one fourth
of the population; in thirty-two coun-
ties the percentage negro is between
20 and so, and in thirty exceeds 90.
Native whites OF native parentage
constitute 64.3 per cent Of the total
population of the State. and 95.4 per
cent of tho white population. Native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage
constitute only is per cent OF the
total population, and foreign-borm
whites only Is per cent.
or the urban population, 53.4 per
cent are native whites OF native
parentaSe; of the rural. $50 per cent.
Inc corresponding proportions for ma
tive whites OF foreign or mixed parent
age are 4.5 and per cent respectively
The percentage of foreign-b born whites
is 80 in the urban population and O.S
in the rural: the percentage of negroes
is 332 in the urban and S2.4 in the
rural.
In the total population of the State
there are l,o35,S4S males and 1895
26i females, or 1909 males to 100 fc-
males. In 1900 the ratio was oa7 to
loo. Among the whites there are
los males to 100 females: among the
negroes. ai.l. Among native whites
the ratio is lois TO 100. as compared
whites. In the urban population there
are % males 20 100 females. and in
the rural, 1o3
state OF birth.
or the total native population--that
is, population born in the United
States-90.6 pcr cent were born in Vir-
GINA and "a per cent outside the
State; OF the native white population,
100 per cent were born outside tho
state, and of the native negro, al per
cent. Persons born outside the State
constitute larger proportion of the
native population in urban than In
rural communities.
Foreign NntionnIitics.
OF tho forcfE n born white population
of Virginia. persons born in Russia
represent 1874 per cent; Germany. 1a.9.
England. 1873; ireland, 90: Italy, -;
Hungary. 60; Canada. 3; Austria, as;
Scotland, ~; all other countries. 1913
per cent. Of tho total white stock OF
foreign origin which includes persons
born abroad and also natives having
ono or both parents born abroad, Ger
many contributed 2l.3 per cent; Ire
land, l4.7; England. 1916: Russia, lis;
Italy So; Scotland. 40: Canada. 40:
Hungary. IS: Austria. Sc per cent.
voting and Militia Ages.
The total number Of males twenty
one years OF age and over Is 523,532
representing Pa per cent Of the popu-
lation. OF such males, 695 per cent
arc whites and sos per cent are
negroes. Native whites represent sc.
per cent OF the total number and for
eiGn-born whites rs per cent OF