> = sit HA 730. T3Us4 1915. ee Tai CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ww N. Y. 14853 , JOHN M. OLIN LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SAM, L. ROGERS, Director SPECIAL CENSUS OF THE POPULATION OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA APRIL 15, 1915 Prepared under the supervision of EUGENE F. HARTLEY Of the Bureau of the Census WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1045 OLIN HA 730 74 : - if 7 +2 ad 2 a) CONTENTS. - Page: “MAP OF TUISA..2.2222.22.020 2.22.2 facing 3 “LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL -....11.--.11 12. 3 “GENERAL ORDER .----1-2--2-122-..2 4 eescaseeeoneveneweeoene eee eseestwesaunvswesseseseeseesesewepeteonnueevenwseeenevesesnusas 6 INTRODUCTION. © oo ooo ooo ee ee eee eee ee eee e seen 9 Porm oi schedule used. -..-.-.2.-..2- 2... a 10 STATISTICS OF THE ENUMERATION..._._..._....._.........._._....-.---.---e 11-15 pummary.) 22.2 2222s 2 1i-13 Table 1.——Population of Tulsa, Okla., distributed by sex, by color or race, and by sex and age, with per cent oi increase: 1915, 1910, and 1907 | re iL Table 2.—Population ot Tulsa, Okla., distributed by sex and by color or race: 1915, 1910, and 1907................ 22... 12 General resulis....-5---.--.2..-0. i3-15 Table 3.—Population of Tulsa, Okla., distributed by sex, by color or race, and by age: 1915 and 1910._.._........... 1. ig Table 4.—Population of Tulsa, Okla., and Indian lands, distributed by sex, by color or race, and by age and sex, by election precincts: 1915.........1.2..2. 4 Table 6.—Population of Tulsa, Okla., and Indian Jands, distributed | by color or race, sex, and age, by election precincts: WGIS 1S Z — > ~ ; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SPECIAL CENSUS OF TULSA, OKLA.. 1915 In ~ | (34 ORIGINAL DRAWING BY J. 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Saal } N : \ \ ‘ 4 vA r Sei Taba i I, \ s a A AEBS. a | || | \. i | i et ‘ —\ — — Sep aessene ee ee ” = ‘ j a | il Pry ty | i dW &, I fl ry tir ve mM i it 4 || / q {| | t i r. | i | ¢ = ee =r yt ” Net ed A ae > = ; = ec JJ L Ae i Geé “VT 1S T'5 (oy mmm ecnndiemneh Aiome sh gp — ee Ln pomeemmet \nmssssmeseense ‘ Speen poet | . ale i 46° wove! Yeneme — = eon Raia ownemeeel Aeoneee 7 —= ip ab . ei i” on nails a - SS ‘ ———— GaOuNDS lf Tr ats vain nerom, & & 28 eters ete Oe Cw, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BurEAU OF THE CENSUS, 3 Washington, D. C., May 14, 19165. IR: I transmit herewith a report of a special census of the population of Tulsa, Okla., enumerated as of April 15, 1915, in pursuance of a presidential order dated April 16, 1914, and of an agreement entered into between the Director of the Census and the president of the Tulsa Commercial Club on April 15, 1915, which is printed on subse- quent pages. The tables present classifications according to sex, color or race, and age, and contain comparative figures for 1910 and 1907. The enumeration was conducted and the data derived from it were compiled under the supervision of Mr. Eugene F. Hartley, expert chief of division of the Bureau of the Census. Respectfully, dan. b Kayert Director of the Census. To Hon. Witt C. Roe Secretary of Commerce. 95047°—15 ty oF 3 GENERAL ORDER. The President of the United States having directed that an enumeration be made of the population of the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, the following order is promulgated: (1) The census shall be taken on or before April 15, 1915, and the enumeration of the residents of this city completed, as far as practicable, within two weeks from that date. (2) The supervision of the enumeration will be under the charge of Mr. Eugene F. Hartley, who is hereby designated as supervisor in charge and made responsible for the rapid and efficient conduct of the enumeration. (3) The work of the enumeration shall be performed by special agents acting as enumerators, to be appointed by the Director of the Census upon the recommenda- tion of the supervisor in charge. The enumerators so appointed shall