'Old Marion' Teachers Guide

1900 Census Statistics
Literacy
No. of literate white males 21 years and older 6,092
No. of illiterate native white males 21 years and older 132
No. of literate native negro males 21 years and older 12
No. of illiterate native negro males 21 years and older 8
No. of other literate native colored males 21 years and older 35
No. of other illiterate native colored males 21 years and older 1
No. of literate naturalized foreign-born males 21 years and older 1,259
No. of illiterate naturalized foreign born males 21 years and older 49
No. of literate other foreign-born males 252
No. of illiterate other foreign-born males 14


Birthplaces 1900

Australia 2 Austria 70
Belgium 45 Bohemia 14
Canada (English) 407 Canada (French) 127
Central America 1 China 220
Cuba 1 Denmark 82
England 373 Finland 36
France 106 Germany 1,174
Greece 1 Holland 30
Hungary 46 Ireland 243
Italy 17 Japan 89
Luxemburg 1 Mexico 5
Norway 199 Norway and Denmark 1
Pacific Islands 4 Poland (Russian) 1
Poland (other) 8 Portugal 5
Rumania 1 Russia 62
Scotland 103 South America 1
Spain 1 Sweden 133
Switzerland 361 Turkey 1
Wales 22 West Indies 1
Other countries 17    
Born at sea 6    
United States 23,705    
   

Population Characteristics

Number of native-born males 12,371
Number of native-born females 11,334
Number of foreign-born males 2,506
Number of foreign-born females 1,502
Number of native-born white males of native parents 8,614
Number of native-born white females of native parents 7,974
Number of native-born white males of foreign parents 3,435
Number of native-born white females of foreign parents 3,116
Number of foreign-born white males 2,202
Number of foreign-born white females 1,496
Number of colored males 626
Number of colored females 250
Number of negro males 29
Number of negro females 20
Number of males 21 years and over 8,624
Number of native white males 5-20 years of age 4,582
Number of native white females 5-20 years of age 4,318
Number of foreign-born white males 5-20 years of age 125
Number of foreign-born white females 5-20 years age 121
Number of negro males 5-20 years of age 8
Number of other colored males 5-20 years of age 285

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