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 AREA, POPULATION, INSTRUCTION

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women, and to persons of foreign birth, who shall become citizens of the United States by naturalisation at least thirty days prior to an election. Voters most have resided in the State for six months, in the county for 40 days, in the precinct for ten days next before the election. The present constitution was adopted in 1575. Important amendments adopted in 1912 provide for legislation through the initiative and referendum, for a State Board of Control over sixteen State institutions, for biennial instead of annual elections, and permit cities of more than 5,000 inhabitants to frame their own charters.

Nebraska is represented in Congress by two Senators and six Representatives.

Governor.— S. R. McKelvie, 1919-21 (2,500 dollars).

Secretary of State. — D. M. Amsberry.

There are 93 counties in the State. The State Capital is Lincoln.

Area. Population, Instruction.— Area 77,510 square miles, of which

702 square miles is water. The population in decennial census years from 1860 was :—

Years

1860 1880

Population Per sq. mile

28,841 452,402

38 5 9

Ton

1900 1910

Population

1,066,300 : 1,192.214

Per sq. mile 13 9

is;.

1 Including 6,269 negroes and 3,3?? Indians.

Census population 1920, 1,295,502.

In 1910 the population by sex and birth was :-

-

White

N'egro

Asiatic

Indian

Total

Male.

Female

621,042

559,251

4,259 3,430

704

26

1725

j 627,782 564,432

Total

1,180,293

7,689

730

3,502

1,192,214

The foreign-born population in 1910 numbered 175,865, ot whom 57,302 were German, 23,219 Swedish, 13,674 Danish, 8,124 Irish, 8,009 English, 7,335 Canadian, and 13,020 Russian. The largest cities in the State are, Omaha with a population of 191,601 in 1920 ; Lincoln (capital), 54,934. Of the total population in 1910, 26 1 per cent, was urban. Indian Reservations in 1919 covered an area of 6,118 acres and had a Imputation of 2,448.

The most numerous religious bodies in the State are, in order of numbers, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Disciples, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Congregational.

In Nebraska in 1910 only 1*9 per cent, of the population over ten years of age were illiterate. School attendance is compulsory for children from 7 to 15 years of age for not less than 12 weeks in school term. The 726 giaded schools and 7,216 district schools, in 1918, had 13,248 teachers and 300,011 enrolled pupils. There were, in 1919, 534 public high schools with