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CHAPTER XXXIX

CENSUS RETURNS

Population

1774, 601. 1820, 634. 1870, 1,111.
1776. 538. 1830, 612. 1875, 1,185
1782, 534. 1840, 549. 1880, 1,359.
1790, 683. 1850, 795. 1885, 1,394.
1800, 650. 1860, 1,000. 1890, 1,461
1810, 604. 1865, 1,028. 1895, 1,668

Area in square miles, 9.3. Population to square mile: 1885, 149.9; 1895, 179.4.

Sex. Males, 903; females, 765; total, 1,668.

Families, 375; heads of families, males, 332; females, 43; average number of persons to a family, 4.45.

Dwellings, 397; wood, 386; brick, 11; single dwellings, 311. Birth. Native born, males, 662; females, 615; total, 1,277; foreign born, males, 241; females, 150; total, 391. Colored population: Males, 18; females, 14; total, 32.

Age Periods.

Under 1

year,

27. 20-29 years, 331.

1-4

years,

106. 30-39

270.

5-9

117. 40-49

230.

10-14

131. 50-59

134.

15-19

150. 60-79

153.

80 and over, 19.

Conjugal Condition by Sex. Percentage of each class to total population: Single, total, 864; males, 485; females, 379. Married, total, 700 males, 380; females, 320. Widowed, total, 103; males, 38; females, 65 Divorced, total, 1; males, 0; females, 1. Percentages, single, 51.80 married, 41.97; widowed, 6.17; total males, 903; total females, 765; total population, 1,668.

Male Population, Military Ages. Males 18-44 years inclusive, 1885, total, 357; 1895, total, 427; 1885, native born, 208; 1895, native born, 247; 1885, foreign born, 149; 1895, foreign born, 180. Increase from 1885-1895 No. +70; per cent. +19 61.

The author is indebted to Hon. Henry E. Tiepke, Superintendent of Industrial Statistics, for statistics in advance of his report.