The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-10-26
NATIVE POPULATION
or VERMONT GROWS
Loss shown In Census Report is said
Go be in Foreign Born and Negroes

Burlington.--Figures complied by
the state publicity department from
the last census figures furnished BY
the United States government show
that during the l0-year period from
1910 10 1920. the native white popu-
lation In Vermont increased from
SCI per cent 10 s7.2 per cent. while
the foreign-born white population
decreased from 10 per cent to 1876
per cent over the same period
In 1910. the native white popula-
tion was 304.437 BY 1920. 1t reach
ed 307.291 Native parentage hg-
ures were 229,3s2 in 1910 and 22s,-
325 in 1920. In 1910. the Green
Mountain State had 39.507 people OF
foreign parentage. while the number
In 1920 was 42.1O0. In 1910, there
were 35.54s OF mixed parentage in
the state, while in1920. the mixed
parentage total was 1886. There
were 49.S6I foreign-born whites In
Vermont In 1910, and 44,526 in
1920.
II is interesting TO note that the
small negro population of the state
decreased by more than one-half
from 1910 to 1920. from 1921 to
572. There was decrease of two in
the Indian population. from 26 TO
"a The Chinese population inereas-
ed by three, from eight to IL, while
the Japanese population increased by
one, from three to four.
AS might be expected the enter
prising Canadian French constitute
the largest part of the foreign-born
in Vermont according to
the census figures of 1920. The
Canadian French numbered 14,1S1,
or 31.S of the foreign born popula-
tion In 1920. other Canadians total
ed 1861, or "a per cent, making
24,s6S Canadians in the state, or
55.s per cent of the entire foreign
born population.
The French Canadians far exceed
all other foreign-born whites in Chit
ten, Orleans and Franklin counties
which report, respectively, Chitten-
den, 2940; Orleans, 2S01; Franklin,
251O; and Caledonia, 1877. Other
Canadians in Orleans county number
217O: in Caledonia county, 1895; in
Franklin county, 1867; and in Wash
ngton county, 1872. In Burlington,
.here are 1456 Canadians, according
10 the census figures. Ii
Further scrutinizing of the figures !
shows the following nationalities !
in the population of the q
state: Italian, 4067, or 81 per cent /
If foreign-born: Irish, 1884, or 6.5 {
Der cent of foreign-born; English, j
,197. or 40 per cent of foreign-born; Z
scotch, 1854, or AZ per cent of for /
,ign-born; Polish. 1926, or S.9 per /
,ent of foreign-born; Russian, 1883, d
n 3 per cent of foreign-born; Swed- !
sh. 1123, or 2.5 per cent of foreign [
,orn. a
Italians are more numerous in [
Washington and Rutland countie' v
With 1915 in the former and 1910 in t
he latter. Washington county, win e
Is granite industries, has also at
racted the Scotch population and j
Iumbers 1902 of these. The Poles
lave concentrated in Rutland county \
nd we find 964 of them in that t
ounty The city of Barre has 1888
Italians and SIS Scotchmen. u
A survey of population by eoun-
les shows that Rutland has the larg- b
st population, with 46.213; Chitten-
en- is second, with 43.70s Washing IL
on third, with 1920; Windsor.
ourth. 36.ss4; Franklin. fifth, 30 b
20; Windham sixth, 26.373: Gale
onia seventh. 25.762; Orleans p
ighth, 23,9I3; Bennington ninth, q
1877: Addison tenth. 1866; Or
nee eleventh. 1879; Lamoille, o
xelfth. 1855; Essex thirteenth. ei
264; and Grand Isle fourteenth Il
7s4. o
Vermont reports 77,15s dwellings az
nd S5.g04 families. or Al persons a
, family, which is considerably
IS than the size Of Vermont famil- &,
S OF a few years back.
There were In Vermont in 1920. -
ass nliterate persons 10 years OF u
&c or over. or per cent compared r.
ith a percentage OF 81 per cent in n
910. vermont's percentage Of iliit-
-acy is very low as compared with
.her states in the Union. There are =
5 states which have a lower percen- ga
.ge Of niteracy than Vermont IA
hese are. Idaho. Is: Indiana. 2.2; pt
wa IL: Kansas, 1-s; Minnesota. m
S. Montana. -. Nebraska. -;
bio. rs. oregon. Is: south Dako-