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AKEA, ^OPULAtiOlJ, INSTRtJCTlON

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Years

Population

Years

1900

1910

1

Population

Total

Per sq. m.

Total

Per sq. m.

1800 1860

45,365 2,339,511

1-1

57-4

4,157,545 4,767,121

102-0 117-0

The foreign-born population in 1910 numbered 517,811, of whom 243,106 were German, 58,131 Irish, 45,105 English, 25,019 Canadian, xiustrians, Poles and other Europeans being less numerous. The total population (1910) con- sisted of 2,434,765 males and 2,332,356 females. Population of the chief cities was as follows in 1910 : —

Cities

Population

Cities

Population

Cities

Population

Cleveland . .

560,663

Zanesville

28,029

Marion . .

18,232

Cincinnati . .

363,591

Lorain .

28.883

Chilicothe

14,508

Toledo . . .

168,497

Portsmouth .

■23,481

Piqua . . .

1 13,388

Columbus(C'pt.)

181,511

Newark . .

25,404

Massillon . .

13,879

Dayton . , .

116,577

Sandusky . .

19,989

Ironton . .

13,147

Voungstown .

79,066

Mansdeld . .

20,768

Tiffin . . .

i 11,894

Akron . . .

69,067

East Liverpool

20,387

Elyria . . .

14,825

Springfield

46,921

Findlay . .

14,858

Cambridge .

11,327

Canton . . .

50,217

Marietta . ,

12,923

Norwood . .

1 16,185

Lima . . .

30,508

Ashtabula.

18,266

Warren . .

! 11,081

Hamilton .

35,279

Steubenville .

22,391

Lancaster . .

13,093

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School attendance during full term is compulsory on children from 6 to 14 years of age. Li Ohio in 1910 the public elementary schools had 32,175 teachers and 979,622 enrolled pupils ; 834 public high schools had 27,194 teachers and 69,101 pupils. There are 7 public normal schools Avith 94 teachers and 1,252 students. For superior instruction the State contains 36 Universities and colleges, of which the following are the more important : —

Founded

1

i

Institutions

Professors &c.

Students (all depart- ments)

1809

i Ohio University

, Athens (State) ....

02

1,041

1824

Miami University, Oxford (State)

,

48

477

1833

Oberlin College

non-Sect.)

129

1,889

1635

Marietta Coll. (non.Sect.) .

^ ,

34

670

1874

Cincinnati Univ.

(City) .

174

1,715

1873

State University

, Columbus

199

2,810

184G

Mt. Union Coll.,

Alliance (M.E.)

24

340

1850

Hiram Coll. (Chi

.) . . .

25

274

1831

Denison Univ., Granville (Bapt.)

37

601

1825

KeuvonColl.. Ganibier(P.B.) .

25

128

1844

Weslevan Univ.,

Delaware (M.E.)

123

1,248

1881

Case School of Applied Science .

38

499

1852

St. Marv'sColl.,

Dayton (R.C.) .

23

401

1870

1 Wooster Univ. (Presb.)

27

665

1847

Otterbein Univ.,

Westerville(U.B.).

17

314

1 845

Wittenberg Coll.

, Springfield (Luth.)

30

618

1837

1 Muskingum Coll

., New Concord (U. Presb.)

22

279

1826

1 Western Reserve University

278

1,300