Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-27

Washingt ton. Feb. 21.-The CON
position and characteristics of tn
population of Montana. as reporte
at the thirteenth decennlal census
are given in an advance bulleti
soon to be issued by Director Du
rand of the bureau of census, de
partment of commerce and labor. /
was prepared under the supervision
of William C. Hunt, chief statistical
for population. Statistics of color
nativity, parentage, sex, citizenship
age, illiteracy. school attendance
marital condition and dwellings anc
families are presented. They are
grouped as follows: For the state
and counties, for cities of $4,000 OF
more, for cities Of 10000 to $4,000,
for places of $500 to 10000 and for
wards of cities of sc, 900 or more. A
previous population bulletin for
Montana gave the number of inhab-
itants by counties and minor civil
divisions. decennial increase and
density of population and the pro-
portions. urban and rural. That and
the forthcoming bulletin cover all
the principal topics of the popula-
ton census except occupations and
ownership of homes.
The white population is divided
into four groups: l. Native, native
parentage that is, having both par.
ents born in the United States. 2.
Native. foreign parentage-having
both parents born abroad. 8. Ma
tive. mixed MISUNDERSTANDING one
parent native and the other foreign
born. a. Foreign born. .t
Of the total population Of Monta-
ma. l62, ,l27. or 43.l per cent. are ma
tive whites of native parentage;
5000. or 28.4 per cent. are native
whites Of foreign or mixed parent
age; 81 .644. or "a 4 per cent. are
foreign-born whites; 10,745, or 2.9
per cent. are Indians; 2.87O, or or
per cent. are Chinese and japanese,
and 1884. or 05 per cent. are ne
groes. In 1900 the percentage of
native whites of native parentage
was 1872. .+E
In the counties the percentage of
foreign-born whites ranges from
1879 in Gallatin to 1873 in Silver
Bow, the most populous county; it
exceeds Is in 8 of the % counties.
Silver Bow county also has the
highest percentage of native whites
of foreign or mixed parentage
(39.7, while Rosebud has the low
est (l4.2); the proportion exceeds
one. fourth in 18 counties.
Of the urban population, 4O.3 per
cent ere native whites of native par.
entage; of the rural, 44.7 per cent.
The corresponding proportions for
native whites of foreign or mixed
are 31.5 and 26.7 per cent I,
respectively. The percentage Of
foreign-born whites is 26 in the ur-
ban population and 23.5 in the rur-
al The percentage of Chinese and
Japanese is l in the urban and 0.6 in
The rural; of negroes. IL in the ur-
Dan and O.2 in the rural. Practically /;
all of the Indians are in rural COM
|,
In the total population of the /
state there are 226.872 males and
l49,18l females. or 1921 males to 1
LOO females. In 1900 the ratio was
L6O3 to 100. Among native whites
he ratio is 1921 to 100; among for |
.ign-born whites, 1884 to 100. lnl q
he urban population there are q
3O.9 males to 100 females, and in i
he rural. 1854.
Of the total native population! i
hat is, population born in the Uni Q
ed States-35.3 per cent were born .
n Montana and 64.7 per cent outside
he state: Of the native white popu- $
alton, 66.6 per cent were born out I
lde the state; Of the native Indian, a
3.5 per cent, and Of the. native ne {
70, 8O.9 per cent. Persons born Il
utside the state constitute approxi- Y