The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-07
Bulletin On CenSIS in
Oklahoma
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state constitute a larger proportion Of
the native population in urban than in
rural communities.
Foreign Nationalities.
Of The foreign.born white population
Of Oklahoma, persons born in Ger
many represent 25.2 per cent; Russia,
li.5 Austria, 97 England, "A; Can
ada, III; Mexico, s6; Italy, GA; Ireland,
45i Scotland, 2; ali other countries,
1913 per cent OF the total white stock
Of foreign origin, which includes per
sons born abroad and also natives
having one or both parents born
abroad, Germany contributed Sl.2 per
cent; Russia, 1919; England, iO.1. Ire
land, s.9; Canada, IA Austria, 6.s;
Scotland, ga; Italy, 9; Mexico. 2.3;
Sweden, 2.3.
The total number Of males "a years
Of age and over is 447,2e6, represent
ing 27 per cent Of the population. OF
such males, Ss.4 per cent are whites,
s-2 per cent negroes, and s.s per cent
Indians Native whites represent S3.1
per cent Of the total number, and for
eign born white males Of voting age,
12,O74, or 51.3 per cent, are naturalized.
Males of militia age--ls to 44-num-
ber s57,98s,
Age.
OF the total population l4.6 per cent
are under 3 years Of age. 24.3 per cent
from 3 to IA years, inclusive, 2O.l per
cent from is to "a, 26.6 per cent from
% to "A. and I42 per cent As years
Of age and over. The foreign born
white population comprises compara-
lively few children, only Al per cent
Of this class being under Is years OF
age, while more than flve-sixth $3.50
per cent? are rs years Of age and over,
The negro population comprises a
somewhat smaller proportion Of chill
dren under than the native white
population Of native parentage
The urban population shows small
or proportion Of children than the
rural, and a larger proportion Of per
sons in the prime Of life. Migration to
the city explains this at least in part
OF the urban population. BAL per cent
are from rs to A years of age. inclu
sive, and Of the rural population, 24.S
per cent.
School Attendance.
The census inquiry as to school at
tendance was merely as to whether tn,
person enumerated had attended any
kind of school at any time between
September /, 1903, and the date o
enumeration, April Is, 1910.
The total number of persons O
school age-that is, from 6 to 20 years
inclusiye--is 566,32S. Of whom 1856
or 67.S per cent, attended school, Il
addition to these, 5,24s children unde
6 and 5l3G persons q and over attend
ed school. For boys from 6 to 20 years
inclusive, the percentage attending
school was 6S.l; for girls, GA. 70
children from i to IA years, inclusive
the percentage attending school wa
SlS The percentage for children 0
this age among native whites Of fol
eign or mixed parentage was $50
among native whites OF native parent
age, S2.2; among foreign-born whites
75.S; among negroes, 76.5; and anon
Indians, 79. In the urban population
the percentage Of children 10 4
years OF age attending school was S3.;
and in the rural, ST.
llliteracy
The census bureau classiiies as /
llterate any person 10 years Of age o
over who is unable to write, regardles
Of ability to read.
There are 67,567 illiterates in tn
state, representing Sc per cent of tn
total population 10 years Of age an
over, as compared with 12.t per cen
in 1900. The percentage Of illiterac
is 1T among negroes. 9.S among 70
eign born whites, and S.S among natiy
whites It is s,5 for native whites {
native parentage, and 1.3 for natiy
whites Of foreign or mixed parentag
For all classes combined, the pc
centage Of iliteracy is &c in the urba
population, and 6.5 in the rural Tn
rural percentage exceeds the urban fC
s each class Of the population, except til
2 foreign born whites, most Of whor