TABLE 2.- Density of population, urban population, nativity and race classification, value of

manufactures, illiteracy, and relations of the adult male and of the school population. (NOTE.—The statistics in this table, except those in column 12, are from the U.S. Census of 1900.]

North Atlantic Div.:
Maine

23.2 23.7 New Hampshire

45.7 38.6 Vermont..

37.6 11.2 Massachusetts 318.9 67.0 Rhode Island.. 407.0 66. 1 Connecticut.

187.5 52.0 New York.

152.6 68.5 New Jersey

250.3 61.2
Pennsylvania. 140.1 45.5
South Atlantic Div.:
Delaware

94.3 41.4 Maryland.

120.5 46.9 Dist.of Columbia. 4,645.3 100.0 Virginia.

46.2 14.7 West Virginia.. 38.9 7.7 North Carolina 39.0 5. 1 South Carolina... 44.4 7.5 Georgia.

37.6 11.0 Florida.

9.7 15.0 South Central Div.: Kentucky

53.7 16.9 Tennessee

48. 4 13.4 Alabama.

35.5 7.3 Mississippi.

33.5 2.6 Louisiana.

30.4 22.8 Texas

11.6 11.3 Arkansas

24.7 5.4 Oklahoma

10.3 5.0 Indian Territory.

12.6 0.0 North Central Div.: Ohio.

102.0 38.5 Indiana.

70. 1 24.2 Illinois.

86.1 47.1 Michigan.

42.2 30.9 Wisconsin.

38.0 30.7 Minnesota

22. 1 26.8 Iowa.

40.2 16.8 Missouri.

45.2 30.8 North Dakota

4.5 3.0 South Dakota,

5.2 2.6 Nebraska.

13.9

15.8 Kansas.

18.0 14.0 Western Division: Montana

1.7 27.0 Wyoming

.9 24. 1 Colorado..

5. 2 38.1 New Mexico.

0.0 Arizona

1.1

0.0 Utah.

3.4 25.2 Nevada.

84.4 75.3 53.9 40.8 49.1 73.8 70.9 88.4 76.0

13.3 23.8 45.3 58.7 47.2 20.4 28.0

7.7 22.8

33. 22
21.92
20.04
12.08
28. 14
17. 16
16. 19
6.61
4.25

3.7 5.8 1.1 3.9 1.2

81.8
75.4
67.8
66.2
72.5
72.3
70.8
87.5
72.8

14.3 11.1 13.8

8.1 16.9

5.8 10.5

2.7 10.7

8.6 7.7 8.0 9.5 21.6 25.4 6.4 6.3 16.8

34.4 34. 1 34.4 33.7 31.1 34.8 34.2

49.5 47.6 59.5 53.2 61.3 45. 1 44.8 32.0 41.3

31.0
32.0
33.4
31.0
32.6
33.5
33.8
31.3
34.1

1.6

4.5

67.4
78,3
81.2
85,5
57.4
79.4
63.3
82.0
76. 1
82.4
73. 2

25.6
17.9
16.8

6.8
18.2
19.1
20.3
13.5
19.7
13.0
21.3

7.0 3.8 2.0

7.7 24.4

1.5 16.4 4.5 4.2 4.6 5.5

100. 17 188.2
26. 11 171.5
66.00 139.3

13.78 / 92.1
104.54 138.7
30.00 74.5
19.31 196.5
12. 15 116.4
72. 76 149.3
48. 10 | 132.7
77.27 160.5

1.2

6.7 10.4 10.2
7.8 21.2
7.1 13. 9 22.5
30.9 16.3 31.9
30.9 11.1 16.8
4.61

4.7 35, 1
7.0

22.3 23.9 24.7 30.6 25.9 32.6 21.3 28.6 25.3 26.3 22.8

TABLE 3.-School ages in the several States—State school censuses.

@ The compulsory period here given is in many cases extended or shortened under certain circumstances.

Not limited by law. No State school census. d No compulsory law.

Applies only to Baltimore city and Allegany County. 1 Estimated for 1904.

Returns imperfect. h May be extended.

ED 1904 M—v

TABLE 4.-Number of pupils enrolled in the common schools at different dates and the

relation of the enrollment to the school population.

