New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
New York State Has 1912
Males to 100 Females.
RUSSIA LEADS NATIONS
Italy Second, Germany Third
and Ireland Fourth in Foreign
Born White Population.

Washington. March 7-Of the total pop
| ulation of New York State 3. 230.325. or S5.4
per cent, are native whites of native
native whites of foreign or mixed par
| entage: 2,72S,272, or 2s.s per cent, are for
| eign born whites. and l34.lsl. or l.5 per
cent. arc negroes. according to bulletin
! soon TO be issued by Director Durand OF
the Census Bureau.
The corresponding percentages in 1900
were 1872. 33.2, 26 and IA. respectively, the
proportion of foreign born whites having
increased during the decade. In thirty
five of the sixty-one counties the per-
centage of foreign horn whites Is less
than ID. in eighteen II is between 10 and
20. in six ii Is between % and 35 and in
two-New York and Kings-it Is 50 or
over.
or the 1892 inhabitants OF New York
County 454 per cent are foreign born
whites and only 1873 per cent are native
whites of native parentage. In twenty
three counties the percentage Of native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage ex-
ceeds %. being 1876 in Queens, H.5 in Erie
and 400 in Kings
OF the urban population 90 per cent
are native whites OF native parentage. Of
the rural 661 per cent. The correspond
ing proportions for native whites OF for
eign or mixed parentage are S6.o and 1873
per cent respectively. The percentage
of foreign born whites is 345 In the urban
population and 1913 In the rural.
There are 4.5Si.597 males and 4.52o.0l7
y
females. In 1900 the ratio was $50 to 100.
OF the total native population-that is.
population born IN the United States
ST. per cent We're born in New York and
11.S per cent outside the state.
OF the foreign born white population
OF the state persons born in Russia repre-
sent eos per cent; Italy, l7S; Germany.
&c: Ireland 1875; Austria, Q; England 90,
Canada, As: Hungary. 80; Sweden. 2; all
other countries. 81. OF the total white
stock of foreign origin. which includes
persons born abroad and also natives
having one or both parents born abroad,
Germany contributed 2l.5 per cent; Ire
land, 10: Russia, AS: Italy, 1919; Austria.
81; England g. Canada, Al, Hungary,
25: Scotland. 16: Sweden. Is per cent.
The total number OF persons Of school
age-that is. from six to twenty years,
inclusive-is 2,44. i2S. OF whom l.5s3,374, or
63.7 per cent. attended school In add
ton TO these. 5j173 children under six
and Sl.7l6 persons twenty-one and over
attended school.
There are 5000 illterates in the state.
representing SIS per cent of the total pop
ulation ten years old and over. the per-
centage being the same as in 1900. The
percentage of illiteracy Is 1874 among for
eign born whites, . among negroes and
S among native whites.
In the population fifteen years old and
over 39S per cent of the males are sim
gle and 337 per cent OF the females. The
percentage married is So2 for males and
90 per cent for females, and the per
centage widowed is "A and ll.S. respec-
lively. The percentages OF those reported
as dlvorced-.2 and g. respectvely-are
believed to be too small. because OF the
probability that many divorced persons
class themselves as single or widowed.
That the percentage single Is smaller for
women than for men is due largely to the
fact that women marry younger.
The total number OF dwellings in New
York is 1.l7s6s6. and the total number OF
families 2,0i6.s45, there being 1871 families
to each 100 dwellings. The average num-
Der OF persons per dwelling is H. and the
average number per family, 4b.