Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-03
Population of Alaska in 1910


Washington. July a. Statistics OF
the population OF Alaska. according
to the census OF 1919. are presented
In detail IN a bulletin soon to be Is
sued by the bureau OF TIE census. de-
partment Of commerce II WAS pre-
, pared under the direction OF william
{. Hunt. chief statistician for popu-
lation.
The census of 1910 was the fourth
enumeration of the population of
/ Alaska by the United states govern
| mcnt. the others having been taken
I In 1850, 1889 and 1890
Statistics are presented for the ter
ritory as whole relating to number
Of inhabitants. increase of population.
culor or race. nativity parentagc. sex.
marital condition. state OF birth ct
the native population. country OF
birth and year OF immigration OF the
foreign-bOrn population, males OF
voting and militia ages. citizenship.
school attendance, illiteracy. inability
10 speak English. and number OF
dwellings and families. Statistics re-
latiag 10 sex and age for Indians OF
full-blood and Of mixed blood. by
stocks and tribes, are also given All
topics covered by the thirteenth cen
sus are Included except occupations
and ownership OF homes
The 1910 population is 1856.
The population returned for 1850
and that for 1890 was partly esti-
mated. As returned at these census
cs the number of Inhabitants de-
creased l,37f, or a. per cent. during
the decade preceding 1890 la the
following decade. however. the rush
OF gold seekers to Alaska just prior
Ia the census of 1909 nearly doubled
the population. which increased from
3g,052 10 63.j92. the increase being
$3.50, or gS4 per cent. Although
considerable number OF those
enumerated In 1900 did not settle
permanently In the territory. aud al
though the Indians and the Chinese
decreased In number By more than
500. there was nevertheless slight
increase In the torai population
(76f. or ~ per cent, during the
decade la00-tBlO.
or the ~ Incorporated towns seven
had In 1910. 1000 inha bitants or
more. The population of Fairbanks
the largest ~ the towns. was 3.54l.
OF Nome. the second largest s.600.
The number of inhabitants returned
for Nome Ia 1900 WAS i2.fsS this
| number. however. Included persons
on vessels In port who had been at
| tracted by the discovery of gold In
the territory. According Ia the re.
turns. the population Of Skagway
the second largest town IN 1899. had
| decreased during the decade 1900,
1919 from 3,ii7 10 S7g. In tBtt
eight Of the Incorporated towns were
In the FIRST judicial district.
Density OG Population.
The gross land and water area o
Alaska h 59O.SSf square miles
which h nearly equal Ia Onc-nfth o
the groA t5,026,is9 square miles, O
the United States texclusive of outly
ing pOssessions), and slightly exceed
the combined area of the three Pa
cihc coast Washington. ore
gon and California. and Texas. Hase,
upon gross area, the density ct popu
lation or number OF inhabitants pei
square mile or territory In Alaski
was OF both In 1919 aud In 1909
This IN equivalent 10 an average arci
W w. HN""i' Nill'Hf " "tooo aNA'A
10 each inhahitant The average mum
Der of inhabitants per square mile o
territory In the United States eek
elusive Of outlying pOsHessions). basol
upon the gross area. WAS 3Of In 1910
while the average area % Aluskl
(5S.3) was somewhat lower. and th
percentage born In the United state
(fi.G) somewhat higher than In 1910
C0untry ~ Origin.
In 1910 there were enumerated d
Alaska 22.3i whites. who were eithe
foreign born or native born ~ for
eign parentage (that n. having bot
parents foreign bornl OF the ~,
s7f foreign born whites, i5.i pc
born Ia Swedeni IA per cent in Nor