Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-30

sition and characteristics of the pop
uiation of Hawaii, as reported at the
Thirteenth Decennial Census, are
given in bulletin soon to be issued
bys Director Durand Of the Bureau of
the Census, Department of COM
merce-y 1t was prepared under the SUI
peryision of VIM. e. Hunt, chief sta
tistician for population Statistics
are presented of number of inhabi-
tants, increase and density of popu-
lation, proportions urban and rural,
race, nativity, parentage, sex, age,
marital condition, place of birth,
males of voting and militia ages. citi-
senship, year of immigration of the
foreign-born, school attendance, Hit
eraey, inability to speak English, and
number of dwellings and families. A
previous population bulletin for Ha-
wall gave the number of inhabitants
by counties and minor civil divisions,
That and the forthcoming bulletin
cover ali the principal topics of the
population census except occupations
and the ownership of homes.
Population Of the Territory.
The population of Hawaii at each
census from 1892 to 1910, inclusive,
was as follows: 1892, 1898, 1886,
1885, 79; 1850, S4,165; 1853, 1878;
1850. 69,S00; 1866, 62,959; 1872, So
S97; 1878, $685.; 1884, S0,57S; 1890,
IS, 800; 1896, 1920; 1900, 154,e01;
and 1910, 1s1, 800.
Race and Nativity.
Racialiy the population of the ter
ritory is extremely heterogeneous. In
1910 the pure Caucasian element
numbered 44,64S, constituting % per
cent, or little over one-fifth, of the
total population. OF this class. which
is itself composed of diverse racial
elements, 22,301, .or slightly more
than one-half, were Portuguese, 1880
were. Porto Riean, 1890 were Span
ssh, and 1867 were of other Cauca-
sian descent.
The Japanese, numbering 1868,
constituted Ais per cent, or more
than two-fifths, of the total popula-
ton, while the Japanese, Chinese and
Koreans combined numbered 105,S82,
or $50 per cents~of the total popula-
tion.. Persons of pure native Hawai-
ian stock numbered 26041 and con-
stituted 1876 per cent of the popula-
ton.
In the decade 1900-1910 the number
If Caucasians in the population in
creased 1929, or 52.S per cent, the
percentage of increase for this race
being practically the same in this as
in the preceding decade. The in
crease of the Japanese in the decade
1900-1910 was 1864, or S0.4 per cent.
In the same period the Chinese de-
creased 4,093, or 1873 per cent.
The number of pure Hawaiians de-
creased from 34,436 in 1890 to 26,G41
in 1910, the decrease in the decade
1900-1910 being somewhat less than
that IN the preceding decade 3, 15S,
CT 12.6 per cent, as compared with
1857. or 1876 per cent
Slightly more than one-half f9S,157,
or Sill per cent? of the population in
1910 was native. and slightly less than
one-half (93,752, or 4S.9 per cent? for
cign born. The native element en-
braces all persons born in Hawaii
or in any state or outlying possession
of the United States. Persons born
ia. Porto Rico or in the Philippine isl
ends, whether OF Porto Rican, Fill
pino, or other racial origin are ac-
cordingIy classified IS native. For
the Japanese the percentages native
was %; for the Chinese. 1872; for.
the Portuguese, GIT: ard for the
sether Caucasiana element, G6.7.
OF the 9S.157 natives, less than
one-haff@7,347, or 1872 per centre
ported 10th parents native; 1887, or
42.2 per cent, reported 10th parents
foreign born; and 9.423. or g.6 per
cert, reported one parent native and
one foreign born. Of the 9,423 ma
tives reporting one parent foreign
born, S,323 reported foreign-born ia
theirs and only LOO foreign born
mothers The large proportion with
foreign-born fathers among the part
Hawaiians OF mixed native. and for
eign-born parentage may be noted as
specifically indicative of the process
by which the native Hawaiian stock
is being merged with ether races.
Sex. Ff5 HMR
In the population of the territory in
1910, there were 1s3,069 males and
6S,S10 females, the number Of males
to females being 1853. In 1909 the
ratio was 2233 males 10 100 females.
Among Hawaiians the number of
males to 100 females in 1910 was