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UNITED STATES CENSUS. 



negroes, 7,060 : Chinese, Japanese, and civilized In- 

 dians, 157. The number of blind males was 28,080, 

 and of blind females 22.488. According to general 

 nativity and color, the sexes are divided as follow. 

 Native whites, 18,803 males and 15,402 females ; 

 foreign whites, 5,471 males and 3,675 females ; 

 negroes, 3,709 males and 3,351 females ; Chinese, 

 Japanese, and civilized Indians, 97 males and 60 

 females. The total number of blind reported in 

 1880 was 48,928. The number of blind in one eye 

 only reported in 1890 was 93,988 : Males, 68,60o ; 

 females, 25,383 ; native whites. 50.333 males and 

 18,284 females ; foreign whites, 12.004 males and 

 3,757 females ; negroes, 6,268 males and 3,342 fe- 

 males. 



Crime, Pauperism, and Benevolence. Under 

 this heading much valuable information will be 

 found in the tabular exhibits. The following addi- 

 tional details are among the most important results 

 of the general census investigation : 



Prisoners. The total number of white prisoners 

 in the United States on June 1, 1890, was 57,310 ; 

 negroes, 24,277 : Chinese, 407 ; Japanese, 13 ; civi- 

 lized Indians, 322. According to general nativity 

 and color, the sexes are divided as follow : Native 

 whites, 38,156 males and 2,315 females ; foreign 

 whites, 13,869 males and 2,063 females ; negroes, 

 22,305 males and 1,972 females ; Chinese, 406 males 

 and 1 female ; Japanese, 12 males and 1 female ; 

 civilized Indians, 307 males and 15 females. Of the 

 number reported as of unknown nativity. 869 were 

 males and 38 were females. The total number of 

 prisoners reported in 1880 was 58,609. 



In Juvenile Reformatories. The total number 

 of white inmates of juvenile reformatories in the 

 United States on June 1,1890. was 12,903 ; negroes. 

 1,930 ; Chinese, 1 ; civilized Indians, 12. Accord- 

 ing to general nativity and color, the sexes are di- 

 vided as follow: Native whites, 8,63.> males and 

 2,443 females ; foreign whites. 1,129 males and 276 

 females ; negroes, 1,525 males and 405 females ; 

 Chinese, 1 male; civilized Indians, 11 males and 1 

 female. Of the number reported as of unknown na- 

 tivity, 234 were males and 186 were females. The 

 total number of inmates of juvenile reformatories 

 reported in 1880 was 11.468. 



Paupers in Ahushouses. The total number of 

 white almshouse paupers in the United States on 

 June 1, 1890, was 66,578; negroes. 6,418; Chinese, 

 13 ; civilized Indians, 36. According to general 

 nativity and color, the sexes are divided as follow : 

 Native whites, 19,375 males and 17,281 females ; for- 

 eign whites, 16,938 males arid 10,710 females ; ne- 

 groes, 3,326 males and 3,092 females ; Chinese, 12 

 males and 1 female ; civilized Indians, 16 males and 

 20 females. Of the number reported as of unknown 

 nativity, 1,074 were males and 1,200 were females. 

 The total number of almshouse paupers reported in 

 1880 was 66,203. 



Inmates of Benevolent Institutions. The total 

 number of white inmates of benevolent institutions 

 in the United States on June 1, 1890, was 106.836 ; 

 negroes, 4,102 ; Chinese, 41 ; Japanese, 8 ; civilized 

 Indians, 923. According to general nativity and 

 color, the sexes are divided as follow : Native 

 whites, 37.314 males and 38,956 females ; foreign 

 whites, 13,076 males and 13.246 females; negroes 

 2,135 males and 1,967 females ; Chinese, 33 males 

 and 8 females ; Japanese. 8 males ; civilized Indi- 

 ans, 512 males and 411 females. Of the number re- 

 ported as of unknown nativity, 2.167 were males and 

 2,077 were females. In the census of 1880 atten- 

 tion was confined to homeless children in institu- 

 tions. 



