New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22
MALES FIRST IN JERSEY
Census Shows 1929 Men to
100 Women in the State.
25.9 ARE FOREIGN BORN
Germans Most Numerous, with
Italy and Russia Next
Family Average, As.

Washington, Feb. 2i.--Of the total popu-
lation Of New Jersey, l"9.eOa. or 39S per
cent gro native whites OF native parent
age; 70.797 or SO7 per cent. are native
whites Of foreign OF mixed parentage
65SlsS. or 80 per cent. arc foreign born
whites, and se760. or 80 per cent. arc
negroes. The proportion OF foreign born
whites ranges from G. per cent in Salem
County 10 "93 per cent in Passaic. and
the proportion OF native whites of for
cign or mixed parentage from ST. per
cent in Salem to Al per cent in Hudson
County.
These figures are given in an advance
bulletin soon to be issued by Director
Durand. Of the Census Bureau.
OF the urban population. S3.6 per cent
arc native whites ot native parentagc;
Of the rural 5S7 per cent. The cor'c-
spending proportions for native writes OF
foreign or mixed parentagc are 81 and
2ot per cent. respectively The percent
age OF foreign born whites is 2s.S in the
urban population and 173 in the rural;
the percentage Of negroes ~ 80 in the
urban and 80 in the rural.
In the total population OF IN" state
there are $50. 46% males and l.21o.'V fe-
males. or 1929 males To 100 females. III
1909 the sexes were nearly equal. VI the
total native population-that II, population
born in the United States-7l6 per cent
were born in New jersey and "a per cent
outside the state
or the foreign born white population
Of New Jersey. persons born IN Ecrna"l
represent 1871 per cent; Italy. TO- Russia
AZ: ireland, 1916: Austria, 80 hhEi"'u
&c. Hungary. -; Scotland. 80 iioi'anu'
10. Sweden. l6. all other countries a.
nor con, or the total white stock OF Tor
e,gn origin. which includes persons Dorm
abroad and also natives having one OF
both parcnts torn abroad. Germany con-
tributed 23.2 per cent: Ireland 81 i'"l' D
l2f. Russis. 1872; England, So Austria
81. Hungary. 48: Scotland, 90 HoIlahu'
70: Canada. A.; sweden. 10 per cent
Tho total number Of males twen'y-on'
wears and over is 17A,712. representing o''
nor cent Of the population. There are i''''
n, ulitcratcs i'm the state. rcprese nuns
e per cent OF the total population ten
wears Of age ana over. a. N'iiif"''" ''N''
50 Der cent in 1900 The percentage OF
Yuteracv is 5.s in urban communities ana
in rural
I'm the population fifteen years oil "s'
ana over. SO per cent Of the males arc
single and Gl.G per cent OF the females
The percentage married il So for botn
males and females. and the percentage
widowed a. and lo7, respectively. m
porceutaCes of those reported as dlNorceu
90 Tor both sexes. are believed to be 'oo
small. because OF the probability th"'
many divorced persons class themselves
as single or widowed.
! That the percentage single IS 30 n'.''
smaller for women than for men Is "u'
largely TO the fact that women mar
younger ...- 81,
The total number Of dwelling houses ~
Nov Jersey is 417 20 and the total mum
J her OF families 55s2l2. there being lS"'
| families 10 each 100 dwelling houses. Tue
average number OF persons Tor 'aeI
Dwelling house is c.. and the average
number TO family IS.