Evening journal., 1913-02-11
MORE THAN 80 PER CENT. OF STATE
POPULATION is OF DELAWARE STOCK
Census Figures Also Show
That 9-1O of States
Urban Populations
in Wilmington.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb IL
With nine-tenths of Delaware's urban
population in the city of Wilmington,
the state can boast that more than
ninety per cent. of its total popula-
tion is either of pure Delaware stock
or the dercendents of native whites
OF foreign mixed parentage, a great
er percentage than that of any other
state in the Union, according to a
supplementary report to the 1910 cen-
sus which is being prepared by Will
liam c. Hunt, chief statistician for
population, under the direction of e.
Dana Durand, director of the census.
Urban population, as defined by the
bureau. includes that of all incorpor-
ated places of $500 inhabitants of
more, the remainder being classified
a rural.
On account Of the wide differences
in characteristics among the different
classes of population, the statistics
on each subject will be shown in the
report according to race, and for the
whites according to nativity and par
entage Classification according TO
nativity and parentage is scarcely nee
essary for the other races, since near
ly all negroes and Indians are native
born of native parentage, and nearly
all Chinese and Japanese either for
eign born or of foreign parentage.
OF the total population of Delaware,
l21SO9, or 622 per cent, are native
whites of native parentage; 25,S73, or
l2.S per cent, are native whites OF
foreign or mixed parentage; 17,42O,
or SO per cent, are foreign-bOrn
white; and 31,1S1, or 1874 per cent.
are negroes. In New Castle county
the percentage of fOreign-born whites
is 1871 and of native whites of foreign
or mixed parentage, 1875 per cent
the percentage being much higher
than in the other two counties of the
state The percentages for Kent
county being 2.6 and 3.9. and for Sus
sex, 0.9 and 1.3 per cent, respectively.
OF the urban population, 529 per
cent. are native whites Of native par
entage of the rural population, 1921
per cent are native whites of native
parentage The corresponding pro-
portions for native whites of foreign
or mixed parentage are 212 and 81
per cent, respectively The percent
age of foreign-born whites is 145 in
the urban population and 3.2 per cent.
in the rural; the percentage of ne
groes is Ills in the urban and 10 in
the rural In the total population OF
the state there are 103,4 ,435 males, 9S,-
SS7 females, or 1O46 males to 100 fe-
males. Among the native whites tho
ratio is 101.6 to 100; among foreign
born whites 1924 males to 100 fe-
males. In the urban population there
are 1904 males to 100 females, ano
in the rural, 1886 males to 100 fe-
males.
OF the native population-that is,
population born in the United States
742 per cent we're born in Delaware
and 25S per cent outside of state; of
the native white population, 25.5 per
cent. were born outside of the state,
and of the native negro population
27.2 per cent. we're born outside OF
the state. Persons born outside of the
state constitute "a much larger pro
portion Of the native population I'm
urban than in rural communities. Of
the foreign-born white population Of
Delaware, persons born in Ireland
represent 22.9 per cent. Russia. 1917;
Italy, 1876; Germany, las; England,
S.9; Austria. 81, Canada, 20; Scotland
., and all other countries 6.5 per cent.
Although the Delaware militia has
only about 400 members, the number
of persons in the state eligible to
military duty is 1884 That number
includes those of what is known as
military duty is 44,634 That number
and "A years. The total number of
males 21 years of age and over is
61,SS7, representing 30.6 per cent. OF
the population. OF such males 500
per cent are native whites of native
parentage; 1913 per cent. native whites
of foreign or mixed parentage; 14.2
per cent. foreign-born whites. and
14.6 per cent negroes. OF the S,776
foreign-born white males of voting
age, 3.707, or 42.2 per cent, are natu-
rallied
The urban population shows a
smaller proportion of children than
the rural and a larger proportion Of
persons in the prime of life. Migra-
tion to the city of Wilmington ex-
plains this, at least, in part. The re-
port will show that of the total num-
Der of persons of school age-that is,
from 6 to 20 years, inclusive-is 81, 1872
of whom 35,3O4, or 6O9 per cent, at
tend school, The report will also
show that there are 1920 illiterates
in the state. representing the small
percentage of 81 of the total popu-
lation The percentage Of illiteracy
is largely among the negroes and for
eign-born whites, the figures being
25.6 per cent among the negroes; 1913
per cent. among. the foreign-born
whites, and only 90 per cent. among
the native whites.
In clasing the report will show
that the total number of dwellings
In Delaware is 43.1S3, and the total
number Of families 44,951. indicating
that nearly every family has its own
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