Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-26


couniry ss.s pcr cent are natives ct
Kansas. or more than ohe-half Of the
entire population OF the state Wag
torn here. OF foreign born residents
Germany II shown TO give the largest
percentage. having 1855 per cent OF all
the foreign born residents. Russia IL
next with ii.3 per cent The percent
age decreases In the order OF tho fol.
lowing countries. Sweden, Austria.
England. hexico. ireland. Canadn,
Scotland. Italy.
Half Million Men Over "a.
The total number OF male persons
more than 81 years Of age aggregates
bOs,529. showing how far short even
the last election came from bringing
out the full voting strength OF the
state. This will be more than dou-
bIed. according 10 the census, when
tho women vote next time, gislng tho
state a qualified voting strength OF
more than q million. or q total Of
foreign born whites OF voting age of
7i.2fs. more than half, or 3s.i46.
have been naturalized. Males Of
militia age. that IN between Is and
~ years old. number 370.027 There
IN. therefore. large population IN
the state OF pen more than ~ years
of age.
The census shows that there IL IA
smaller proportion OF children In the
cities than Ia the country districts
THIS may be accounted for To "A GER
tain extent by the tendency TO mi
crate tn the city when the ma lority
Is reached Il II also open 90 dis
.cussion a. 60 possible race nuicide In
the cities
The total number Of persons OF
school age In the state. from q 10 20
years. numbered 5t5,lG6. a little
over 20 per cent OF these had attend
rd school during the term preceding
the enumeration. In addition to this
Their" we're o,agi under q years of age.
and 5.A5l over 90 years Of age. who
also attended school Up to the uge
of . years the figures show that the
school attendance h. much the same
IN the rural Tnd city distrlcts Be-
tween 10 ana 20 yeats, however. the
percentage attending school ia the
country b. greater than Ia the cities.
There are 2s.gGS persons Ia Kansas
who are classed by the bureau as H.
lterates. These are persons more
than 30 years old who are unabl. to
write. regardless Of their ability TO
read. The percentage OF iilit.racy rs
.N per cent among native whites,
lo.' among foreign born whites. and
. per cent among negroes. The per-
ccntage at illitrracN is shown 90 be-
higher Ia the city than IN. rural dis
tricts. the comparative percentages
being - IN the cities To- - In the
country tn" percentage uf illit-rn,y
ol persons between 10 ana ~ years
81. age whose litrracy depends largely
UPON present school facilities. Is Vcry
low, being only %. and showing
big gain IN wiping oui illiterocy In
Kansas.
The tendency OF females To marry
young also 10 shown ir the report
Also the fact that 81 much larger per
cent of the women ate married than
hr men ~ shown. due partly 20 the I
fact that there h a Big excess ut male !
population. According 80 the hg ares |
It's per cent OF the males and cas- !
per cent OF the females over H. yeara |
Il axe ~" married. \ total ct g., |
Der cent ct the males and D.. p,r
vnt oi the females are widowed aud
b" percentages at those divorced are
huEn Co br 70 ana ., respectively.
DO" latter figures are deemed mac
urIt", however, inasmugh az IN" bu-
eau believes many divorced persons
lass themselves aA single ur Wild
~ ed
o. b. shown that ~ per cent or the
emnies between u ana ~ years of
Ee are married only n per cent
& the males between these Hgoe are
married.. Between 20 and - years
rs per cent uf the females aud only
g., per cent Of the males are mar.
led Between thr ages of 20 ana %
b" gain ia married mul"s is shown.
huWiug that tho average husband IS
2 least several y'. ., Older uau his
lIr m" porycRiuE, of married men
d tho citN districts as higher thap in
be- country, whil" the reverse H. true
q thr women.
There are very few places IN Kan
ls where NOR" than one family o,.
upi"s the same dwelling. There are
N",6Na dwellings in the state. aud
3','ll families. The average NUM-
"r of persons a. the dwelling is AL
nj the aycrag" number In each fam
Is is 80.