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THE PEOPLE OF VERA CRUZ.
483
Females living outside the walls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,036
Males living in the country beyond the city, - - - - - - - - 1,255
Females"""" 1,103
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Total population, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15,850
The ages of the inhabitants are stated as follows:
Males under ten years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,810
Females"" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,813
Males between ten and sixteen years, - - - - - - - - - - - - 938
Females"" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,002
Males between sixteen and fifty, - - - - - - - - 4,157
Females"" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,131
Males over fifty years , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 434
Females"" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 565

EDUCATION.

Single males able to read and write, - - - - - - - - 2,531
"" not able "" - - - - - - - - 3,140
" females able "" - - - - - - - - 1,143
"" not "" - - - - - - - - 4,652
Married men who can read and write, - - - - - - - - 879
"" who cannot "" - - - - - - - - 540
" women who can read and write - - - - - - - - 561
" " who cannot read and write, - - - - - - - - 887
Widowers who can " " " - - - - - - - - 129
" " cannot " " " - - - - - - - - 120
Widows who can " " " - - - - - - - - 286
" " cannot " " " - - - - - - - - 982
Total males able to read and write, - - - - - - - - 3,539
" " not " " " - - - - - - - - 3,800