United States. 7,561, 582 9,867, 505 12, 722,581 15,503, 110 16, 256, 038 61. 45 65.50 68.61 72. 43 70. 59
North Atlantic Div. 2,743, 344 2,930,345 3,112,622 3,643, 949 3,843,908 77.95 75. 1770. 45 70. 86 69.89
South Atlantic Div. 603, 619 1.242,811 1.785, 486 2,182,615 2.324, 906 30, 51 50.74 59.22 65.73 66. 01
South Central Div.. 767,839 1.371.975 2.293, 579 3,018, 609 3.235, 121 34. 17 46. 43 60. 14 67.28 64. 66
North Central Div. 3,300,660 4,033, 828 5,015, 2171 5,842,569 5,895, 631 76.87 75.84 76. 46 78.65 74. S2
Western Div....... 146, 120 288, 546 515. 677 815, 368 956, 472 54. 77 64.96 70.01 79. 51 84.95
North Atlantic Div.:
Maine.

a 152,000 149, 827 139,676 130,918 131,176 a 87.35 89.80 85. 88 81.38 80.02
New llamp-
shire.

71,957 64,341 59.813 65, 688 65, 673 91.31 81.32 71.28 73.98 71.50
Vermont
b 05, 384 75, 238

6 65, 608
65, 964 66, 535

87. 21

82. 15 81.78
Massachusetts. 273, 661 306,777 371, 492 474,891 494,042 72.34 71.76 72. 56 76.21 73. 33
Rhode Island. a 34.000 40,004 52,774 67.231 70,843 a 59. 24 59. 59 62. 65 66.79 65. 31
Connecticut.. 113, 588 119,094 126, 505 155, 228 163, 141 80.83 76.97 72. 02 74. 54 73. 10
New York. 1,028, 1101,031,593 1.042, 100 1,209,574 1,300,065 82.98 77.10 70.71 69. 57 69.90
New Jersey

169, 430 204,961 234,072 322, 575 352, 2031 63. 20 64.77 62 21 68.52 68. 44
Pennsylvania. 834,614 937,310 1,020,522 1,151, 880 1,200,230 76.35 74.37 69.53 68. 90 67.33
South Atlantic Div.:
Delaware

20,0581 27.823 31, 434 36, 895 c 36, 895 50.04 65. 20 66.1975. 331 c 75. 33
Maryland. 115,683 162, 431 181,251 222.373 209,978 46.70 58. 13 00.37 67.00 60.41
Dist. Columbia. 15, 157 26. 439 36,906 46,519 49.789 41.60 55. 40 63. 10 76.81 76. 88
Virginia...

131,088 220.730 342,269 370, 595 d 375, 001 32.34 45. 00 00.51 63. 19 d 61.94 West Virginia.. 76,999 142,850 193,064 232, 343 244.040 49.47 69.21 75. 27 78. 58 76. 29 North Carolina. 0 115,000 252, 612 322.5331 400, 452 491.838 31. 23 55. 87 56. 39 63 55 73. 76 South Carolina. 66, 056 134,072 201.200 281,891 292, 115 27. 28 40.56 47.08 C0.74 59. 59 Georgia..

49,578 236, 533 381,297 482,673 8 502.014 11.89 46.24 58. 45 65. 30 d 64.33 Florida 14,000 39,315

92, 472 108,874 122, 636 21.21 44. 16 71.10 66.57 67.94 South Central Div.: Kentucky. e 178, 457 276.000 399, 600 500.294 a d 501, 482

65.64 75 27 ad 72. 52 Tennessee. a 140.000 300.217 447.950 485, 354 502,330 a 32.00 58. 211 74.05 75. 09 74.00 Alabana.

141,312 179, 190 301, 615 376, 423 1 365, 171 40. 36 42.0 55.83 61.67 1 57.01 Mississippi. 117,000 236.654 334, 158 386, 507

d 403.647 40.00 61 29 70. 62 73. 27 a 72. 84 Louisiana.

57.639 77,642 120.2531 196, 109 d 208, 737 24. 78 25 87 31.58 43. 62 d 43. 85 Texas.

63,504 a 220.000 466,872 659.598 722.904 21.00 a 42. <0 59 30 64. 67 64. 03 Arkansas

69,927 81,972 223,071 314,662 339,542 40. 29 30.81 55. 41 71 02 72. 58 Oklahoma

99, 6021 152.850

79. 82 92.72 Indian Ter.g

a 38, 422

0 23.02 North Central Div.: Ohio.

719, 372 729, 499 797, 489 829.100 835, 607 8404 76. 0976. 54 75. 40 72. 60 Indiana.

