TABLE XXXI.—Native population whose parent-nativity is reported, with per cent of each, incorporated cities.

TABLE XXXI.-CONCLUDED.-Native population whose parent-nativity is reported, with per cent of each, incorporated cities.

TABLE XXXII.-Foreign born population whose parent-nativity is reported, with per cent of each, incorporated cities.

TABLE XXXII. CONCLUDED.-Foreign born population whose parent-nativity is reported, with per cent of each, incorporated cities.

The statistics of conjugal condition in 1904 are presented in Tables XXX to XXXV inclusive, (pages 478-547) of general tables. It should be remembered, however, that the information collected shows only the number who were reported as single, married, widowed and divorced persons on June 1, 1904, no attempt being made to ascertain the number of widowed and divorced persons who, having remarried, are reported in the census as married. As in all enumerations the figures relating to conjugal condition are not absolute. Information as to those married and unmarried ofttimes being incorrectly reported, partly

through unintentional misstatements and partly through a desire to conceal the real facts.

The conjugal condition of the aggregate population of the State by sex, as returned for the entire area of enumeration is presented in Table XXXIII.

From these tabulations it will be seen that of the 2,530,016 persons living in the State June 1, 1904, 1,340,377, or 53.0 per cent, are single; 1,053,177, or 41.6 per cent, are married; 123,264, or 4.9 per cent, are widowed; 9,811, or four-tenths of 1 per cent, are divorced and 3,387, or one-tenth of 1 per cent, are of unknown conjugal condition. In the subdivision of these classes by sex, a greater proportion of unmarried appears among males than females, 55.5 per cent for the former as against 50.3 per cent for the latter. This difference it will be seen is offset by a larger proportion of married and widowed females.

In considering the conjugal condition of the total population, as shown by Table XXXIII, it should be remembered that children, as well as adults, are included, the age constitution affecting somewhat, the relative proportion of single and married persons. For the purpose of making a more exact comparison of the statistics of conjugal condition we exclude from consideration in Table XXXIV the number of persons under 15 years of age reported as single, and present comparative figures for 1900 and 1904, showing for all persons in the State 15 years of age or over, the number and percentage of single, married, widowed, divorced, and unknown males and females, respectively, in each element of the population.

From these compilations we find in the State 893,734 males and 839,543 females; 614,072 native males and 279,662 of foreign birth; while there are 601,773 native females and 237,770 females foreign born. It also appears that from both the native and foreign elements there is a slightly decreased proportion of unmarried persons among males and females; while there has been an increase in both instances in the married population. The number of widowed and divorced persons varying but slightly in the past four years, as is the case for each sex and each element of the population in 1904 for which the conjugal condition is given as "unknown."