Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Shasta Courier
Shasta, Shasta County, California
What is this article about?
Superintendent Sweitzer's report, as summarized by the Grass Valley National, details the 1867 census of children in California: 90,409 white children aged 5-15 (up 9,084 from 1866), 907 colored (up 65 from last year), 1,234 Indian under white guardianship (up 29). Under 5: 54,318 white (up 2,657), negro decrease 80, 578 Indian (up 151). Total under 15 increase: 12,789.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
There are in this State 90,409 white children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. This is 9,084 more than in 1866. There are 907 colored children between the same ages, being 65 more than last year. There are 1,234 Indian children between the same ages, living under the guardianship of white persons, being 29 more than last year. Thus there is an increase of 10,497 children of the three races between those ages in this State. Of children under 5 years of age the numbers and increase are as follows: White, 54,318, increase, 2,657; negro, decrease, 80; Indian 578, increase, 151. Thus the total increase of children under 15 years of age in California during the past year has been 12,789.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
California
Event Date
1867
Key Persons
Outcome
increase of 10,497 children aged 5-15 (white: +9,084; colored: +65; indian: +29); under 5: white +2,657, negro -80, indian +151; total under 15: +12,789
Event Details
The Grass Valley National summarizes Superintendent Sweitzer's report on the census of children in California, detailing numbers and increases for white, colored, and Indian children aged 5-15 and under 5.