CHAPTER XI.
THE NEGRO FAMILY.
27. The Size of the Family.—There were in the Seventh Ward, in 1896, 7751 members of families (including 171 persons living alone), and 1924 single lodgers.[1] The average size of the family, without lodgers and boarders, was 3.18.
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FAMILIES ACCORDING TO SIZE.
Number in Family Number of Families.
Per Cent of Different Size Families.
Members of Families.
One . .
iyi
7.0
171
Two
1,031
42.2
2,062
Three
47
1,410
pour
- 27
1 AA
1,308
133
44-3
915
Six . .
106
J
636
76
532
Eight 28
i
224
Nine .
25
5-8
225
Ten . . . . - ...
13
J
130
2
22
Twelve
4
1
48
3
[ 0.7
39
i
1
14
Fifteen
i
J
15
Total
2,441
ICO
7,751
I.Q24.
Total population .
- 7 9,675
-i 18
Average size of family, including single lodgers ....
3.96
Average size of census family
5-08
With the whole population of the ward included, the average size was about four, and counting married and
- ↑ Families who were lodging—and there were many—were counted as families, not as lodgers. They were mostly young couples with one or no children. The lodgers were not counted with the families because of their large numbers, and the shifting of many of them from month to month.
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