450, 057 511,283 512,9551 564, 807 550, 732 78.64 82. 39 79.21 81. 10 75. 22 Illinois

672,787 704.041 778.319 958, 911 978, 554 81.01 74.61 71.97 72. 68 68. 50 Michigan.. 292, 466 302.556 427.032 504,985 497.299 79.66 78.08 73. 15 77. 13 72. 67 Wisconsin.

265, 285 299, 457 351.723 415, 142 461,214 73.92 73 78 09.77 72. 51 70.04 Minnesota

113,983 180.248 280 90 399. 207 423, 003 75.92 75.87 74. 59 77.59 74. SO Iowa.

341.935 426.057 493, 2671 506, 223 545,950 84.44 83. 52 85.51 89.06 81.21 Missouri

330.070 482, 086 620.314 719,817 731.410 56.03 68. 85 74. 43 78.63 75. 75 North Dakota

35, 543 77.686 01.060

93, 224

85. 84 South Dakota..

78,043 98, 822

106,8-21
239.26 41.68 J11.20 81.26
181.04 79. 49

SI. 64
Nebraska

23.265 92,549 240, 300 288, 227 278, 930 58. 791 08. 48 75. 35 89.50 86. 70 Kansas.

89,777 231, 434 399, 322 389, 582 a 390, 236 74. 22 73. 23 88.50 89.21 a 85. 59 Western Div.: Montana

a 1,657 4. 270 16, OSO 39, 430 d 44,881 70.24 63.77 71.14 72. 80 d 72. 63 Wyoming

a 450 2,907 7,052 14,512 C14,512 a 15. 34 77. 44 54. 46 65. 66 C 65. 66 Colorado.

4,357 22, 119 65, 490 117, 555 134,200 42.28 60.82 72. 20 88. 19 92.08 New Mexico. 21,320 4, 755 18, 215 36,735 39,704 a 4.42 13. 32 42.25 61. 43 61. 95 Arizona.

0 4.212 7,989 16, 504 21.088 0.00 53. 1652.72 51.94 59.03 Utah.

16,992 24, 326 37, 279 73,042 75,662 53 36 30.61 55. 26 81.02 76.61 Nevada.

3, 106 9.045 7,387 6,676 7,319 53.97 79.73 73. 80 74.00 81. 20 Idaho.

5,834 14,311 36,609 54, 480 46.06 77.85 62. 66 79. 18 99.00 Washington 45,000 14.780 55.964 115, 104 101,651 0 69.00 72.36 70.58 87. 86 109.74 Oregon

21,000 37,533 63, 254 89, 405 103,877 67.73 75. 02 74.78 82. 13 87.31 California. 91, 332 158, 765 221,750 269,736 299, 038 63.63 73. 37 77.38 79. 56 82. 19

1

13,718

a Approximate.

Pupils of legal school age only.
cln 18-1900.
d In 1902-3.

e Highest number en rolled.

In 2001-2.
9 Returns imperfect.

TABLE 5.—The school enrollment of 1903–4, classified by ser.

lation enrolled at different dates.

Percentage of the total popu

35, 769

131, 176 24. 25
65, 673
66, 535 6 19. 77
494.042 18. 31

70, 813 15. 11

163,141 20.83 1,300,005 23. 18

352, 203 18. 26 1,200, 230

23. 24

23. 09 21.13
18. 54 15. S9
22. 64 619.74
17. 20 16. 59
14. 69 15. 27
19. 22 16.95
20. 30 17. 37
18. 12 16. 20
21.89 19. 41

18. 85
15. 96
19, 20
16. 93
15. 69
17.09
16. 64
17.12
18, 28

18. 53 15. 43 19. 11 16. 29 15. 34 16. 76 16.72 17.10 17.86

North Atlantic Division. 91.929. 275 21.914, 633
South Atlantic Division.al, 153, 140 a 1,171, 766
South Central Division..01,621.500 a 1,613, 621
North Central Division.. a 2,979,734 02,915, 897
Western Division...

0 485, 969 a 470, 503 North Atlantic Division:/

Maine
New Hampshire.

33, 216 32, 457 Vermont.

33, 629 32, 806 Massachusetts. Rhode Island.

35,074 Connecticut. New York.

054, 082 645, 983 New Jersey

176,798 175. 405 Pennsylvania.

602, 181

598, 049 South Atlantic Division:

Delaware.
Maryland.
District of Columbia. 23, 005

26, 184
Virginia...
West Virginia..

