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References.

The Reports of the various Executive Departments cl the State. Census of Iowa, 1905. Des Moines, 1905.

The Iowa Official Register for the years 1909 and 1910, compiled under the supervision of W. C. Hayward, Secretary of State. Des Moines, 1909.

Eiboeck (J. ), Die Deutschen von Iowa und deren Errungenschaften. Iowa, 1900.

Harsha (W. J.), The Story of Iowa. Omaha, 1890.

Shaw (A.), Iowa. In American Commonwealths Series. Boston, Mass.

KANSAS.

Government. — The Legislature consists of a Senate of 40 members, elected for four years, and a House of Representatives of 125 members, elected for two years. Sessions are biennial.

The right to vote is (with the usual exceptions) possessed by all male citizens, and also by aliens who have declared their intention of becoming citizens, provided they have resided in the State six months, and in the township or ward 30 days next before election.

The State is represented in Congress by two Senators and eight Represen- tatives.

Govenior.— George Hodges, 1913-15 (5,000 dollars). Secretary of State. — C. H. Sessions.

The State is divided into 105 counties. The State Capital is Topeka.

Area, Population, Instruction.— Area 82,080 square miles, 380

square miles being water. The population in 4 census years was : —

Years

Population

Per sq. mile

12-2 • 17-5

Years

Population

Per sq. mile

1880 1890

996,096 1,427,096

1900 1910

1,470,495 1,690,949

18-0 20-7

lu 1900 the population by sex and birth was

—

White

Negro

Asiatic

Indian

Total

Male. Female.

740,922 675,397

26,542 25,461

42 1

43

1,210 920

768,716 701,779

Total.

1,416,319

52,003

2,130

1,470,495

In 1910 there were 885,912 males and, 805,037 females.

Of the total population 126,685 were foreign-born : 39,501 German, 15,144 Swedish, 13,283 English, 11,510 Irish, 11,019 Russian, and 8,538 Canadian.

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