be, so far as possible, residents of the enumeration districts they are to canvass and shall be selected because of their fitness for the work and their personal knowledge of the districts they are to canvass. (4) The compensation of.the enumerators shall be fixed by the Director of the Census for each day of eight hours’ actual field work. (5) Each enumerator shall be required to make a daily report to the supervisor in charge. Ifthe daily reports of any enumerator shall indicate that he is not faith- fully discharging his duties, the supervisor in charge is authorized to suspend him from duty and to submit to the Director of the Census the reasons why he should be dismissed from the service. : (6) Attention is called to the fact that section 22 of the act of July 2, 1909, pre- scribes certain penalties for the failure of enumerators to perform their duties, or irregularities in the same. Neglecting or refusing to perform duties prescribed; communication of information gained through performance of duties to persons not authorized to receive the same; swearing or affirming falsely; willingly and know- ingly making false certificate or fictitious return, are all covered by appropriate penalties and fines. Attention is especially called to section 23 of the same act, which reads as follows: Sec. 23. That it shall be the duty of all persons over twenty-one years of age, when requested by the Director of the Census or by any supervisor, enumerator, or special agent, or other employee of the Census Office acting under the instructions of the said director, to answer correctly, to the best of their knowledge, all questions on the census schedules applying to themselves and to the family to which they belong or are related and to the farm or farms of which they or their families are the occu- pants; and any person over twenty-one years of age who, under the conditions here- inbefore stated, shall refuse or willfully neglect to answer any of these questions, or shall willfully give answers that are false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars. And it shall be the duty of every owner, proprietor, manager, superintendent, or agent of a hotel, apartment house, boarding or lodging house, tenement, or other building, when requested by the Director of the Census, or by any supervisor, enumerator, special agent, or other employee of the Census Office, acting under the instructions of the said director, to furnish the names of the occupants oi said hotel, apartment house, boarding or lodging house, tenement, or other building and to 4 SPECIAL CENSUS OF TULSA, OKLA., 1915, 5 ve thereto free ingress and egress to any duly accredited representative of the ensus Office, so as to permit of the collection of statistics for census purposes, including the proper and correct enumeration of all persons having their usual place of abode in said hotel, apartment house, boarding or lodging house, tenement, or other building; and any owner, proprietor, manager, superintendent, or agent of a hotel, apartment house, boarding or fodging house, tenement, or other building who shall refuse or willfully neglect to give such information or assistance under the con- ditions hereinbefore stated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars. SAM. L. ROGERS, Director of the Census. Approved: E, F, Sweet, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. WASHINGTON, April 7, 1915. AGREEMENT. Wuereas, It appearing that the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has approximately doubled in population since the decennial census of 1910, so that the official figures of that census do not fairly represent the city’s present size; and Wuerras, The Tulsa Commercial Club of the aforesaid city, in the belief that it would be greatly to the city’s advantage if a correct enumeration of the present popu- lation should be authoritatively made and published, is desirous of having an enu- meration of such population made under the direction and supervision of the Bureau of the Census, and to that end