125,721 118, 319 North Carolina

246, 969 244.869 South Carolina.

138,021 154,094 Gorgis..

245, CON 256, 406 Florida.

00, 402 62, 234 South Central Division: Kentucky

250, 521 250,961 Tennessee.

252, 038 250, 292 Halama. Mississippi.

199, 404 204. 243 Louisiana

104,527 104, 210 Texas.

360, 253 362, 651 Arkansas.

171, 401 168, 141 Oklahoma

78,680 74, 206
Indian Territory .
North Central Division:
Ohio.

426, 790 408, 817 Indiana.

277,812 272, 920 Illinois

492, 905 485, 649 Michigan.

249, 742 248, 557 Wisconsin.

232.733 228, 481
Minnesota.
Iowa..
Missouri,

366,585 364, 825 North Dakota.

49, 396 45, 828 South Dakota

54, 889 51,933 Nebraska.

141,883 137.047 kansas.

197, 707

192, 529 Western Division:

Montana
Wyoming.

7, 359

7, 153 Colorado.

66, 563 67. 697 New Mexico.

21.948 17. 756 Arizona.

10, SCO 10, 228 Utah,

38,008 37.654 Vavada.

3,636

3,683 Idaho.

27,521 26,959 Washington

82, 140 79, 511 Orron.

52,873 51.004 California.

152, 311 146,727

a Estimated in part.
> Pupils of legal school age.
In 1899-1900.
d In 1902-3.

Table 6.—Per cent of the school population (i. e., children 5 to 18 years of age) enrolled in

the public schools, for a period of years.

Year.

United
States.

North South South North
Atlantic Atlantic Central Central
Division. Division. Division. Division.

Western Division

57. 53 61.04 64 31 66. 37 66. 12

65. 03 64. i 648 65.93 67.05

OI 53

1870-71.. 1871-72. 1872-73. 1873-74. 1874-75. 1875-76. 1876-77 1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91 1891-92. 1892-93. 1893-94. 1894-95. 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98. 1898-99. 1899-1900. 1900-1901 1901-2. 1902-39 1903-49.

61. 45 62. 20 62. 36 64. 40 65.54 64. 70 63. 92 65.75 64. 64 65. 50 65. 03 65. 03 66. 39 66. 96 67. 96 68 14 67.98 68. 33 6S. 20 68. 61 69. 40 69. 51 69. 70 71. 32 71.54 71. 80 72. 36 72.68 71. 96 72. 43 71. 67 71. 45 70. 67 70. 59

77.95 77.33 76. 79 77. 77 78. 59 78 55 76.83 77.09 76. 18 75. 17 74. 28 74. 56 74. 15 72.83 73. 23 72. 63 72. 23 71. 60 70.60 70. 45 70.04 69. 78 68. 99 70. 45 71. 53 71. 57 72. 12 71. 78 71. 69 70. 86 70. 71 70. 31 69. 84 69. 89

30.51 32. 27 35. 86 42. 10 44. 61 46. 72 47.02 48. 85 46. 72 50.74 51. 49 51.90 54. 30 56. 25 57. 17 57. 68 58. 98 58. 68 58. 40 59. 22 60. 15 59. 50 61. 94 03.08 62. 21 62. 46 64. 49 66. 25 64. 93 65.73 66. 65 66. 55 65.99 66. 01

34. 17 37.94 38. 67 40. 82 42. 47 37. 36 38. 51 43. 50 44. 71 46. 43 47.03 47. 02 50. 68 53. 59 56. 57 56. 82 56. 21 58. 67 58. 28 60. 14 63. 01 63. 72 63. 92 66.00 65.83 66. 75 67.75 67. 36 66.54 67. 28 65. 22 65. 12 64. GO 64. 66

76. 87 77. 04 75. 97 76.98 77.54 77.05 75. 60 77. 38 75. 28 75. 84 74. 59 74. 15 75. 13 75. 06 75. 46 76. 08 75. 77 75. 96 76. 63 76. 46 76. 25 76. 30 76. 23 78. 04 78. 17 78. 16 78. 06 78. 66 77. 75 78. 65 77. 36 76. 85 75. 49 74. 82

97 68 53

70 01 75. 77. 98 77. 16 77. 45 79, 32 79. 72 78 27 78 00 77. 85 79. 51 80. 69 82 49 82. 46 S4. 95

a Subject to correction.