The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
HAWAIIAN POPULATION
SHOWS Big INCREASE
Census Bulletin States l91, 500 Per-
sons Occupied Islands
in 1910.
CAUCASIAN ELEMENT GAINS

The composition and characteristics OF
the population of Hawaii, as reported at
the thirteenth decennial census. are given
in a bulletin soon to be issued by Direc-
tor Durand. of the Bureau OF the Cen
sus, Department of Commerce.
The population of Hawaii at each GEN.
sus from 1852 to 1910. inclusive, was as
follows: 1892 1so,Sl5; 1886. l0S,579; 1850,
S4l65; 1883. 30 13s; 1860. $500: 1856. 6. $50:
1877 56.S9I: 1873. 51.9s5: 1854. S0.57S: 1890,
50 $50: 1896. 1oe. o2O; 1900. 15I,o9l, and 1910.
1871, 9oe.
In 1910 the pure Caucasion element
numbered A,o4S. constituting 3 per cent.
or little more than one-fifth, of the
total population. The Japanese, number
ing 1866, constituted As per cent. or
more than two-fifths, Of the total popu-
lation. while the Japanese, Chinese, and
Koreans combined numbered l05,SSe, or
So per cent of the total population. Per-
sons of pure native Hawaiian stock num-
bered a0il and constituted 1876 per cent
of the population.
In the decade l9oo-lgl0 the number of
Caucasians in the population increased
l5,229. or 52S per cent the percentage
of increase for this race being practi-
cally the same in this as in the proceed
ing decade The increase of the japanese
in the decade 190o-l9l0 was 1854, or 3o.4
per cent. In the same period the Chinese
decreased 1893, or 15.9 per cent.
The large proportion with foreign
born fathers among the part Hawaiisns
of mixed native and foreign-born pa
rentage may be noted as specifically in,
dicative of the process by which the
native Hawaiian stock is being merged
with other races. OF the 93,752 foreign
born residents of Hawaii. $500, or 63.S
per cent, were natives of Japan; II. 4S6.
or 15.5 per cent, were natives Of China.
and 4,172, or As per cent. were natives
of Korea. The aggregate for these three
countries. 7S,45s, constituted SIS per cent.
or approximately five-sixths, of the total
foreign-born population.
Males Of militia age-those from eight
cen to forty-four years inclusive-de-
creased in number from 12.596 in 1900 to
20. s62 in 1910. The number of such males
decreased among the Chinese, Japanese.
and Hawaiians and increased among the
Caucasians, the part Hawaiians and the
group Filipino. negro and all other"
OF the 1885 foreign-born Caucasian
males of voting age. 1884 or 324 per
cent, were naturalized. OF the HIS
foreign born Japanese males twenty-oae
and over. only eleven were naturalized.
and Of the 13,o25 Chinese only 12. OF
all foreign-born males twenty-one and
over not reported as Hdturdilzcu. sly per
cent were Chinese, Japanese, and ko-
rean.
In the population ten years of age
and over in 1910 there were SALT per-
sons who could not speak English. This
element constituted $50 per cent Of the
total population ten years Of age and
over The proportion was highest among
the Koreans, SIT per cent. and only
slightly lower among the Japanese. 70
per cent, while it also exceeded one-half
among the Spanish. Porto .Ricans. and
Chinese. and the group Filipino, negro.
and an other" 1t was lowest among
the Caucasian Hawaiians, 43 per cent.
The number of dwellings In Hawaii in
1910 was 1874, of which 9.of7 were in the
Honolulu district. The number Of fami-
lies was 52,2l9. of which 1l.sE were in
Honolulu The number Of families to
100 dwellings was 1873 in the territory
as whole, and 1903 in Honolulu. The
average number Of persons per dwelling
in the territory as a whole was ~ In
1910 and Is in 1900; the average number
per family. 81 and AZ, respectively.