The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-06
Over Half of States Population
Born Here.
MANY GIRLS MARRY YOUNG
HIiteracy Percentage Higher in
City Than Country.
More Married Men in City
Than Rural Districts.


man in Kansas is shown by statistics
issued by the census bureau at Wash
ington, but the reverse, according to
the figures. is not true. According to
the report of the bureau there are ITO
males in Kansas for every 100 females,
the ratio having increased slightly
over the figures for 1900.
The bulletin recently issued gives
interesting information regarding the
Kansas population. There are SS5,912
males to SO5,037 females in the state,
or more than so 600 males in excess of
the female population. OF the total
population TIA per cent are from par
ents both of whom are natives of the
United States. The percentage of ma
tive Americans is only slightly greater
in the rural communities than in the
cities. the comparative percentage be-
ing 1908 in the cities against lis in the
country.
OF those who We're born in this coun-
try, 52.9 per cent are natives of Kan
sas, or more than one-half of the en-
tire population of the state was born
here. OF foreign born residents Ger
many is shown to give the largest per-
centage, having 25-5 per cent of all
the foreign born residents. Russia is
next with lib per cent. The percent
age decreases in the order of the fol-
lowing countries: Sweden, Austria,
England, Mexico, Ireland Canada,
Scotland, Italy.
Half Million Men Over 81
The total number of male persons
more than 81 years of age, aggregates
sos, 529, showing how far short even
the last election came from bringing
out the full voting strength of the
state. This viii be more than doubled,
according to the census. when the wo-
men vote next time, giving the state
qualified voting strength of more
than a million. OF a total of foreign
born whites of voting age of 7424S,
1916, or more than half have been
naturaized. Males of militia age that
is between Is and "A years Old number
370,027. There is therefore, a large pop
ulation in the state of men more than
"A years of age.
The census shows that there is a
smaller proportion of children in the
cities than in the country districts.
This may be accounted for to a GER
tain extent by the tendency to migrate
to the city when the majority is reach
ed. 1t is also open a discussion as to
possible race suicide in the cities.
The total number of persons of school
age in the. state. fronra6 to 20 years,
numbered 515,156e little over 20 per
cent of these had attended school dur
ing the term preceding the enumera-
ton. In addition to this there were
6,527 under years of age. and 1877
over 20 years of age, who also at
tended school CD to tie age of Is
years the figures show that the school
attendance is much the same in the
rural and city districts. Between Is
and 20 years, however, the percentage
attending school in the country is
greater than in the cities
2S,96S Can't Write.
There are 2S,96S persons in Kansas
who are classed by the bureau as iIlit-
crates Theaa are persons more than
10 years old who are unable to write.
regardless of their ability to read. The
percentage of illiteracy is 8 per cent
among native whites, 100 among for
eign born whites and u per cent among
negroes The percentage of illiteracy
is shown to be higher in the CITY than
the rural districts. the comparative
percentages being "a in the cities to
y in the country The percentage of
illiteracy of persons between 10 and 20
years of age, whose literacy depends
largely upon present school facilities,
Is very low, being only .6, and show
ing a big gain in wiping out illiteracy
in Kansas
The tendency of females 70 marry
young also IS shown in the report AL
so the fact that a much larger per cent
of the women are married than the
men is shown. due partly to the fact
that there is a big excess of male popu-
Iation. According TO the figures Sc S
of the females over Is years of age are
married A total of As per cent of the
males and 81 per cent of the females
are widowed. and the percenta ges of
those divorced are shown to be S and
= respectively The latter figures are
deemed inaccurate, however. inasmuch
as the bureau believes many divorced
persons class themselves as single or
widowed.
1t is shown that II per cent of the
females between Is and 10 years of age
are married. Only S per cent of the
males between these ages are married.
Between 20 and "a years SIS per cent of
the females and only 22.T per cent of
the males are married Bstween the
ages of % and "a the gain in married
males is shown, showing that the aver
age husband is at least several years
older than his wife The percentage of
married men in the city districts is
higher than in the country While the
reverse is true of the women.
There are very few places in Kansas
where more than one family occupies
the same dwelling. There are 3S5. 6S2
dwellings in the state and 395.1T1 fam
lilies. The average number of persons
to the dwelling is "A and the average