Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-26

population. OF this city, which is it.
self composed of diverse racial ele-
meats, 22,301, or slightly more than
one.ha-f. were Portuguese, 4,s90 were
Porto Rican, 1880 were Spanish, and
1857 were Of other Caucasian de-
scent
The japanese, number 1855, con-
stituted AS per cent, or more than
two-fifths. Of the total population,
while the japanese, Chinese, and Ko-
resins combined numbered 105,ss2, or
55.2 per cent OF the total population. I
Persons Of pure native Hawaiian stock .
numbered 26,O41 and constituted 1876
per cent Of the population.
In the decade 19O0-1910 the number |
of Caucasians in the population in |
creased 1929, or 52.S per cent, the |
percentage of increase for this race |
being practically the same in this as
in the preceding decade. The in
crease OF the Japanese in the decade
19OO-191O was 1854, or 30.4 per cent.
In the same period the Chinese de-
creased 4,O93, or 15.9 per cent.
The number of pure Hawaiians de-
creased from 34,436 in 1890 to 26,041
in 1910, the decrease IN the decade
19OO-191O being somewhat less than
that in the preceding decade-3.75 or
1876 per cent, as compared with 4,637,
or 1875 per cent
Slightly more than one-half COS, 157,
or Sill per cent? of the population in
1910 was native, and slightly less than
! one-half (93,752, or 4S.9 per cent? for
eign born. The native element en-
! braces all persons born in Hawaii, or
in any state or outlying possession OF
the United States. Persons born in
Porto Rico or in the Philippine Is
lands, whether of Porto Rican, Fill
Pine, or other racial origin are accord.
| ingly classified as native. For the
/ Japanese the percentage native was
IS; for the Chinese, 1872; for the Por-
| tuguese, Gil; and for the other eau
casion" element, 66.7.
OF the 9s,157 natives, less than one
half-47,347, or 4S.2 per cent-report-
ed both parents native; 41,3S7, or 42.2
per cent, reported both parents for
eign born; and 9,423, or 90 per cent,
reported one parent native and one
| foreign born. OF the 9,423 natives re-
porting one parent foreign born, 1923
reported foreign-born fathers and only
LOO foreign-born mothers. The
large proportion with foreign-born
fathers among the part Hawaiians Of
mixed native and foreign-born parent
age may be noted as specifically in
dicative of the process by which the
native Hawaiian stock is being merged
with other races.
In the population of the territory in
1910, there were 123,O69 males and
$3.50 females, the number of males to
females being 1883. IN 1900 the ratio
was 1888 males to 100 females. Among
Hawaiians the number of males to 100
females in 1910 was 1866; among the
Portuguese, 1918; among the Chinese,
1888; and among the japanese, 22O.1
In each age group for which 1900 data
are given, the proportion of females
increased during the decade 190O-191O.
OF the total population in 1910, 36.6
per cent were under 20 years of age
The proportion under 20, however,
varied greatly in the different races.
or the Asiatic Hawaiians 70.9 per cent
we're under 90. The percentage was
relatively high also among the eau
casian Hawaians (63.S), the PortlA
Gese (65.SD, the Porto Ricans (4S.6)
and the Spaniards $3.50. 1t was rel
atiyely low among those classified as
other Caucasian" (29.3), the Chinese
(2S.9), the japanese (2S.3), and the
Koreans Q49), in which races thC
immigrant or foreign-born element is
large. Among the pure Hawaiians the
percentage under 20 was 399.
Statistics re.ating to marital condi
1 lions in 1910 and in 1900 are shown
for five racial groups Among Ha
waiians Is years OF age and over. both
males and females, the percentage
married, widowed, and divorced il
the aggregate was slightly higher in
1910 than in 1900 Among part Ha
waiians and Caucasians the CORE
4 spending percentage was slight,
lower in 1910 than in 1900. Anon;
4 the Chinese and japanese the 1911
A per centage for males was higher AM
Al
A responding per centage in 1900. The
A percentage single was generally lowe
A for males, and higher for females, II
4 1910 than in 1900.
4 In the total population Is years o
! age and over, 1913 per cent of tn
4 males and 1874 per cent of the female
4 we're single; the percentage marrie
4 was 45.1 among males and 76.4 anon,
females; and the percentage widowed
40 and so, respectively. The nun
Der reported as divorced, comprisini
per cent Of the males and O.9 De
A cent Of the females, is believed to b
A too small, because of the probabilit,
A that some divorced persons elias
themselves as single or widowed.
The distribution OF the native dor
ulation according to state of birth !
shown for 1910 and 1900. In 1911
a a