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ORIGIN OF POPULATION.
TEXAS POPULATION, BY STATES OF
ORIGIN.
Texas' native-born population in 1940 was
6.179,296 of which 6,174,747 were born in the
United States and 4,549 were born at sea or
under other circumstances giving them native-
born status. Of the total of 6,174,747 born in
the United States. 5,036.550 were born in
Texas and 1.138,197 were born in other states
The table below shows distribution of Texas"
population by states of birth for the census
l ears. 1860. 1900 and 1940.
. . ... I 1860. 1 1900. I 1940.
Total population .... '604,21513,048.71016,414.824
Born in United States. 378,22712.869,353 6,174,747
Born in Texas ....... 153 043 2.031.57515,036,550
Born in- I I
Bordering states......i 20,9791 134,0971 466,890
Louisiana ..........1 9,6601 49,0361 158,835
Arkansas .........I 11,319 75,6331 123,214
OKanoma .........I - ... 8,1241 165.223
New Mexico... ... 11 ,3041 19,618
South Central ........ 110,905 398.1501 256,827
Mississippi ....... 19,9021 90,584 66,312
uAlabamla......... 34,193 129,9451 75,432
Tennessee .......... 42,2651 130,3891 81,317
Kentucky .......... 14,545 47,2321 33,766
Southeast ............. 57,9521 150,7811 80,778
Georgia ......... I 23,6371 77,9501 38,651
Florida y........ 1,1031 3,7991 6,211
South Carolina .... I 10,8761 19,8611 6,719
North Carolina , 12,138 23,0651 10,443
Virginia .......I 9,0821 21,832 9.105
West Virginia ...... .. 1,355 6,12'2
Maryland .. .916 2,395 2,187
District of Columbial 87 3381 1,114
Delaware .........1 114 1861 226
Northeast .........I 7,655 19,474; 43,25
Pennsylvania ......! 1,7961 6,1221 16,604
New Jersey ...... 3841 1,071 3,391
New York ......... 3,2211 5.3.95 15,389
Connecticut ....... 4721 5951 1,351
Rhode Island ...... i 1651 1691 537
Massachusetts .....I 6601 1,5241 3,897
Vermont ......... 8.. 381 5411 663
New Hampshire .... 2101 316 1 446
Maine .....1 4591 7411 981
North Central .......i 26.4301 120,967! 246,907
OhioN ...e ........ 2,183 10,588! 19,653
Indiana .......... 3,478! 11.5861 19,8"-1
Illinois ............. 7.,0501 25,2461 42,7431
Missouri .......... ' 12,4871 51,6761 68339
Kansas ............ .....29 6,673 37,851
Michigan ......... ...248 3.0811 9,091
Wisconsin .......... ...1831 2.3771 7.229
Minnesota ......... 701 1.3431 7.182
Iowa ...........I 7021 5,9861 18,952
Nebraska ..... 2,0011 11,171
South Dakota ..... ......I 2551 2,961
North Dakota ......' ......I 1551 1,914
\Vest ............I ......1 4,3861 36,431
Montana ......... ..... 1041 1,443
Wyoming ......... . 7701 1,520
Colorado . .... 83 1,0661 11,757
Idaho ........... NT s . 31 1821 1 193
Nevada ..... 621 33:3
Utah ............. ..... 11 1265
Arizona ooin f......I 5 221 4,968
Washington ........ .... r73 2,047
Oregon .........I 61 2901 1,586
California .... 831 1,8531 11,115
All Territories ... 3351 . 1,204
Other Natives .. ..I ... I 1.4821 4.54'i
*Figures in column below do not includ-
distribution of origins of 182.566 slaves.
Storbek & Gregory
Lathiug and
P/a/ering Contraetors
137 ]ittsburgh St. R-2062FOREIGN-BORN WHITE POPULt.ATION
9Y NATIONALITIES
Figures belov. on foreign-born white population
of Texas by nationalities are from the Unite
states Bureau ot the Census.
