The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-02-28

4 census returns, an increase of e67, B8
is noted for the nonwhite population
In 1880 and 1910 the nonwhite population
composed of Negroes, Indians, Japanese
Chinese and other nonwhite races, con
| stituted 1912 percent of the country
/ total population.
Contrasting tn 1910 and 1880 Figures
for the ma and female population o.
tbs United States disoloses a decrease
! in the number of males per 100 females
| for all classes of the popu alton Al
. the 1910 Census there were 1011 males
to ev-ry 100 females. as compared with
1925 ma 'es to every 100 females in 1880
| The ratio for the white population was
l0l.5 males per 100 females in 1910 and
1929 males per 100 bmales in 1880
Nonwhite females exec ded nonwhits
males at both censuses the ratios be-
ing 991 ma ,es per 100 females in 1890
and $50 males per 100 females in 1910
At each of the censuses mentioned, an
| excess of nOnwhite females is noted for
| each age gnDup up to and including
25-H years. Males, however, exceeded
females IN the age groups 1854 years
and 65 year and over.
The predominence of females noted
IN the nonwhite population has exist
ed in tbs Negro reputation, which con-
sttuted 95.2 percent of the nonwhite
population at the 1910 Census, for lOc
years. The excess of femsles may be
cited as one Of the causes for the fall
ure OF the Negro population to increase
at more rapid rate. A greater parity
of seSes possibly would have caused
an increase in the number Of marriages
and resulted in more rapio increase
in the population Achievement OF al
decreased mortality rate, especially in
the early years of life, for the Negro
population would RESULT in bitter
equality in the sex ratio. The present
disparity results from tbs much greater
mortality of the Negro male and moi
from an excess of female births.
Tbs median age (the age that divids
the population into two equal parts
ma half H-a;po ,,o,,noo-N - A.
white popu alton increased from 17.S in
1890 10 81 in 1910. Not sinds 1890 when
the medain age for the white popula.
ton was rs have the nledian ages Of
the two classes of population been more
than yaars apart. At the last census
nonwhite males with a median age of
254 years were 40 years younger than
white mae Nonwhite females, fol
whom the lowest median age, $50 years
is reported, were "A yaars younger than
white fem les.
Data pr, scented in tables 2 and TO.
1910 and 1890 show smaller proportion
Of young persons and larger plppor-
ton of 0 d persons in both classes Of
the popula on at the 1910 Census. The
rpnwhite population under 20 years Of
aga decreased from 429 percent to 4O.4
percent The proportion Of nonwhite
persons IS y ars of age and over in
erased fror- 80 percent h AZ percent
In the VIII population persons under
20 years ol decreased from 3S.3 percent
to 33.9 p mt and the population Of
persons e. ars of age and over in
creased fir 81 to 10.
Compare tn the white population
larger o~tion of young ronwhite
persons ~ ced with problems arts.
ing out ok Of training, experience
and job -tunities. That = largo,
number Ter nonwhite persons are
concene It the opportunities Of
fer7d to yV Productive pursuits ic
indicated he increase Q,771,589 tc
2Ol8,6OD re nonwhite population
45-G4 yea age.