The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-18
POPULATION OF MARYLAND.
Composition and Characteristics
of Population.

Washington, D. c., Feb. II, 1913.
The composition and Characters
tics of the population of Maryland,
as reported at the Thirteenth De-
cennial Census, are given in an ad-
vance bulletin soon to be issued by
Director Durand, of the Bureau OF
the Census, Department of Com
merce and Labor. 1t was prepared
under the supervision of VIM. C..
Hunt. chief statistician for popula-
ton. Statistics of color, nativity,
parentage, sex, citizenship, age, IL
literacy, school attendance. marital
condition, and dwellings and families
are presented. They are grouped
as follows: For the State and coun-
ties-for Baltimore, the only city OF
more than $4,000 Inhabitants; for
the three cities of 10000 to $4,000;
for places of $500 to 10000 and for
wards of Baltimore. A previous
population bulletin for Maryland
gave the number of inhabitants by
counties and minor civil divisions,
decennial increase and density OF
population, and the proportions ur-
ban and rural. That and the forth
coming bulletin cover all the prin-
cipal topics of the population CEN
sus except occupations and owner
ship OF homes.
Color And Nativity.
The white population is divided
into four groups: 1. Native, ma
tive parentage- is, having both
parents born in the United States.
2. Native, foreign parentage-hav-
ing both parents born abroad. 3.
Native, mixed parentage- having
one parent native and the other
foreign born. 4. Foreign born.
OF the total population of Mary
land, 1,O62,639, or 80 per cent.,are
whites, and 232,25O, or 17.9 per
cent, negroes The corresponding
percentages in 1900 were S0.2 ana
1913, respectively. In IL of the %
counties. negroes constitute more
than one-fourth of the population,
the maximum percentage being
that for Charles county, 52.3.
Native whites of native parentage
constitute 59.2 per cent. of the
total population of the State, and
72.1 per cent. of the white popula-
ton. Native whites of foreign or
mixed parentage constitute 14.S
per cent. of the total population, ard
foreign-born whites per cent.
OF the urban population, 50.7
per cent. are native whites of ma
tive parentage; of the rural, 67.9
per cent. The corresponding pro
portions for native whites of foreign
or mixed parentage are 21.9 and rs
per cent, respectively. The per-
centage of foreign-born whites is
1872 in the urban population and
81 in the rural; the percentage of
negroes is 15.1 in the urban and
2O.9 in the rural.
Sex.
In the total population of the
State there are 644,225 males and
651,121 females, or $50 males to
100 females. In 1900 the ratio
was 98.4 to 100. Among the whites
there are 1872 males to 100 fe-
males; among the negroes 97.7.
Among native whites the ratio is
9S.1 to 100, as compared with 1883
to 100 for the foreign-born whites.
In the urban population there are
92.7 males to 100 females, and in
the rural, 1858.
State of Birth.
OF the total native population
that is, population born in the Unit
ed States-86.2 per cent. were
born in Maryland and 1873 per cent.
outside the State; of the native
white population. IA per cent. were
born outside the State, and of the
native negro. 13 per cent. Persons
born outside the State constitute a
somewhat larger proportion of the
native population in urban than in
rural communities.
Foreign Nationalities.
OF the foreign-born white popula-
ton of Maryland, persons born in
Germany represent 1872 per cent;
Russia, 1854; Ireland. 90; Austria.
7.9; Italy, 81; England, 5; Hun
gary. 2; Scotland, Is; all other
countries, 5.4 per cent. Of tn eto-
tai white stock of foreign origin,
which includes persons born abroad
and also natives having one or both
parents born abroad, Germany con-
tributed 45.7 per cent; Russia, 15.9;
Ireland, 1874; Austria, SIS; Eng
land, Sd; Italy. 3.S; Scotland, 2.3
per cent.
Voting and Militia Ages.
The total number of males 81
years of age and over is 367,90S,
representing 2S.4 per cent. of the
population. OF such males, 1875
per cent. are whites and ia per
cent. negroes. Native whites rep
resent 69.5 per cent. of the total
number and foreign-born whites IS
per cent. OF the 47,973 foreign
born white males of voting age,24,-
256 or sos per cent, are natural
lied. Males of militia age-18 to
44-number 271,373.
OF the total population, 100 per
cent. are under years of age,20.3
per cent. from 5 to IA years, inclu-
sive, 1914 per cent. from Is to "a,
29.1 per cent. from 25 to A. and
EOS per cent. As years of age and
over. The foreign-born white popu-
lation comprises comparatively few
children, only per cent. of this
class being under Is years of age,
whilo 201 nor cent are Ok wears