has, with the exceptions hereinafter noted, signified its willingness to defray all the necessary expenses of such enumeration; and WuereEas, The foregoing facts having been brought to the attention of the President by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, the President has directed that the aforesaid enumera- tion be made under the direction and supervision of the said bureau: Now, therefore, This agreement made this 15th day of April, in the year 1915, between the Tulsa Commercial Club of Tulsa, Oklahoma, party of the first part, and Sam. L. Rogers, Director of the Census, acting under authority of the Secretary of Commerce, party of the second part, Witnesseth, That the said parties, for and in consideration of the facts hereinbefore recited and of the matters hereinafter referred to and set forth, do hereby covenant and agree with each other as follows: First.—That the party of the first part will deposit in the Merchants and Planters Bank of Tulsa, in the name of the representative designated by the Director of the Census to supervise the taking of the aforesaid census, hereinafter called ‘‘the super- or,’’ the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), it being understood and agreed that, except as hereinafter provided, such fund shall be available for defraying all expenses, from whatever source arising, which may be incurred in consequence of the taking of the said census, and that the said fund may be drawn upon and disbursed by the supervisor (1) for all expenses for hotel bills, street car fares, bus fares, and all such other reasonable and necessary expenses as may be incurred by him in the performance of services in connection with the aforesaid enumeration; and (2) for the compensa- tion (except as hereinafter provided) and all necessary expenses incurred by such enumerators, stenographers, and clerks as may be employed by the supervisor to carry on the work of the said census, when proper vouchers covering such items have been presented to and approved by the said supervisor; and it being further understood and agreed that, upon the termination of the said work, the supervisor will transmit to the party ae the first part a certified check for the balance, if any, of the said fund, ac- companied by duplicates of all vouchers upon which money from such fund has been disbursed. Second.—That the party of the first part will, at its own expense, furnish the super- visor (1) with proper quarters in the city hall, or some other suitable building, ade- quately equipped with office furniture and supplies; and (2) with such number of printed schedules, to be used by the enumerators in making their returns, as the supervisor may require, such schedules to be printed in accordance with a form to be prepared by the supervisor. 6 SPECIAL CENSUS OF TULSA, OKLA., 1915, T Third.—That the party of the second part will designate and pay the compensation of a representative of the Bureau of the Census to supervise the taking of the above census, and wili pay the sum of one dollar ($1) to each enumerator, stenographer, and clerk who may be appointed by the supervisor to carry on the work of the said census. Fourth—That the party of the second part, upon the receipt of the schedules returned by the enumerators, will cause the same to be tabulated, and ‘will thereafter officially announce the results at as early a date as may be practicable. And it is further mutually covenanted and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the supervisor shall, under the direction of the party of the second part, have full and complete charge of every feature of the work; that said supervisor shall not be interfered with by the party of the first part or by any representative of the latter; that said supervisor may appoint such number of enumerators, stenographers, and clerks as he may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the work: Provided, That such enumerators shall be paid on a piece-price basis not to exceed 2 cents for each name reported by them, and that