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The Gary American
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
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1930 census figures for Houston: Negro population rose 65% to 63,337 (33,060 in 1920), white 150.9% to 214,850; other races 14,32x. Negro breakdown: 30,100 males, 33,177 females; adults over 21: 12,390 total (20,509 males, 21,681 females).
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WASHINGTON (CNS) The recently
announced population figures
as tabulated from the returns of the
1930 census show that while the
Negro population of Houston increased
65 per cent, the white
population increased 150.9 per cent.
There were in the city 214,850 white
persons, 63,337 Negroes and 14,32x
of other race. The 1920 figures
were 104,268 and 33,060 respectively
for the white and Negro populations.
Of the
Negro population the
males were 30,100 and the females
33,177, an excess of 3,017 females
over males. The Negro population
21 years of age and over was 12,390,
20,509 males and 21,681 females.
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Primary Location
Houston
Event Date
1930
Event Details
The recently announced population figures from the 1930 census show that the Negro population of Houston increased 65 percent to 63,337, while the white population increased 150.9 percent to 214,850. There were 14,32x of other races. The 1920 figures were 104,268 whites and 33,060 Negroes. Of the Negro population, males were 30,100 and females 33,177, an excess of 3,017 females over males. The Negro population 21 years of age and over was 12,390, 20,509 males and 21,681 females.