Indian Population in the United States and Alaska . hildren 6 to 19 yearsof age reported on the census schedules in 1910(50,115) may also be compared with the numberreported in Indian schools by the Indian Office(37,883 enrolled, including the Five Civilized Tribes,with an average attendance of 29,684). The factthat fully 24 per cent of the Indian scholars are notcovered by the reports of the Office of Indian Affairsindicates that the Indian population to a not incon-siderable extent joins the other races in the commonpatronage of the local public institutions. 198 INDIANS IN THE UNITED STATES
Indian Population in the United States and Alaska . hildren 6 to 19 yearsof age reported on the census schedules in 1910(50,115) may also be compared with the numberreported in Indian schools by the Indian Office(37,883 enrolled, including the Five Civilized Tribes,with an average attendance of 29,684). The factthat fully 24 per cent of the Indian scholars are notcovered by the reports of the Office of Indian Affairsindicates that the Indian population to a not incon-siderable extent joins the other races in the commonpatronage of the local public institutions. 198 INDIANS IN THE UNITED STATES. The number of Indians 6 to 19 years of age attendingschool, classified by sex and age periods, is shown, bydivisions and states, in Table 77 (p. 199). The pro-portion of school attendance among the Indians ineach of the 22 states for which more than 1,000 Indianswere reported in 1910 is given in Table 76, and theproportion is also shown graphically, by states, inthe following map: PROPORTION OF INDIANS 6 TO 19 YEARS OF AGE ATTENDINGSCHOOL: Less than 40 per to 50 per to 60 per cent. [23 60 to 70 per 70 per cent and over.| | Less than 100 Indians ofschool age in state. Table 76 INDIANS 6 TO 19 YEArfS OP AGE:1910. BTATE. Totalnumber. Attending school. Number. Per cent. 88,786 50,115 10,0395,098 588 8751,0312,3033,094 4193,2921,2241,4266,7941,8552,6682,25827,0601,7145,543 8703,2643,444 437 3,366 2,908 403 382 846 1,448 2,259 98 1,519 754 657 1,799 1,239 1,608 1,421 18,288 1,349 3,326 101 1,710 2,311 289 Idaho Minnesota 26 5 North Dakota 62 9 Oklahoma Utah 11 6 52 4 W isconsin Wyoming Total for 22 states 85,2963,490 48,0812,034 56 4 In seven of the states having a considerable Indianpopulation, as shown by Table 76, the attendanceruns below 50 per cent, namely, Montana, percent; Nevada, per cent; Idaho, per cent;Arizona, per cent;
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