the compensation of such stenographers and clerks shall not be in excess of $2 for each day during which they shall be actually employed; that the party of the first part may recommend persons for appointment as enumerators, stenographers, and clerks, but that their appointment shall be entirely discretionary with the supervisor; that should any misunderstanding or dispute arise as to what are reasonable and necessary expenses within the meaning of this agree- ment, the question shall be referred to the Secretary of Commerce, whose decision shall be final; and that the data collected by the enumerators shall be regarded as strictly confidential, and shall be returned on the proper schedules direct to the supervisor, who shall transmit them to the Bureau of the Census for tabulation and publication. ; In testimony hereof, The parties, to wit, the party of the first part, by G. N. Wright, its president, and Sam. L. Rogers, party of the second part, in the capacity and under © the authority aforesaid, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written. SAM. L. ROGERS, Director of the Census. G. N. WRIGHT, President, Tulsa Commercial Club. Signed and sealed in the presence of— Evucene F. Hartiey. J.C. Lercuer. ENUMERATION OF POPULATION OF TULSA, OKLA. INTRODUCTION. On April 16, 1914, the President, through the Secretary of Com- merce, acting under the authority conferred by section 8 of the organic act of the department, approved February 14, 1903, instructed the the Director of the Census to make. an enumeration of the inhabitants of Tulsa, Okla. This section reads, in part, as follows: He [the Secretary of Commerce] shall also from time to time make such special investigations and reports as he may be re- quired to do by the President, or by either House of Congress, or which he himself may deem necessary and urgent. It had been previously called to the attention of the President by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, that the city of Tulsa had greatly increased in population since the census of 1910, and that it would be very much to the advantage of the city if a count could be made which would bear the authority of the Census Bureau. Accordingly, arrangements were made to send an employee of the bureau to super- vise the taking of a census of Tulsa as of July 1, 1914, but this action was deferred at the request of the Tulsa Commercial Club on account of the large number of people who would be absent for the summer at that time. Since the enumeration had been postponed at the request of the representatives of the city, no further action was taken until March 16, 1915, when the Census Bureau was asked to send a supervisor to take charge of the work. In accordance with the general order made public on April 7, 1915, which is printed on pages 4 and 5, Mr. Eugene F. Hartley, expert chief of division of the bureau, was designated supervisor in charge of the enumeration. The supervisor proceeded on April 9 to Tulsa to begin the prelimi- nary work. Ample quarters were provided in the rooms of the Tulsa Commercial Club. Schedules were printed and local special agents who acted as enumerators were secured. The actual enumeration was begun on April 16 and completed in six working days. The form of schedule used, the headings of which are reproduced below, was made as simple as possible, and the questions asked related only 9 ENUMERATION OF POPULATION OF TULSA, OKLA. INTRODUCTION. On April 16, 1914, the President, through the Secretary of Com- merce, acting under the authority conferred by section 8 of the organic act of the department, approved February 14, 1903, instructed the the Director of the Census to make an enumeration of the inhabitants of Tulsa, Okla. This section reads, in part, as follows: He [the Secretary of Commerce] shall also from time to time make such special investigations and reports as he may be re- quired to do by the President, or by either House of Congress, or which he himself may deem necessary and urgent. It had been previously called to the