Country of - Foreign-Born White--
Birth -- 1940 1930. 1920 191u
All countries .....234 b J3ul,06b 360.519 2J9.9 8
Northwestet n
Europe -
England ......... 5,046 6.784 7.685 S.4b.t
Scotland ......... 1,250 1,711 1.825 2.036
Wales .......... 180 260 278 301
North Ireland ... 30:, 616 " 4,333 "3.35Zr
Irish Free State
(Eire ......... 2.30.2 2,907 " **
Norway .......... 1,161 1.491, 1.740 1,784
Sweden ....... . .046 4.017 4.536 4.703:
Denmark......... 1,117 1.35 rtl,505 '-1,2-
Iceland .......... 10 11 i. t-
Netherlands ...... 545 57b 554 424
Belgium ......... .36a 407 44. 327
Luxembourg 3b 45 b5 1a
Switzerland ...... 1,077 1.41) 1.690 1,77;
France ......... 1,23, 1,803 2,544 1,811
Central Europc
Germany ......... 17,970 25,91. .,062 42.74.3
Poland .......... 3.681 4.5239 5 047 4,73.'
Czechosloakia .a. 9n171 12.2b2 12,19:19.37,.
Austria .......... 3, 2 3.300 6,441
Hungary ......... 73 7 62 940
rugosla .a. ** 12.1 4 6
Eastern Europe
Russia (US. S.R.'. 5.1114 467 ;7,057 ;'.3b5
Latva ........... 14 14, 1 T
Estonia ..........3.. , . ,
Lithuania ....... ... 6:10 :t7 4
Finland .......... 173 184) 1a. 161;
Romania ......... 482 44 443 259
Bulgaria ..... 44 41 70 12
Turkey in Europe. i 20 75 237
Southern Europe-
Greece .......... 1,77.; 1.a0.1 1,977 756
Italy ............ 5,45: ,.MA ,,024 7,191,
Spain ............ 694 1886 1,081 847
Portugal .......... 44, 41 66 a.,
Other Europe 11. II ; ;7G 211 -34.'
Asia-
Palestine ......... 150 13d. 1,5 1,122
Syria ...... .... 1 536 1 67U 1.,7, - ,
Turkey min Asia ... 3a0.1 '6 114 4
Other Asia ....... 294 15 "'.1 87
America -
Canada (French .. 34o 452 249 356
Canada (other' .. 3754 1.bO ".92- .,142
Newfoundland . 1 3 52 21
MIexico ...........159 66 24 6 048 249,662 124.238
Cuba ..... 191 171 144 7,
Other Hest Indies. 28b 171 12. 81
Central America .. 218 1h2 ,, 27
South America .... 3. 22 1- 195 62
All Otner--
Australia ...... 1.. 1 ; kit, 169 7
Azores S... , 5
Other Atlantic
islands 2. Io' .2
Born at sea ... 2 5 127 5
All otner and nut
reported . .. * 1: 359 122
*Persons reported in 1911. as of Polish motle.
tongue born m Aus:ria ;e:m.ny and Russia hale
oeen de.+icted from their respWctiv countries and
combined as P,.land
*Lncludes 56 persons trin Ir. Setbla and 6u
persas born in Moantenegn.. Much uscame part of
Yugslavia in 1918.
t'urkev ir Aia ircai iet. .Armer.ia, Palesti
and Syria in 191u
QInciuaes Lail. ,.n E1.:.lata pr c- to 1930. ar.d
Lithuania in 1910
TurIK* in Ala, S)ra d I Psieiine .ntlduei
in 1910
**Eu a.I Nocth r1rinda in onu figure for 191i
arnd 1920.
ttDenmrk and iand iLm one figure far 1910
aid 1920.
:;AsAatria, Hun ar, Czechoslava id. YugZlavia
in one figure in 1910.
IIAz.ores included with "Other Atlantic Islands"
u: 1910
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