Indians. The census of the Indian population. 

 1890, brought out some very interesting facts con- 

 cerning these aboriginal inhabitants of the United 



States and Territories. As the figures given in the 

 preliminary reports of the census were afterward 

 changed to accord with more complete data, it may 

 be well to give here a few of the leading facts : 



Population. The total enumerated Indian popu- 

 lation of the United States (exclusive of Alaska) 

 June 1, 1890, was 248,253. Indians taxed (civilized 

 Indians), 58,806: Indians not taxed, 189.447. The 

 total enumerated Indian population of the United 

 States (exclusive of Alaska) reported at the census 

 of 1880 was 306,543. Civilized Indians. 66,407; res- 

 ervation or agency Indians, 240,136. The census of 

 Indian Territory, Indian reservations, etc., for 1890, 

 not included in the general enumeration of the pop- 

 ulation of the United States (62,622,250), is as fol- 

 lows : 



The Five Civilized Tribes. Indian Territory * 178,097 



Cherokee nation (Indians, whites, and 



negroes) 56,300 



Chiekasavv nation (Indians, whites, and 



negroes) 57,329 



Choctaw nation (Indians, whites, and ne- 

 groes) 43,808 



Creek nation (Indians, whites, and ne- 

 groes) 17,912 



Seminole nation (Indians, whites, and ne- 

 groes) 2,739 



Indians on reservations 



Six Nations of New York (including 08 living in 



Pennsylvania 



Indian agents and employees (whites and Indians 



not otherwise enumerated) 



Whites and negroes at military posts in Oklahoma 



and Indian Territory 



Whites on Indian lands (by permission or other- 

 wise > 



Apache Indians in Alabama (Geronimo's band) 



Indians in prisons (not otherwise enumerated) 



133,417 

 5,407 

 2,406 

 3,197 



2,312 



3S4 

 184 



Total 325,404 



Location. The Indians in the United States are 

 either upon reservations or locations owned by them- 

 selves or have abandoned their tribal relations and 

 become citizens. No Indian bands are now roamers 

 except Dull Knife's band, of Gros Ventres, in North 

 Dakota, numbering 168, and this band is, in fact, 

 attached to Fort Berthold agency. Some Papagos 

 and Navajos also roam, but return to their reserva- 

 tions from time to time. (See article RESERVATIONS, 

 INDIAN.) 



Alaska. The latest revised census statistics, 

 1890, for the Territory of Alaska, give a total popu- 

 lation of 32.052. including 19,248 males and 12.804 

 females. Of the total, 15,381 are native and 16,671 

 foreign born. 



Race and Color. Concerning the race and color 

 of the inhabitants, the returns show 4,298 whites, 

 1.823 mixed, 23.531 Indians, 2.288 Mongolians, and 

 112 of all others. The term mixed is applied to the 

 descendants of intermarriage of Russians with na- 

 tive women in former times. 



Localities. There were 309 distinct localities 

 enumerated in 1890, such as villages, settlements, 

 stations, etc., showing 4,744 houses and 6,943 fam- 

 ilies. 



Conj>if/a/ Condition. The conjugal condition of 

 the population is as follows : Single. 17,548 (11.845 

 males and 5.703 females) ; married. 12.120 (6.579 

 males and 5.550 females) ; widowed, 2.325 (788 males 

 and 1,537 females) ; divorced, 45 (31 males and 14 

 females) : unknown, 5 (males). 



<SV.r, Nationality, etc. Of the 4.298 whites enu- 

 merated, 3,853 are males and 445 are females ; 2,021 

 are permanent inhabitants and 2,277 are temporary 

 inhabitants, employed in summer only ; 2,531 are 



* To the 178.097 persons of the Five Civilized Tribes, In- 

 dian Territory, should be added 1,281, for the Indians and 

 other persons connected with the Quapaw agency, in the 

 northeast corner of Indian Territory, counted as reservation 

 Indians, and 804 persons on military reservations, partly 

 estimated, making a total population for Indian Territory 

 of 180,182. 