attention of the President by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, that the city of Tulsa had greatly increased in population since the census of 1910, and that it would be very much to the advantage of the city if a count could be made which would bear the authority of the Census Bureau. Accordingly, arrangements were made to send an employee of the bureau to super- vise the taking of a census of Tulsa as of July 1, 1914, but this action was deferred at the request of the Tulsa Commercial Club on account of the large number of people who would be absent for the summer at that time. Since the enumeration had been postponed at the request of the representatives of the city, no further action was taken until March 16, 1915, when the Census Bureau was asked to send a supervisor to take charge of the work. In accordance with the general order made public on April 7, 1915, which is printed on pages 4 and 5, Mr. Eugene F. Hartley, expert chief of division of the bureau, was designated supervisor in charge of the enumeration. The supervisor proceeded on April 9 to Tulsa to begin the prelimi- nary work. Ample quarters were provided in the rooms of the Tulsa Commercial Club. Schedules were printed and local special agents who acted as enumerators were secured. The actual enumeration was begun on April 16 and completed in six working days. The form of schedule used, the headings of which are reproduced below, was made as simple as possible, and the questions asked related only 9 10 POPULATION OF TULSA, OKLA. to relationship of each person to the head of the family, sex, color or race, and age. ENUMERATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA. Enumeration district............02 2.00 cece nec ee ence eees Wid scwanatccaisis saenraeis catsauntssinass secant Election PY ECINCE wae caewiass wsewnutie sowie ae eerste kent Name of institution..........22.0022022202002 22+ LOCATION. Name of each person whose RELATION. SEX, COLOR, AND AGE. usual place of abode on Apr. 15, 1915, was in this family. Enter the surname first, then the given name and middle | Relationship of Age at House initial, ifany. this person to Color or Street. | number. | Include every person living on | the head of the} %°* race. nen da April 15, 1915. Omit chil- family. . dren born since Apr. 15, 1915. 1 2 3 4 5 6 A peculiar condition existed with reference to the so-called Indian lands located’ within or adjacent to the city but politically distinct from it. These Indian lands, on account of being exempt from tax- ation for a period of twenty-one years, dating from the statehood of Oklahoma, have not been brought within the city limits, although in a number of instances they are surrounded by the city boundaries and for industrial purposes are a part of Tulsa. This condition is graphically presented by the accompanying map, on which the boundary lines of the city, shown in red, in a number of cases take a zigzag course around excepted and included portions of blocks. Persons residing on these lands could not be counted as a part of the population of the city, but it was considered proper to enumerate them and to report them separately. This enumeration marks a departure in the work of the Census Bureau in that it is the first time a census was ever taken of a munici- pality separately from the state in which it is located, between cen- sus years. The work was done under an agreement between the Director of the Census and the Tulsa Commercial Club, representing the city of Tulsa, by which the city bore the expense of enumera- tion. A copy of this agreement is printed on pages 6 and 7. Every assistance was accorded the supervisor by the Tulsa Com- mercial Club in the selection of competent enumerators, and the rapidity of the enumeration testifies to the interest and zeal of these employees in the work. To the civic spirit of the citizens of Tulsa, who assisted and facili- tated the work of the supervisor in every way possible, is due in no small measure the satisfactory conduct of the enumeration. STATISTICS