Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-03-21
MAXIMUM PERCENTAGES !.
MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE

. mere fNlS ~ isN mdtcb 10 iOO r cfHdirS
--e4.7 Per Cent Are Whites--For-
eian Born 60 Per cent--ltaly Leads
With Foreign PopuIstion--Sehool
Children Number 396,sfs.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 49,
The composition and characteristics
Of the population of West Virginia, as
reported at the thirteenth deeennial
census, are given in an advance bulle-
tin soon to be issued by Director Du
rand of the bureau of the census, de-
partment Of commerce. II was pre-
pared under the supervision of VIM
c. Hunt, chief statistician for popula
ton Statistics of color, nativity
parentage, sex, state of birth, citizen
ship, age, illiteracy school attendance
marital conditions and dwellings and
families are presented They are
grouped as follows: For the state and
countless for Huntington and Wheel
ing the TWO cities of more than 25,-
600 inhabitants; for cities of 10000 to
$4,000; and for places of $500 to TO-
900. A previous population bulletin
for West 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 owner
ship Of homes.
Color and Nativity.
The white population is divided into
four groups: t1) Native, native par
entage-that is, having both parents
born in the United States; t2) native,
foreign parentage-having both par
ents born abroad; go native, mixed
parentage having one parent native
and the other foreign born; ca for
eign born,
OF the toal population of West Vir-
gfnia, 1.156.S17 or 947 per cent. are
whites, and 64,173, or So per cent
negroes. The corresponding percen-
tages in 1900 were 95.5 and As. In AZ
of the So counties less than per
cent. of the population are negroes;
in only counties does the proportion
of negroes exceed 1875 per cent, the
maximum percentage, 30.6, being that
for Mcdowell county.
Native whites of native parentage
constitute S5.3 per cent. of the total
population of the state, and 90.1 per
cent Of the white population. Native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage
and foreign-born whites each consti-
tute only Al per cent. of the total
population.
OF the urban population, 74.S per
cent. are native whites of native par
entage; of the rural SIS per cent. The
corresponding proportions for native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage
are 116 and 81 per cent, respective
ly. The percentage of foreign-born
whites is 60 in the urban population
and AZ in the rural; the percentage
of negroes is 81 in the urban and 40
in the rural
Sex.
In the total population of the state
there are 644,044 males and 577,075
females, or 1116 males to 100 females.
In 1900 the ratio was 1856 to 100.
Among the whites there are 110.5
males to 100 females; among the
negroes. 1928. Among native whites
the ratio is 1851 to 100 as compared
with 261.S to 100 for the foreign-born
whites. In the urban population there
are 1912 males to 100 females and in
the rural 1884
State of Birth
OF the native population-tha is,
population born in the nited States.
so per cent. were born in West Vir-
ginia and 20 per cent outside the
state; of the native white population,
us per cent. were born outside the
state, and of the native negro, SIS
per cent. Persons born outside the
state constitute a larger proportion of
the native population in urban than
in rural communities.
ccbooI Attendance
The census inquiry as to school at
tendance was merely as to whether
the person enumerated had attended
any kind of school at any time be-
tween September l, 1909, and the date
of enumeration, April 15,1910,
The total number of persons of
school age-thatds, from 6 to 20 years
iuclusiye-is 396,S1S, of whom $50.
971. or 65.5 per cent, attended school.
In addition TO these, 3,544 children
under 6, and 1896 persons p and over