Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
CHARACTERISTICS OF
IOWA POPULATION
Census Bureau Issues Advance Bulle-
tin of Interesting Facts.
.LUABLE INFORMATION
CONCERNING IOWA PEOPLE
Composition and characteristics of
Population of Iowa Shown in
Comparative Statement.

The composition and Characters
tics of the population of Iowa, as re-
ported at the thirteenth decennial
census, are given in an advance bull
letin soon to be issued by Director
Durand of the bureau of the census
department of commerce and labor.
1t was prepared under the supervi-
sion of VIM. c. Hunt, chief statisti-
clan for population. Statistics of
color, nativity. parentage, sex, citi-
zenship, age, illiteracy, school attend
ance, marital condition, and dwell
ings and families are presented.
Color and Nativity.
OF the total population of Iowa,
1,303,526, or 5S.6 per cent, are ma
tive whites of native parentage; 632,-
1S1, or 2S.4 per cent, are native
whites of foreign or mixed parent
age; 273,4S4, or 1913 per cent, are
foreign-born whites; and 1873, or
OF per cent, are negroes. The cor
responding percentages in 1900 were
56.5, 29.2, 1871 and 0.6, respective
ly, the comparison indicating a slight
increase in the proportion of native
whites of native parentage In 26
of the SO counties the foreign-born
whites constitute more than Is per
cent of the population; the highest
percentage for this class (26.9) is in
Sioux county. In GA counties more
than one-fourth of the population
are native whites of foreign or mixed
parentage. the proportion being high
est t4s.9 per cent? in Winnebago
county. 81 ESQ ~ -
" Native whites of native parentage
constitute nearly three-fifths both Of
the urban and of the rural popula-
tion t5S.2 per cent and 5S.S per cent,
respectively the corresponding pro-
portions for native whites of foreign
or mixed parentage are 27.1 per cent
and 29.1 per cent. The percentage of
foreign-born whites is 1873 in the ur-
ban population and 11.9 in the rural;
the percentage of negroes is l A in the
urban and 0.3 in the rural.
Males Exceed Females.
In the total population of the state
there are 1,14S,171 males and 1876
900 females, or 1865 males to 100
females. In 1900 the ration was
1915 to 100. Among native whites
the ratio is 1913 to 100, as compared
with 1857 to 100 for the foreign
born whites. In the urban popula-
tion there are 1904 males to 100 fe-
males. and in the rural, 1895.
State of Birth.
OF the total native population
that is, population born in the United
States-72.S per cent were born in
Iowa and 27.4 per cent outside the
state; of the native white population.
27.1 per cent were born outside the
state and Of the native negro, 64.S
per cent. Persons born outside the
state constitute larger proportion of
the native population in urban than
in rural communities.
Foreign Nationalities.
OF the foreign-born white popula-
tion Of Iowa. persons born in Ger
many represent 36.1 per cent; Swe-
den, s.S; Norway. 8; Denmark, &c;
Ireland, 6.5; England. ell; Austria.
5.S; Canada, AZ; Holland, Al; Rus
STA, 2.3; Italy, FL; all other coun-
tries 81. or the total white stock
of foreign origin, which includes per-
sons born abroad and also natives
having one or both parents born
abroad, Germany contributed 1913 per
cent; Ireland. 1912; Norway, IA;
Sweden, 7.S; England, z; Denmark
4.6; Canada, As; Austria, A; Hol-
land, 80; Scotland, FL; Switzerland.
LIZ; Russian, IL.
School Attendance.
The census inquiry as to school at
tendance was merely as to whether
the person enumerated had attended
any kind or school al any time be-
tween September 1, 1909, and the
date of enumeration. April, Is, 1910.
The total number of persons of
school age-that is. from 6 to 20
years, inclusive-is 675,222 of whom
469,77S. or 69.6 per cent, attended
school In addition to these, $4,000
persons under and 10,194 Of 21 and
over attended school. For boys from
to 20 wars. inclusive. the percent
age att ing school was Ss.i, for
sirs. 7YFor children from & TO- IA