OF THE ENUMERATION. SUMMARY. Tulsa, Okla., is located in the northeastern part of the state and in the western central portion of Tulsa County, of which it is the seat. The special enumeration of the city of Tulsa, made as of April 15, 1915, shows a population of 28,240, compared with 18,182 in 1910 and 7,298 in 1907. The increase for the five-year period from 1910 to 1915 was 55.3 per cent. In addition to the 28,240 inhabitants enumerated in the city proper, the count shows 1,985 persons living on the so-called Indian lands referred to in the Introduction. Table 1 shows the population of Tulsa, by sex, by color or race, and by sex and age, with per cent of increase, for the years 1915, 1910, and 1907. TaBLE 1.—Popu.aTion or Tutsa, OKLA., DisTRIBUTED By SEX, BY CoLorR or Racz, AND BY SEX AND AGE, wiTH Per CENT or INCREASE: 1915, 1910, anp 1907. PER CENT OF 1915 1910 1907? INCREASE, SUBJECT. P P P er er er Number. | cent of |} Number. | cent of || Number. | cent of ane: a total. total. total. 28,240 | 100.0 18,182 | 100.0 7,298 | 100.0 55.3 149.1 14,702 52.1 9,756 53.7 4,045 55.4 50.7 141.2 13, 538 47.9 8, 426 46.3 3, 253 44.6 60.7 159.0 24,925 88.3 16,018 88.1 6, 611 90. 6 55.6 142.3 3,048 10.8 1,959 10.8 638 8.7 55.6 207.1 263 0. 5 Ll 49 0.7 28.3 318.4 Ge A) Weeacuaanenellonwtieuvtall sunncmenny eansenee sll unenenlnenemnens SEX AND AGE, Males: 5 years and under..... t 1,491 5.3 1,065 5.9 402 5.5 40.0 164.9 6 to 20 years........ = 3,217 11.4 2,358 13.0 959 13.1 36. 4 145.9 21 years and over... 9,994 35. 4 6,333 34.8 2,684 36.8 57. 136.0 Females: 5 years and under.. 1,447 5.1 1,039 Be 405 5.6 39.3 156.5 6 to 20 years........ ‘ 3,589 12.7 2,530 13.9 970 13.3 41.9 160. 8 21 years and over....... 8, 502 30.1 4, 857 26,7 1,878 25.7 75.0 158.6 1 Figures for 1907 are derived from a special census of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, taken as of July 1, 1907, by order of the President. 2 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. ll 12 POPULATION OF TULSA, OKLA. A steady decrease in the percentage of males is observed from this table. In 1907 males formed 55.4 per cent of the population, com- pared with 53.7 in 1910 and 52.1 in 1915, while the percentages of increase for the two sexes were 50.7 for males and 60.7 for females. The sex distribution of the total population of the United States in 1910 was—males, 51.5 per cent; females, 48.5 per cent. It is noted in regard to color that the per cent distribution remains substantially the same as reported in 1910, the whites having shown a gain of two-tenths of 1 per cent and the Indians a loss of two-tenths of 1 per cent, while the percentage of negroes has remained un- changed. For the three age periods shown it will be noticed that the varia- tions in percentage distribution are slight. At each census the males 21 years and over show the greatest preponderance, compared with the same age period for the opposite sex. Table 2 shows the population of Tulsa, distributed by sex and by color or race, for 1915, 1910, and 1907. TaBLE 2.—PopuLaTION or Tusa, Oxxa., DisTRIBUTED By SEX AND BY COLOR oR Race:.1915, 1910, anv 1907. PER CENT. Both | Males COLOR OR RACE. Male. | Female. ) to 100 SOXES> females Male. | Female. 14, 702 13,538 52.1 47.9 108.6 9, 756 8,426 53.7 46.3 115.8 4,045 3, 253 55.4 44.6 124.3 13,110 11, 815 52.6 47.4 111.0 8,675 7, 343 54.2 45.8 118.1 3,694 2,917 55.9 44,1 126.6 1,451 1,597 47.6 52.4 90.9 990 969 50.5 . 102, 2 1 Figures for 1907 are derived from a special census of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, taken as of July 1, 1907, by order of the President. 2 Ratio not shown, the number of females being less than 100. In the total population there has been an excess of males at each census. In 1907 there were 124.3 males to 100 females. This ratio dropped to 115.8 in 1910 and to 108.6 in 1915. The ratio for whites alone was 126.6 to 100 in 1907, 118.1 to 100 in 1910, and 111 to 100 in 1915. SPECIAL CENSUS, 1915. 