The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
.C|TY'S POPULATION. .l6S,9O3, ACCORDING. ID SCHOOL CENSUS
Now S,25S Children Between ' and 21 Years of Age In Birmingham-Sub-
 stantial Increase

The population of Birmingham is at present 16s sos, according to figures ar rived at from the 1914 school census. The school census was announced yes terday. showing a total of is.25S school children in the city of Birmingham. All children are counted for this census who are between the ages of ' and 21. l The school census of city multiplied | by Sla Is supposed to give an approxi- mate total of the whole population. Some cities, 1t is said, use four as a multiple Using 3is for Birmingham, however, the total population hovers rangerously near the 10000 mark.
 In the federal census of 1910 the popu- lation of Birmingham was given as over 1s2, 900. making gain since then of nearly 4o.ooo people. There are 45sa more school children in the city now than there were in 1912, ac- cording to the school census made public yesterday by pr. J. Il. Phillips, superin- tendent of schools. The census was con- ducted during the month of July by Prof. A A. Lyons, Jr. It is held every two years.
 Dr. Phillips states that an actual in crease in school attendance has occurred equal to the one shown by the census, which is regarded as a very good showing of the efficiency of the public school sys- tenn. The census of 1912 showed 4S,6o9 children, an increase Of 4l23 over 1910. Counting 35 or 10 pupils to each teacher, l it is stated by the school authorities that some 50 additional teachers must be | Il. tl,A iIc and this Is regarded as a serious prob lem for the board of education and the city commissioners to handle, mainly on | account of finances. 1 The report of the census by wards Is as follows: l WHITE.
 First Ward-l40 boys. 1lS girls; total 2SS. l Second Ward-269 boys, 285 girls; total 554.
 Third Ward-977 boys Sa3 girls total 1850. 1 Fourth Ward-675 boys, 69S girls; total l 1866
 Fifth ward-406 boys, 466 girls total SIP,
 Sixth Ward-569 boys 532 girls; total l1ol.
 Seventh Ward-6o2 boys, 4S9 girls; total 1 1091
 Eighth Ward-522 boys. 5s1 girls. total | l05S. Ninth ward-s19 boys. 76s girls; total l 1447.
 Tenth ward-s46 boys. s92 girls; total 7ss. 1 Eleventh Ward-56S boys, 574 girls; total 1137
 Twelfth Ward-21o6 boys 2Os9 girls; total | 4195. | Thirteenth Ward-56e boys, 54S girls; to- 1 tai 1109.
 Fourteenth ward-7s2 boys, 7so girls; | total l462.
 Fifteenth ward-1lso boys, 11s2 girls, total 2372
 sixteenth ward-266o boys, 2eis girls; Total. 129sO boys; 12,9l9 girls; grand | total 25,909
 NEGRO First Ward--112 boys, 109 girls; total 221.
 Second Ward-51S boys, 62S girls; total l 1146. Third ward-s56 boys. 942 girls; total 179S. Fourth Ward-390 boys, 413 girls; total sos. l Fifth Ward-374 boys, 41f girls; total 7Ss.
 Sixth Ward-4S2 boys. $50 girls; total 9s2.
 Seventh Ward-412 boys, 523 girls; total 935.
 Eighth Ward-55s boys, 635 girls; total 1193.
 Ninth ward-6o3 boys GIT girls; total 12s0
 Tenth Ward--199 boys, 23l girls; total 43o.
 Eleventh Ward-132 boys, HIS girls; | total 2250.
 Twelfth ward-946 boys, 944 girls; total l 1890
 Thirteenth ward-7o5 boys, 795 girls; to- | tai 15,0O0.
 Fourteenth ward-s29 boys, lool girls; l total 1890.
 Fifteenth ward--1o52 boys, 1o1S girls to- ] tai 2270
 Sixteenth ward--l5s5 boys. 149s girls; | total 3033.
 Total, lo,s5s boys, 11.ese girls; grand to- l tai 23, 349. l white-12,99o boys, 12,919 girls: total 25,o9 Negro-1o.65s boys, 11,6s6 girls total 22, ,S49.
 Grand Total-2s.sis boys 24,el5 girls; to- tai 4S,25s.