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UNITED STATES : — GEORGIA

Years

Whitei

Negro

60,425

725,133

1,034,813

1,176,987

Total

162,686

1,542,180 2,216,331

2,609,121

Per sq. mile

■ 1800 1880 1900 1910

102,261

817,047 1,181,518 1,432,234

2-8 261 37-6 44-4

1 Including Indians and Asiatics.

In 1900 the population by sex and birth was : —

_ White

Negro

Asiatic

Indian

Total

Male Female.

— -j- ■

593,128 588,166

509,869 524,944

193 12

11

8

1,103,201 1,113,130

Total

. 1,181,294

1,034,813

205

19

2,216,331

Of the total population 12,403 were foreign-born, of whom 4,910 were from the West Indies, 3,407 from Germany, 2,293 from Ireland, 1,514 from England, and 1,234 from Russia. The population in 1910 was 2,609,121. The largest cities in the State are Atlanta (capital) with population 154,839 ; Savannah (1910), 65,064 ; Augusta, 41,040 ; Macon, 40,665 ; and Columbus, 20,554.

Religion, Instruction, Charity— Baptists and Methodists pre- dominate, Baptists having more than half of the religious membership of the State.

No law making education compulsory has been passed. At the head oi the State school system is a State School Commissioner elected by the people for two years. There is a county school Supervisor in each county. In 1910 the public elementary schools had 555,794 enrolled pupils and 12,625 teachers, while the 174 public high schools had 9,936 pupils and 480 teachers. One public normal school had 31 teachers and 560 pupils in 1909. , ^ ^

For higher education the more important institutions for men (and both sexes) in the State are as follows : —

Begun

Institutions

Professors

Students

1800 1867 1857 183G 1870 1891 1888 1872

University of Georgia, Athens (State) Atlanta Baptist College. Bowdon College (Non-sectarian) Emory Coll. Oxford (M. E. So.) Clark Univ. S. Atlanta (M. E. So.). Warthen Coll. Wrightsville (M. E. So.) Georgia School of Technology (State) North Georgia Agr. College (State).

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