13 The ratio for negroes has been much smaller at each census than for whites. In 1907 it was 107.1 to 100; in 1910, 102.2 to 100; andin 1915, 90.9 to 100. The preponderance of females over males among the negroes is peculiar to that race throughout the United States and has been noted at each census since 1840. This excess of females in Tulsa may also be due to opportunities for employment in domestic and personal service. The reverse condition with respect to sex is shown in the Indian population, 108.7 males to 100 females being reported in 1915, com- pared with 79.8 in 1910. This apparent decrease may be explained by a condition attending the enumeration. At the present time there are a good many Indians with a proportion of Indian blood so small as not to be noticeable. A considerable number reported one thirty-second and one sixty-fourth Indian blood. Unless the enu- merator had personal knowledge of this slight degree of Indian blood, it is possible that he might have entered the person as white without making further inquiry. GENERAL RESULTS. The general results of the enumeration are shown in the following tables: . Table 3.—Population of Tulsa, Okla., distributed by sex, by color or race, and by age: 1915 and 1910. Table 4.—Population of Tulsa, Okla., and Indian lands, distributed by sex, by color or race, and by age and sex, by election precincts: 1915. Table 5.—Population of Tulsa, Okla., and Indian lands, distributed by color or race, sex, and age, by election precincts: 1915. ‘ TaBLE 3.—PopuLATION or Tuusa, Oxua., DistTRIBUTED BY SEX, BY COLOR OR Race, AND BY AGE: 1915 anp 1910. MALE. FEMALE. CLASS OF POPULATION AND CENSUS YEAR. 5 years 2lyears 5 years 21 years Total. and 6 eee and Total. and | 6 to 20 and under. | Y°7S: | over, under. | Y°F*- | over, Total population: : VOUS stersdiacnnitctes sapistenm na 14, 702 1,491 | 3,217] 9,994 |) 13,538 1,447 | 3,589 8,502 LOO esiaveisrerdsorecartarsin giannis 9, 756 1,065 | 2,358 | 6,333 8,426 1,039 | 2,530 4,857 White: MOUS peels hietisidie dis eee sentas 13,11) 1,356 | 2,852] 8,902 || 11,815 |) .1,314 | 3,146 7,355 Were sataravetevelaroratziatens Susvaletavatatcremtaletans 8,675 945 | 2,073 | 5,657 7,343 898 | 2,201 4,244 VON Dieses sear cuets Sige Beita sie aes 1,451 105 310 | 1,036 1,597 119 389 1,089 tage Soli jaichaSescnGtdaasoabyay one aiid eeuele uayenay 990 100 254 636 969 122 283, 564 TOUS aul sedicey Shade cmonmnast ide 137 30 55 52 126 14 54 58 tne jay aaah fchafcea ican cave eck ntvintaegsnutaee 91 20 31 40 114 19 46 49 Se: MOGs cyigetss leaebaktsisies cis seen cine W Wescrarapsians levies ma 2 © ie scesicrsiecetel patents selenide ae dle teense POLO) sac once nmin da tg taeda el eee relfeensaercees ala aie an ones I pias soyaah cs |p rattetie ieee aea ste aes 14 POPULATION OF TULSA, OKLA. Taste 4.—Popu.aTion or TULSA, OKLA., AND INDIAN Lanps, DisTRIBUTED BY Sex, By Cotor or Race, AND BY AGE AND SEx, BY ELEcTION PRECINCTS: 1915. SEX. COLOR OR RACE. Total ELECTION PRECINCT popula- tion. Male. | Female. || White. | Negro. | Indian. \Chinese. a TULSA CITY 20s, aeceeeeesck 28, 240 14, 702 13, 538 24,925 3,048 263 4 Precinet 20.2 02 <-sesee wee eesieeet 1,662 1,027 635 1,183 460 Precinct 2 1,539 847 692 1, 462 7 Precinct 3 958 565 393 949 9 Precinct 4. . 1,289 808 481 14 Precinct 5. . 1,305 667 638 Precinct 6.) 26- cos aig stead siceias 896 514 382 IPLOCINCh fia cicstnscdisdammeniece Vers 1,648 308 840 Brecinct 8s oc) seisenaseasaee ns 1, 465 746 719 Precinet Oy ras ccepet ici ccee eee aces 1,757 895 862 Precinct: 10 sais cceciceectiseccsieccs 2,723 1,381 1,342 Precinct Wes ascccccecocssees scat 1,778 862 916 Precinct 12. . 1,346 693 653 Precinct 13 944 481 463 Precinct 14 1, 408 681 727 Precinct 15 1,625 754 871 Precinct 16 1, 454 724 730 Precinct 17 754 432 322 Precinct 18 1,685 806 879 Precinct 19 1,400 715 685 Precinct 20 604 296 308 Indian lands..............- 1,985 1,000 985 1,956 |........- 7 ee AGE. ELECTION PRECINCT. 5 years and under. 6 to 20 years, 21 years and over. Male. | Female.| Male. | Female.