The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-23
Composition and Char
acteristics of the
Same.
COLOR, NATIVITY.
AND OTHER FACTS
Many Facts Bearing Upon Edu-
cational and Industrial Devel-
opment of the Good Old
North State-Questions of
Illiteracy and Education.
Not Far Behind.


The composition and characteristics of
the population OF North Carolina, as
reported at the Thirteenth Decennial
Census are given in an advance bullc-
tin soon to be issued by Director Du-
rand, OF the Bureau OF the Census,
Department OF Commerce and Labor.
IT was pre- pared under tho supervision
or William c. Hunt. chief statistician
Tor population. Statistics of color,
nativity. parentaSc. scX, state or birth,
citizenship, age. ilitcracy. school at
tendance. martial condition. and dwell
ings and families arc presented. They
are grouped as follows: For tho State
and counties. for cities of $4,000 or
more. for cities of 10000 to 5000. and
for places OF $500 to 10000. A previ-
Gus population bulletin for North caro- :
lima gaHo the number of Inhabitants
by counties and minor civil divisions,
decennial increase and density of popu-
lation. and the proportion urban and
rural That and tho forthcoming
bulletin cover all the principal topics
OF tho population census except occu-
pationa and ownership or homes
Color md Nativity.
The white population is divided into
four groups: ~ Native. native parent
age--tha.t is, having both parents born
In the United States; C2) native, for
ciEn parentaGe-having both parents
born abroad; t3) native, mixed parent
aBe-having orc parent native and the
other foreign born; "a foreign born.
or the total population OF North
Carolina. l.5o1.5Ii. or ss per cent. are
whites. and s97,Si3. or 3i.s per cent
negroes. The corresponding percent
ages in 1900 Were co., and SO. respec-
lively. In fourteen of the ninoty- eight
counties the population is more than
one-half negro. tho highest percent
ages being those for Warren (S5.e)
aud Halifax $3.50. In forty one coun-
;ics, including ouc which reports no
negrces. the percentage negro is less
than -. and ia forty-thrae il ranges
from 70 to 30.
Native whites of native parentage
constitute 6T.3 per cent Of the total
population. OF the state and 40 per
cent OF the white population. Native
whites OF foreign or mixed parentage
constitute only o.I per cent OF the
total population. and foreign born
whitas o.3 per cent.
OF the urban population. ST. per
cent arc native whites of native par
entage: Of the rural. 6s.4 per cent
Tie corresponding proportions for ma
tive whites of foreign or mixed paron-
tage are Ia and OF per cent, respect
lively The percentage of foreign
born whites Is l in the urban popula-
ton and OF in the rural; the percen-
tagc of negroes is 364 in the urban
and sos I'm the rural
Sex.
In the total population OF the State
there arc 1.09S, 476 males and 1.107,sll
females or $50 males TO 100 females.
In 1900 tho ratio was asa to 100
Among the whites there are 1912 males
TO 100 females: among the negroes. 94s.
Among native whites the ratio is 10l
to 100. Az compared with 17o.5 to 100
for the foreignborn whites. In the
urban population there are oil males
to 100 femaIec. and In the rural. 100 6.
State of Birth.
OF the total native population--that
Is, population born In the United States
--95 per cent were born in North Car
oltna and per cent outside the State;
of the native white population. 81 per
cent were born outside the State and
of the native negro. 40 per cent. Per-
sons born outside tho State constitute
larger proportion OF the native pop
uiation In urban than in rural commu-
mites.
Foreign NntiouaIities.
OF the foreign-bor white popula-
lion of North Carolina persons born
in Germany represent ISL per cent;
England. 15.S; Russia, II; Canada, o,
Italy. S.: Turkey. Sc; Scotland. rs:
Ireland. 81; Greece. 20: all other coun-
stock of foreign origin. which includes
persons born abroad and also natives
having ono or both parents born
abroad, Germany contributed 22.6 per
cent; England, 17.9; Ireland. 30; Rus
sia, 81: Canada, 81: Scotland. 81:
Italy. 5.2; Turkey. A; France. per
cent
Voting and Militia Ages.
The total number of males twenty
one years OF age and over is b06.134.
representing 32.9 per cent OF the pop
uiation. or such males. TOT per cent
Native whites represent 70 per cent
OF the total number, and foreign born
whites OF per cent. or the 1926 for
eign-born white males of voting age.
l.43s, or AZ per cent. are naturalized.
Males OF militia age-eightecn to for
ty-foui'-number 302192.
Age.
Or the Total population. 1871 per cent
arc under five years of age: 255 per
cent, from five to fourteen wears. in
elusive; eos per cent. from fifteen to
twenty-four: 2S.1 per cent from twcn-
ty-nve TO forty-four. and 1877 per cent,
forty-ffve years of age and over. The
forefgn-born white population com
prises comparatively few children. only
go per cent Of this class being under
fifteen years Of age, while moro than
three-fourths C7S.6 per cent? are TWEEN
ty-five years of age and over The nro.
portion of children under fifteen in the
negro population lis greater than in the
native white population of native par
entage-
The urban population shows a small
or proportion of children than tho ru-
raj and q. larger proportion of persons
In the primo of life. Migration to the
city explains this. at least in part. OF
the urban population, 20 per cent are
from Twenty-Five to forty-four years
OF age, inclusive, and OF the rural pom
ulatlon, 23,1 per cent.
School Attendance.
The census inquiry as to school at
tendance was merely as to whether the
person enumerated had attended any
kind OF school at any time between
tConttnned % Second RaAaA