MILITIA. The militia is composed of all able bodied male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five. except such as are exempted by law. In 1901 the organized militia numbered 3106 enlisted men and vommissioned officers.
The population of Michigan in creased from 4762 in 1810 to 31639 in 1830; 212, 267 in 18.10: 397.654 in 1850: 1.184.059 in 1870: 2.093,8S9 in 1890; 2,420.982 in 1900. The rate of gain for the last decade was 15.6 per cent., as against 20.7 per cent. for the United States. From twenty-seventh in rank in 1830, the State rose to ninth in 1SSO, where it has remained. The density of the population is 42 persons to the square mile. The prairie region in the south was naturally the first portion of the State settled, and the mass of the population is still found in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula. The population is stead ily increasing, however, in the more northern regions. The early settlers were largely from Nov England and New York. but a very consider able German element settled in the State about the middle of the nineteenth century. The posi
tion of Michigan relative to Canada has resulted in giving it a large Canadian element—greater than that of any other State except Massachu setts. The Canadians form the most numerous for eign-born element in the State. They predominate in many northern localities. The German-born pop ulation is second in importance among the for eign-born. The total foreign-born population in 1900 was 521,653. In that year there were 26 cities having each over S000 inhabitants, and aggregating 30.9 per cent. of the total popula tion. The largest cities, with their population in 1900, are as follows: Detroit, 285,704: Grand Rapids, S7,565; Saginaw, 42,345; Bay ('ity, 27,628; Jackson. 25.180; Kalamazoo. 24.404: Muskegon, 20,818; Port Huron, 19,154: Battle Creek, 18,563; Lansing, 16.485; Ann Arbor, 14, 509; Manistee, 14,260.
REmarox. The Methodist and the Roman Catholic churches are in the lead, followed in the order named by the Lutherans, Baptists, Presby terians, Congregationalists, and Protestant Epis copalians.