| Male. | Female. MDUESA CUTS S0545685- Secon oS acenod 1,491 1,447 3,217 3,589 9,994 8,502 45 49 128 153 854 433 88 86 172 184 587 422 23 22 73 80 469 291 21 18 77 104 710 359 44 35 133 140 490 463 Precinct Gscceseusegeqessee ees cecke eoooeees 1 19 68 71 435 292 PLOCINCU Tein cee: cece eMaeaemneninanecs 49 84 150 162 609 594 Precinct 8.....--.2-.---0+eeeeeeee ence eee eee 102 105 235 237 409 377 PYCCINCED. oases. an cece eee et senesieeenas 108 99 199 216 583 547 Precinct 10....-..-..-----------+- et te 129 136 350 367 902 839 PrecinGt iss cast dc wscsiesiamousaeede men cise + 144 121 220 276 498 51 Precinct 12...........------ +--+ 2-2-2 eee ee 84 75 193 206 416 oy Precinct 13.......-----+-- +--+ esse eee eee eeee 80 63 162 165 239 235 Precinct 14. .....-.-2-2-+-2- 0s 0s sees ee eee 83 69 166 193 432 465 Precinct 15....-...-----+-+-2e eee ee eee eee ee 73 75 154 201 527 595 Precinct 16........-----2--2-- eee eee eee eee 95 74 174 204 455 452 Precinct 17....-.-----.- 2+. 20+ 20s sere rere eee 54 66 109 112 269 144 Precinct 18.....--.+--++s-2-20e test esse eee 118 84 162 227 526 568 Precinct 19. ..........-- 2-2-2 eee eee reece 106 126 214 206 395 353 Precinct 20.........-------+-- 2-2 eee esse eee 34 41 78 35 184 182 Indian lands..........2...4.0.2.0000+ 171 357 531 146 298 482 SPECIAL CENSUS, 1915. 15 Taste 5.—PopuLATION oF TuLsa, OKLA., AND INDIAN Lanps, DisTRIBUTED BY Cotor or Race, Sex, anp AGE, BY ExLection Precincts: 1915. WHITE. Total 7 ELECTION PRECINCT. popula- Male. Female, tion. 5 years 21 years | 5 years 21 years and | § ee and and | ® ee and under. | YS: | over. | under.| Y?S: | over. PULSA: CLUY saciecktonraeseee seR ee, 128, 240 1,356 2, 852 8,902 | 1,314 3,146 7,355 Procinet Levees sevasexessceescssie ctw 11,662 26 80 655 38 99 285 Precinct 2....... a 1, 539 83 164 562 82 170 401 Precinct 3.. 958 23 72 468 22 78 286 Precinct 4... a 1,289 21 76 702 18 103 353 Precint:Bicsicinsd sidisjeicvectassparersic nc eeitieercisine ; 1,305 44 133 485 35 136 452 Precinct Ot scicicsciunjecansaceescce aaa 896 11 67 408 19 67 271 Precinct 7. “ 1, 648 46 147 594 79 154 554 Precinct 8. 1,465 97 229 407 104 233 371 Precinct 9. = 1,757 108 195 573 99 207 522 Precinct 10. cecasas nce eeste see cassie: 2,723 55 122 272 48 109 241 Precinct 11. oss .esesosets ose ees 1,778 141 211 471 115 266 472 Precinct 12.. 3 1,346 84 188 403 73 198 354 Precinct 13.. 944 78 151 234 62 154 218 Precinct 14.. 5 1,408 79 163 416 69 188 443 PreclNCt Losers vince sn ceaisSeiscmtaiee 1,625 69 148 500 72 191 538 Precinct 16 22 -scctentsjcienieiscsawosicsese 1,454 95 173 450 74 200 439 Precinct 17.. = 754 53 103 266 64 106 140 Precinct 1 1,685 114 158 476 79 210 498 Precinct 1 1,400 98 206 382 121 197 343 Precinct 20. . 6 31 66 178 41 80 174 Indian lands. ..............-...--- 1,985 167 356 524 145 290 474 NEGRO. INDIAN. Male. Female. Male. Female. ELECTION PRECINCT. oe 6 to 21 vee 6 to 21 aos 6 to 21 pees 6 to 21 and | 20 | SS | and | 20 | Tees |'and | 20 |YCak|’and | 20 | Yeass der. years.) over, Gan. years! over. dat: years.) over, Hee. years! over. TULSA CITY....... 105 | 310 | 1,036} 119] 389 | 1,089 30 55 52 14 54 58 Precinct 1...........-.-. 17 45 189 10 54 145 2 3 6 1 3 Precinct 2.....-......-.- 4 8 23 3 12 21 Do) sesvecs 2 1 DA nicelasrsis, EPRI Dia cutnawacuneclnsnis 1 Tle see 2 B il osenetal seca peer | tee eciclfseantealsciee Precinct 4......----.----|-...-- 1 1 lees 1 D [stems eens A. lageceel| eae 1 PORT Die enesaecenianeausecasecelanmnicd Dilan 4 DT | rq |e ere ace oes becca | aca tata eran Precinct 6...-........---[e0...- 1 264 ices 4 OY Woes cia faseice! Do) eeciaiocuctl| esses | esis Precinct 7..........-...- 2 1 11 2 3 30 1 2 4 3 5 10 Precinct: 8: 222.52 sees 5 6 2 1 4 5 Precinet.9. ods c2cc2. 4 1 5 2 Precinct 10... Jo. 2ses<- 1 4 1 3 Precinct 11.............. Precinct 12............-. TRO OC 1 sesugecsesebesinete Precinct 14.............. Precinct 15... .c206.0 5200 Precinct 16... Precinct 17. Precinct 18. Precinct 19... PrOCINet 20 s.cccssnsennins Indian ands. o5:2.. 2) scrasoesifoscigacsis faassen aeniasss sede | see 4 1 7 1 8 8 1 Including 4 Chinese males 21 years of age and over. O