The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-05
LESS |llITERACY
IN STATE NOW
Latest Federal Census Shows
Marked Improvements in
Characteristics
81 PER CENT OF VOTING AGE
Nearly Half of Total Population
Is Native
MORE men THAN WOMEN
MORE men THAN WOMEN

| NoHipoSlllOh ana CnaraCtcrlStlCS OF the
population of Michigan, as reported at
the Thirteenth Decennial Census are
given in an advance bulletin soon 10 be
issued by Director Durand of the Blu
reau of the Census. Department OF
! Commerce and Labor. 1t was pre-
pared under the supervision of VIM. G.
Hunt, chief statistician for population.
Statistics of color. nativity, parentage,
sex. citizenship, age. iliteracy, school
attendance. marital condition, and
dwellings and families are presented
They are grouped as follows: For the
state and counties; for cities of more
than $4,000 inhabitants; for cities of
lO,OOO TO $4,000 for places of $500 to
| 10000; and for wards of cities Of more
than $4,000. A previous population
bulletin for Michigan gave the number
OF inhabitants by counties and minor
civil divisions, decennial increase and
density Of population, and the proper
lions urban and rural
Color and Nativity.
The white population is divided into
four groups; % Native, native parent
age-that is, having both parents born
in the United States; CD natice, for
eign parenage-having both parents
born abroad: go native mixed parent
age--having one parent native and the
other foreign born; ca foreign born.
OF the total population OF Michigan,
l,224,S41, or 1876 per cent, are native
whites of native parentage; 964,SS or
S4.3 per cent, are native whites of for
eign or mixed parentage; 595.524, or
2l.2 per cent, are foreign born whites;
and lI1i5, or 0.6 per cent, are negroes
The corresponding percentages in 1900
were, 42.f. 34.4, 22.3. and OF. rcspec-
lively. the proportion of native whites
Of native parentage having increased
slightly during the decade. In - of
the 80 counties the population is less
than one-fifth native white of native
parentage: in it is more than two
iifths foreign-born white; and in g.
more than one-half native white of
foreign or mixed parentage
OF the urban population. $50 per
entage; Of the rural sos per cent. The
corresponding percentages for native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage
are 37.4 and 31.6, respectively. The per-
centaSe of foreign born whites is 262
in the urban population and 1868 in the
rural; the percentage of negroes 09
in the urban and O.3 in the rural.
Sex.
In the total population of the state
there are 1,454,534 males and 1,355,699
females, or 1913 males to 100 females
In 1900 the ratio was 1866 to 100.
Among native whites the ratio is 1924
to 100 and among foreign-born whites
1914 to 100. In the urban population
there are 1888 males to 100 females.
and in the rural, Ill.
State Of Birth.
OF the native population-that is,
population born in the United States
1916 per cent were born in Michigan
and 20.4 per cent outside the state; Of
the native white population, 20.3 per
cent were born outside the state, and of
the native negro, All per cent Per-
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81 per cent of the urban population and
1873 per cent Of the rural.
Foreign Nationalities.
OF the foreign-born white population
of Michigan. persons born in Canada
represent 2S.7 per cent; Chose of
French parentage. AZ, and all others.
2D Germany, eel; England, 10; Rus
..gn LII a,.I Nt,In nd 2 .
Austria, So. Sweden, A.; Ireland, 81;
Italy, 2.s; all other countries, per
cent. OF the total white stock Of for
eign origin, which includes persons
born abroad and also natives having
one or both parents born abroad, Ger
many contributed 27,2 per cent; Cana
da, 269 (F'rench stock. 5.3, and all 9TH
ers, 2l.s); England. ~; Holland SIS;
Ireland, So; Russia, 3.s; Sweden, 3.s;
Finland, 3.6; Austria, 80: Scotland.
49, Italy, 1.6 per cent.
Voting and Militia Ages.
The total number of males II years
of age and over is S70,S76, representing
81 per cent of the population. OF such
males, 1858 per cent are native whites
of native parentage. 25.5 per cent ma
tive whites of foreign or mixed parent
age, and 34.7 per cent foreign-born
whites, and OF per cent negroes. OF the
302,177 foreign born white males OF
voting age 167 1904, or 554 per cent, arc
naturalized. Males Of militia age-lS
to 44-number 6I6.729.
Age.
OF the total population, 1O.6 per cent
are under years Of age, 10 per cent
from s 10 II years, inclusive. 1879 per
cent from IS to "a, % per cent from
.5 10 a. and 22.5 per cent 40 years of
age and over. The foreign-born white
population comprises comparatively
few children, only as per cent Of this
class being under Is years OF age
while nearly fve-sixths (s3 per cent?
are rs years of age and over. Or the
native whites Of foreign or mixed par,
entage, s7s per cent are 20 and ow
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