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96 TEXAS ALMANAC-1954-1955
Married Couples, Families, Households, and Institutional Population,
for Texas, Urban and Rural:, 1950
S Families and Un-
2Married Couples related Individuals Households
aos a o " .0 Insti-
A re Without Own n 0 - tutlonal
Total . Household a -
s Total ohosh
3 Number IPct. o p, Z Z 4
The State.... 1,823,5751,723,885 99,690 5.5 1,978,950 536,185 2,190,820 7,445,609 3.40 53,448
Urban .......... 1,155,63011,087,010 68,620 5. 1,268,960 395,240 1,409,644 6,646,347 3.30 29,927
Rural nonfarm... 357,240 341,215 16,025 4.4 384,585 102,740 436.000 1,513,752 3.47 23,521
Rural farm ...... 310,7051 295,6601 15,045 4.8 325,405 38,205 345,176 1,285,510 3.72 2
'Based on 20 per cent sample.
2Per cent not shown where less than 0.1, or where base number is less than 500.
Marital Status by Color, for Texas, Urban and Rural, 1950,
and Totals for the State, 1940
United States Bureau of the Census.
Male Female
Area, Census Year, and Color 14 Years Single Married 14T Years Single Married
old ad and I _ old and
. over Number IPct. Number (Pct. over Numer Number Pct. Number Pct.
1950 .................... 2,781,613 689,154 24.8 1,928,917 69.32,801,565 470,35116.8 1,921,991 68.6
White ......... ........ 2,443,702 604,99724.8 1,705,967 69.8 2,440,066 408,62016.7 1,694,505 69 4
Nonwhite .... ......... 337,911 84,157 24.9 222,950 66.0 361,499 61,731 17.1 227,486 62 9
Urban .... .............. 1,729,124 400.805 23.2 1,221,451 70.6 1,834,064 308,426 16.8 1,227,122 66.9
White ........ ......... 1,513,970 353,239 23.3 1,074,721 71.0 1,592,480 272,416 17.1 1,074,884 67.5
Nonwhite ...............215,154 47,56622.1 146,730 68.2 241,584 36,010 14.9 152,238 63.0
Rural nonfarm............ 569,106 149,939 26.3 386,089 67.8 539,060 83,042 15.4 383,268 71.1
White ................. 507,846 132,546 26.1 347,831 68.5 478,066 71,558 15.0 345,668 72.3
Nonwhite ............... 61,260 17.393 28.4 38,258 62.5 60,994 11,484 18.8 37,600 61.6
Rural farm................ 483,383 138,410 28.6 321,377 66.5 428,441 78,883 18.4 311,601727
White ................. 421,886 119,212 28.3 283,415 67.2 369,520 64,646 17.5 273,953 74 1
Nonwhite ............... 61,497 19,198 31.2 37,962 61.7 58,921 14,237 24.2 37,648 63 9
1940 .. ........... 2,377,080 764,324 32.2 1,481,247 62.3 2,368,773 565,483 23.9 1,477,167 62 4
Number men and women, widowed or divorced, in 1950 was 572,765 white and nonwhite; of which
469,679 were whlute, 103,086 nonwhite
School Enrollment by Age, for Texas, 1910 to 1950
United States Bureau of the Census. Asterisk (*) denotes statistics based on 20 per cent sample.
*1950 [ 1940 I 1930 1920
Enrolled I I Enrolled I EnrolledI Enrolled
Age I Popula- in School I Popula- in School Popula- I In School Popula- in School
Stion ] Number I Pct. I tion I Number Pct.l tion I Number IPct.I tion No. IPct.
Total, I
5 to 24. 2,580,520 '1,454,460 156.4 2,425,405 1,340,931 55.3 2,452,069 1,253,316151.1 2,062.558 (2)
5 to 19 1,949,980 11,384,900 171.0 1,856,968 1,308,326 70.5 1,872,032 1,221,141 65.2 1,606,365 974,165 60 6
5 and 6... 316,735 185,825 127.1 237,725 53,727 22.6 266,939 41,243 15.5 231,617 29,781 12.9
7 to 13... 915,400 865,210 94.5 855,566 804,877 94.1 879,942 780,740 88.7 779,222 652,476 83.7
14 and 15. 239,080 212,995 89.1 255,448 221,743 86.8 236,510 199,977 84.6 204,454 161,644 79.1
16 and 17. 229,285 152,155 66.4 252,348 159,330 63.1 244,445 139,716 57.2 195,909 95,616 48.8
18 and 19. 249,480 68,715 27.5 255,881 68,649 26.8 244,196 59,465 24.4 195.163 34,648 17.8
20 to 24.. 630,540 69,560 11.0 568,437 32,605 5.7 580,037 32,175 5.5 456,1931 (2)
SExcludes kindergarten enrollment (shown separately in table below), largely included min the earlier
enrollment figures.
2 Not available.
School and Kindergarten Enrollment, by Age, for the State, Urban
and Rural, 1950
United States Bureau of of the Census. Based on 20 per cent sample.The State. Urban Rural Nonfarm Rural Farm
AGE- Enrolled ELnrolled Enrolled I Enrolled
Popu- Num- Per- Popu- Num- Per- Popu- Num- Per- Popu- Num- Per
lation. ber. l ent lation, ber. cent lation. ber. cent lation. ber. centSchool Enrollment
Total, 5 to 29 .. 3,224,310 1,497,350 46.4
5 and 6 ...... 316.735 854825 27 1
7 to 13 . ..... 915,400 865,210 94.5
14 and 15 .. ..... 239,080 212,995 89.1
16 and 17 ....... 229,285 152,155 66.4
18 and 19.......... 249,480 68,715 27.5
20 to 24 ......... 630,540 69,560 11.0
25 to 29........... 643,790 42,890 6.7
Kindergarten
Enrollment
Total, 5 and 6.1 316.735 15,760 5.02,019,160
187,710
521,635
131,080
128,450
160,865
436,490
452;930
187,710I
891,685 44 2 676,090
52,320 279 71,430
495,465 95.0 207,060
117,645 89.8 53,215
85,875 66 9 51,105
49,730 30.9 50,700
57,615 13 2 122,025
33,035 7 3120,555
13,765 7.31 71,430316,645
18,090
194,855
46,675
32,720
10,360
7,855
6,0901,4551 2.0
529,060 289,020
57,595 15,415
186,705 174,890
54.785 48,675
49,730 33,560
37,915 8,625
72,025 4,090
70,305 ' 3,765
57,595 540
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