Show LONG RT STATiSTICS Census luren Shows Ilat that leole Are ro Living Longer Wn Sept census Lu bu bureau reau to today y Issued n a statement showing the Increased age ot of the population from decade derle to decade The statement gives the of oC computing the median Instead ot of the average age The median Is such an Ie age that half the population Is under I it and halt half Is over It I The median age of at the thc total population ton tion In 1900 was lB as compared with 19 In 1690 The median are age ot of the tho populAtion In tle tile last lut census year ear eara was a and amt the colored IncludinG nc negroes roel IndianS nn anti l Mongolians wa was wasIL 37 IL In IS 1500 O the Ihn white was al 2 and the colore colored lU iLl lUThe The report shows there WILS IM nn nil In Increase increase crease In the median age ot of the population during each decade tram from 1810 to 1000 amountIng In the 90 year reul to 74 years carl or ni an or of abut about Ie five sixths of at n a In the deatie The Tho median age or of the colored popo laUon Increased after 1830 but Mth leB less regularity The median a age e ot of the eol ored population increased three year years ore In the period from 1830 to 1000 o or orlly about halt as aa fast tnt as that of at th whites nut during the last to yer years ot of the century time the Increase or of the two grOups ln has been substantially same Rame 1 1 years for tor the colored and two years for the whites The concludes a as follows Many complex influences hae bao In producing 8 as a resultant this steady chang In the R age composition ot of time the population Three mi may b be men tinned the tho rapid ot of medical and science clence whIch hl has ten hn bled to increase the AverRe average length of ofle life the decrease In the relative num number le ber of at children br born which has haa made the erler earlier At ae periods lemma preponderant ant numerIcally I in the total population and the influx especially since lince mo 1140 ot of great reat number numbers of at adult immigrants Increasing In creasing In number In the older n age o periods The terence between the white while and colored population I doubt doubtless less due to the rat fast that these Influences have hao wrought rou ht mor more powerfully upon the tle white race raco than upon tl colored |