| Beaverhead | Hughes | Sheridan | Union | |||||||||||||
| Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | |||||||||
| Under 7 years | 1,057 | ... | 847 | ... | 2,779 | ... | 3,217 | ... | ||||||||
| 7 to 13 years inclusive | 850 | ... | 790 | ... | 2,395 | ... | 2,909 | ... | ||||||||
| Attending school | 789 | 92.8 | 714 | 90.4 | 2,225 | 92.9 | 2,594 | 89.2 | ||||||||
| 14 and 15 years | 213 | ... | 201 | ... | 564 | ... | 700 | ... | ||||||||
| Attending school | 195 | 91.5 | 191 | 95 | 495 | 87.8 | 590 | 84.3 | ||||||||
| 16 and 17 years | 206 | ... | 216 | ... | 531 | ... | 655 | ... | ||||||||
| Attending school | 137 | 66.5 | 153 | 70.8 | 286 | 53.9 | 337 | 51.5 | ||||||||
| 18 to 20 years inclusive | 302 | ... | 306 | ... | 829 | ... | 846 | ... | ||||||||
| Attending school | 68 | 22.5 | 82 | 26.8 | 147 | 17.8 | 140 | 16.5 | ||||||||
The proportion of children in school is high through the age of sixteen. Beyond that age the ratio of attendance falls off rapidly, Sheridan and Union having a smaller proportion in school than the other two counties.
VII
ILLITERACY IN THE RANGE COUNTIES ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL CENSUS FOR 1920
| Beaverhead | Hughes | Sheridan | Union | |||||||||||||
| Ten Years and Over | Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | ||||||||
| Total | 5,950 | ... | 4,520 | ... | 14,320 | ... | 12,123 | ... | ||||||||
| Illiterates | 59 | 1.0 | 20 | 1.4 | 437 | 3.1 | 668 | 5.5 | ||||||||
| Native Whites | 4,863 | ... | 3,982 | ... | 11,284 | ... | 11,830 | ... | ||||||||
| Illiterates | 13 | .3 | 2 | .1 | 33 | .3 | 652 | 5.5 | ||||||||
| Foreign Born Whites | 1,023 | ... | 460 | ... | 2,828 | ... | 276 | |||||||||
| Illiterates | 29 | 2.8 | 9 | 2. | 393 | 13.9 | 14 | 5.1 | ||||||||
| Negro | 14 | ... | 23 | ... | 131 | ... | 12 | ... | ||||||||
| Illiterates | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3.1 | 1 | ... | ||||||||
| 16-20 Years Inclusive | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 508 | ... | 522 | ... | 1,359 | ... | 1,501 | ... | ||||||||
| Illiterates | 2 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 9 | .7 | 44 | 2.9 | ||||||||
| Illiteracy 21 Years and Over | ||||||||||||||||
| Males | 42 | 1.4 | 8 | .5 | 276 | 4.2 | 211 | 4.6 | ||||||||
| Native Whites | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 205 | ... | ||||||||
| Foreign Born Whites | 18 | ... | 5 | ... | 252 | ... | 6 | ... | ||||||||
| Negro | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Females | 15 | .8 | 11 | .7 | 148 | 3.2 | 350 | 9.2 | ||||||||
| Native Whites | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 341 | ... | ||||||||
| Foreign Born Whites | 10 | ... | 4 | ... | 137 | ... | 8 | ... | ||||||||
| Negro | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||||
The rate of illiteracy is higher in Sheridan and Union than in Beaverhead and Hughes.
VIII
DEVELOPMENT OF PROTESTANT CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS ON THE CHANGING FRONTIER
| BEAVERHEAD | HUGHES | SHERIDAN | UNION | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Number Churches | Number Now Active | Number Now Abandoned | Number Now Inactive | Total Number Churches | Number Now Active | Number Now Abandoned | Number Now Inactive | Total Number Churches | Number Now Active | Number Now Abandoned | Number Now Inactive | Total Number Churches | Number Now Active | Number Now Abandoned | Number Now Inactive | Total Number Churches | Number Now Active | Number Now Abandoned | Number Now Inactive | |||||
| Period of organization: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1871-80 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | ||||
| 1881-90 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | 14 | 5 | .. | ||||
| 1891-1900 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | ||||
| 1901-10 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 1911-20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 21 | 18 | 3 | .. | 32 | 29 | 3 | .. | ||||
| Total | 10 | 7 | 3 | .. | 16 | 15 | 1 | .. | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 87 | 70 | 14 | 3 | ||||