Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-19
A RESUME OF POPULATION
A Sociological Analysis Of the In
habltants OF the Various Large
Towns In Mlssourl.

tOWUe IN mbASuTls
jefferson City.--A sociological an
alysis Of the population OF st. Louis.
Kansas Sity, ST. Joseph. Springfield,
Joplin, Hannibal and Sedalia, which
is made In a bulletin containing ad-
vance information from the 1918 Red
Book OF the bureau Of labor statistics.
given publicity by Commissioner John
T. Fitzpatrick, affords material for a
study on what the future has in store
for these flourishing Missouri me-
tropollses and serves to indicate how
cosmopolitan they are. The informa-
tion given is based on federal census
returns. recently compiled in this
shape, and therefore Is authentic.
The bulletin, which gives complete
facts on the sex, race, birthplace,
color, male voting strength and simI-
lar information Of the cities In the
synopsis, contains this declaration:
Population statistics OF SPRING
field, Joplin. Hannibal and SedaliA
plainly reveal that nearly all the In
habitants are either native-born or
else are the offsprings OF aliens from
countries which now rule Europe"
The federal official population of
St. Louis, which figures will remain
until the next census, Is 6S7,C29, Of
whom 642,iS are white. 1880 negro
and 6Si Indian, Japanese or Chinese.
The males outnumber the females.
there being 3A6,06S men and boys and
S40,961 women and girls.
Kansas City, with an official popu-
lation Of 24s,3S1, has 224,677 white
men, women and children, 23,566 ne
groes and 1873 Indians. japanese and
Chinese. The foreign.born population
numbers 25,327, Of whom 1884, or o
little over q fifth, are OF German ex-
traction. England is represented by
population Of 2144 and Canada
1888. The sons and daughters OF Ire"
land number S,266. Then there are
2,57s Italians. divided between north
and south Italy. Swedes are numer-
Gus, there being 2,l5S. The number
of other foreign representatives fol-
low Austria. $50; Belgium. 2S5;
Denmark, S65; France, 275; Greece.
1853: Holland, 1903; Hungary, 1892;
Mexico. 2SS; Norway. 143; Roumania.
1856; Scotland. 66s; Switzerland. 343;
Turkey. 14e; scattering, al.
A little over one-ninth OF the popu-
latlsn Of St Joseph is forelgn'born.
The same ratio seems to prevail In
all Missouri cities and towns OF the
official population Of 77,4OS, 73. 1873 arc
white 4,249 negroes and 26 either In
dian. Japanese or Chinese. The for
eign.born number s,ll9, which, com
pared with 10 years ago. Is a de-
crease. Then there were S,4l6 for
elgn-horn. Divided between the sex
es, there are 3s,esS men and boys and
3T,73s women and girls. Males Of vot-
ing age number 26.051, officially.
There are 16,0S6 dwellings, with
17,13S families to occupy them. The
nstive-born count up 66,0l5 people. d.
vided between 60,Sl6 with native par
entage and 1889 Of mixed descent
Springfield, which the bulletin calls
the hub OF the Osarks." with an Of
ficial population OF SS,2o1 men, wom-
en- and children, is the home Of only
1925 foreign-born, with those from
Germany predominating with S27.
English come next In strength, with
1879. Canadians next, with lat. and
Irish with 142. Sweden is represent
ed by 1O5 natives; Scotland, 30; Swift
Eerland, 81; Austria, 81; Denmark.
II; France, 10; Italy. 10; Turkey, is.
and the remainder divided between
Belgium, Greece. Holland. Hungary.
Mexico, Norway, Roumania and one
or two other countries Of Europe and
Asia.
Joplin, with an official federal pop.
ulation Of 32,07S, is the home Of 1921
males and 1892 females, men and
boys outnumbering women and girls
by 3SS, but not enough TO fill tho
Springfield deficiency in males. As
to color, there are 1926 whites, SOL
negroes and Indians, japanese and
Chlneae