The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04
THE FEDERAL CENSUS
COMPOSITION OF THE POPULA-
TON OF STATE TABUlATED
IN ADVANCE BULLETIN.

ne Colllp tSlJlOl anu
characteristics OF the population rf
South Dakota, as reported at the Thir-
tieth Decennial Census, are given in
an advance bulletin soon to be issued
by Director Durand, of the bureau of
the census, department Of Ommerce.
1t was prepared under the supervision
of VIM. c. Hunt, chief statistician for
population. Statistics of color, natiV-
ity, parentage, sex state of birth, Citi-
zenship, aged illiteracy, school attend
ance, marital condition, and dwellings
and families are presented. They are
counties; for Aberdeen and Sioux
Falls. the two cities of more thar 10,-
600 inhabitants and for cities Of $500
to 10000. A previous population bull
letin for South Dakota gave the mum
Der Of inhabitants by counties and
minor civil divisions. the decennial in
crease 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: O. Native, native pa
rentage-that is, having both parents
born in the United States; t2) native,
foreign parentage-h having both pa
rents born abroad; 90 native, mixed
parentage-having one parent native
and the other foreign born; (4) for
eign born.
OF the total population of South Da-
kota, 245,652. or 42.1 per cent, are ma
tive whites Of native parentage; 217.-
491 or 37.2 per cent, are native whites
of foreign or mixed ~parentage; and
100,62S, or 17.2 per cent. are foreign
born whites. The corresponding per
centages in 1900 were 33.9, 3S.9 and
% respectively, the comparison indi-
eating a marked increase in the pro
portion of native whites of native pa
rentage. The 1887 Indians cOnsti-
tute 3.3 per cent of the population and
the Sl7 negroes, OIL per cent. In 81
Of the 81 counties, the proportion Of
foreign born whites is between 10 and
% per cent: 5 counties report no for
eign-born whites. and in four the pro-
portion exceeds %one-fourth. In SO coun-
ties the population is more than one
fourth native white Of foreign or
mixed ~parentage, the proportion ex-
ceeding one-half in four counties. OF
the urban population. Sis per cent
are native whites of native parentage.
of the rural 40.6 per cent. The CORE
spending proportions for native whites
Of foreign or miyed parentage are 21.3
and BIS per cent, respectively. The
per centage of foreign-born white il
1873 in the urban population and ia
in the rural; of negroes o. in the ur-
ban and 01 in the rural Almost all
Of the Indians are In the rural popu1a-
ton, of which they constitute So per
cent.
In the total population Of The state
there are 317,112 males ard 2G6.776
females. or 1889 m2les to loo females.
In 1900 the ratio was 1856 to 100.
Among native whites the ratio Is 1145
to 100: and among the foreign born
whites, 1853. In the urban popula-
ton there are 113.5 males 10 Zoe fe-
males, and in the rural, 1877.
State of Birth.
or the native population-that is.
population born in the United States
100 per cen We're born in South
Dakota and 52.4 per cent outside the
state: of the native white population,
548 per cent We're born outside the
state; Of the native negro. S2S per
cent; and of the native Indian 10 per
cent. Persons born outside the state
constitute a larger proportion of the
native population in urban than in
rural communities.
Foreign Nationalities.
OF the fo~reign-born white popula.
ton Of South Dakota, persons born in
Germany represent PA per cent: Nor
way, 20.S: Russia, 131: Sweden, 90;
Denmark, 6.3; Canada, 6; Austria, SIS:
England, A; Ireland, 8; Holland. &c;
all other countries, rs per cent. OF
the total white stock of foreign origin.
which includes persons born abroad
and also natives having one or both
parents born abroad. Germany con.
tributed 26 per cent: Norway, 1911;
Russia, 1914: Sweden, 10: Canada, Sc:
Ireland, SIS; Denmark, Al; England
At; Austria, 40; Holland, 81; Scot
land, 1.3; Finland, l per cent.
Voting and Militia Ages.
The total number of males Il years
Of age and owe is 1879, represent
ing 3Q.5 per cent of the population. OF
such males, 500 per cent are native
whites of native parentage. 29,4 pei
cent native whites of foreign or mixeC
p~arentage, 30.6 per cent foreign born
whites, IS per cen Indians and o.
per cent negroes. OF the 54.52S for
eign born white males Of voting age
32,495, or 500 per cent, are natur
allied. Males of militia age-18 to A
humber 140,635.
Age.