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 RELIGION, INSTRUCTION — ttNANCE 527

In 1910 the population by sex and birth was : —

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— White N*irr Asiatic tadtea Toul

Male. . 724,488 580,263 | 218 50 1,305,019

Female. 707,314 596,724 19 45 1,304,102

Total. 1,431,802 1,176.. 237 95 2,609,121

Of the total population (1910) 15,072 were foreign-born, of whom 3,029 were from Germany, 1,655 from Ireland, 1,650 from England, and 3,224 from Russia. The largest cities in the State are Atlanta (capital) with population (1920) of 200,600 ; Savannah, 83,252 ; Macon, 52,995 ; Augusta, 52,548 ; Columbus, 31,125. Of the total population in 1910, 206 per cent, was urban.

Religion. Instruction. — Baptists and Methodists predominate, Baptists having more than half of the religious membership of the State.

Since 1916 education has bein compulsory. At the head of the State school system is a State Superintendent of Schools,elected by the people for two years. In 1918-19 the 6,810 public elementary schools had 645,790 enrolled pupils and 13,850 teachers, while the 1,631 public high schools had 48,330 pupils and 1,903 teachers. Three public norma! schools had 126 teachers and 2,514

Supils in 1918-19. Total expenditure for education (ltlf), 12,048,833 ollars. For higher education the more important State institutions are as follow : —

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Institutions (191M* (255

University of Georgia, A then* ■ ;.:-

Georgia School of Technology ... 74 V0t

North Georgia Agricultural College. . 16 1 21

On January 1, 1910, the number ot paupers in almshouses was 813, being 3T2 per 100,000 of the population, and of prisoners in penal in- stitutions 4,994, being 191.4 per 100,000 of the population.

Finance. — The amounts received and disbursed in the year 1919 are stated as follows : —

1919 Dollars Balance, January 1, 1919 .... 813,139 Receipts in 1919 9,413,311

Total, 1919 10,226,450

Disbursements, 1919 9,316,825

Balance, January 1, 1920 .... 909,625

Ou January 1, 1920, the bonded debt of the State amounted to 5,S18,202 dollars, including an unfunded debt of 90,202 dollars on which interest at seven per cent. j>er annum was j>aid to the University trustees. According