The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-08
CENSUS BUREAU
ISSUES REPORT
Composition and Character
istics Of People of the
State Analysed.
LITTLE OVER HE
PEI CENT
Average Number of People
Per Family in the State
is 4.8.

many interesting facts relative to the
composition Int characteristics of the
people of North Dakota has just been
made public by the census depart
ment:
The composition and characteristics
Of the population of North Dakota. as
reported at the Thirteenth decennial
census r given in an advance bulle-
tin soon to be issued by Director Du-
rand Of the bureau of the census, de-
partment Of commerce and labor. 1t
was prepared under the supervision of
VIM. G. Hunt, chief statistician for
population. Statistics Of color. nativ-
ity. pa%rentage, sex, state of birth, cit
izenship. age illiteracy, school attend
nee, marital condition, and dwellings
and families are presented. They are
and counties; for the two cities of
more than 10000; and for places of
$500 to 10000. A previous popula-
ton bulletin for North Dakota gave
the number of Inhabitants by coun-
ties and minor civil divisions, decen-
NAL increase and density Of popula-
ton. and the proportions urban and
rural. That and the forthcoming bull
letin V all the principal topics OF
the population census except occupa-
tions and ownership of homes.
Color and Nativity.
The white population is divided in
to four groups: az Native, native
parentage-that is, having both par
ents born in the United States; (2)
native. foreign parentage-having
both parents born abroad; (3) native,
mixed parentage-having one parent
native and the other foreign born; ca
foreign born.
OF the total population Of North
Dakota, 1s2.4S1. or 2s.2 per cent, are
native whites of native pa~rentage;
251,236. or 1875 per cent are native
whites Of foreign or mixed parentage;
and 156.15S.. or 27.1 per cent. are for
eign-born whites. The corresponding
percentages in 1900 were 2O.6, 41.8,
and 35.3. respectively, the proportion
having increased during the decade.
The 6.4S6 Indians constitute IL pei
cent of the population, and the 617
negroes OIL per cent. In 20 of the
49 counties the proportion Of foreign
born whites exceeds one-fourth. In
no county is the proportion Of native
whites Of foreign or mixed %parentage
less than one-fourth; in 6 it exceeds
one-half.
OF the urban population. s7.7 per
cent are native whites of native par
entage: of the rural. % per cent. The
corresponding, proportions for native
whites OF foreign or mixed parentage
are 37.6 and. 44.3 per cent. respective
ly. The percentage of foreign-born
whites is "a in the urban population
and 27.4 in the rural; Of negroes, 0.5
in the urban and OIL in the rural. The
Indian population is almost exclusive
~ rural.
Sex.
In the total population Of the
state there. are 317.654 males and
259.602 females, or 1924 males to 100
females. In 1900 the ratio was 1853
to 100. Among native whites the ra-
ito is 114.9 to 100. and among for
urban population there are 1855
males to 100 females, and in. the rur-
al, 1892.
State Of Birth.
OF the total native population
States-47.1 per mi were born in
North Dakota and 52.9 per. cent out
side the state: of the native white
population. 63.5 per cent were born
outside the state; of the native negro,
1874 per cent: and of the native In
dian. 1871 per cent. Persons born
outside the state constitute a large
proportion Of h native population in
urban than in rural communities.
Foreign Nationalities.
OF the foreign-born white popula-
ton Of North Dakota. persons born
In Norway represent 29.4 per cent:
Russia. 20.4: Canada. 1875 Chose OF
French percentage. 1.6. and all others,
12); Germany. 1916; Sweden. 7.8;
Denmark. "a: Austria, 3.3: England,
2: Hungary. 1.s: Ireland. 10; all 9TH
err countries, 6.4 per cent. OF the
total white stock Of foreign origin,
which includes persons born abroad
parents born abroad, Norway contri-
buted 1903 per cent: Russia, 1873;
Germany 14.7: Canada. 1919 (Frcnch