1856 Iowa State Census Clayton County
Statistics |
Townships | No. Dwelling Houses | No. of Families | No. of Males |
No. of Females | Colored | Married | Widowed | Native voters | Naturalized voters | Aliens | Militia | Deaf and Dumb | Blind | Insane | Idiotic | Owners of Land | Paupers |
Boadman |
127 |
127 |
417 |
355 |
1 |
260 |
21 |
122 |
26 |
27 |
102 |
1 |
1 |
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Buena Vista |
40 |
40 |
128 |
88 |
71 |
5 |
28 |
24 |
7 |
38 |
21 |
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Cox Creek |
114 |
114 |
307 |
228 |
205 |
9 |
52 |
42 |
34 |
88 |
109 |
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Clayton |
110 |
115 |
360 |
270 |
235 |
12 |
96 |
32 |
57 |
88 |
91 |
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Elk |
95 |
95 |
289 |
236 |
14 |
178 |
11 |
92 |
19 |
13 |
99 |
1 |
81 |
1 |
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Gicord, |
108 |
118 |
319 |
262 |
219 |
14 |
63 |
44 |
49 |
113 |
1 |
82 |
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Grand Meadow |
77 |
80 |
225 |
188 |
154 |
5 |
71 |
3 |
32 |
94 |
57 |
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Garnavillo |
185 |
203 |
578 |
500 |
393 |
18 |
86 |
90 |
87 |
166 |
2 |
163 |
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Farmersburgh |
144 |
160 |
447 |
389 |
316 |
19 |
157 |
15 |
21 |
119 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
131 |
1 |
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Highland |
80 |
89 |
251 |
209 |
163 |
9 |
63 |
33 |
15 |
90 |
103 |
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Jefferson |
365 |
424 |
1156 |
924 |
825 |
60 |
42 |
216 |
321 |
421 |
2 |
190 |
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Lodomillo |
126 |
136 |
407 |
319 |
263 |
12 |
155 |
13 |
15 |
152 |
1 |
135 |
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Monono |
132 |
144 |
424 |
386 |
268 |
19 |
141 |
43 |
26 |
167 |
1 |
104 |
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Millville |
118 |
127 |
350 |
314 |
228 |
14 |
103 |
27 |
12 |
53 |
1 |
94 |
1 |
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Mendon |
132 |
132 |
401 |
301 |
1 |
253 |
14 |
139 |
34 |
34 |
168 |
1 |
77 |
1 |
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Malloy |
136 |
136 |
441 |
379 |
245 |
22 |
131 |
20 |
11 |
128 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
104 |
1 |
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Morasser |
75 |
78 |
202 |
189 |
154 |
5 |
8 |
27 |
53 |
40 |
77 |
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Read |
112 |
125 |
335 |
291 |
241 |
12 |
42 |
55 |
34 |
102 |
1 |
50 |
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Sperry |
120 |
132 |
322 |
327 |
231 |
14 |
99 |
15 |
15 |
51 |
118 |
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Volga |
99 |
166 |
261 |
272 |
217 |
16 |
43 |
57 |
39 |
74 |
90 |
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Wagner |
90 |
92 |
273 |
248 |
178 |
10 |
83 |
24 |
7 |
93 |
82 |
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Cass |
111 |
111 |
334 |
285 |
234 |
13 |
142 |
16 |
4 |
109 |
1 |
1 |
137 |
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Total |
2696 |
2884 |
8227 |
6960 |
16 |
5531 |
334 |
1958 |
875 |
913 |
2555 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
2097 |
5 |
- source: The Census Returns of the Different Counties of the State of Iowa for 1856; Printed by the Authority of the Census Board. Census Board: James W. Grimes, Gov., E. Sells Secretary of State, J. Pattee, Auditor of State; Crum & Boye, Printers, Iowa City, 1857; Pages 70-71.
- Misspellings and errors uncorrected.
- Transcribed & submitted by George Mills for the Clayton co.
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industry/agriculture
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agricultural statistics
Table 4a & 4b
Table 4c & 4d
professions of inhabitants
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5a & 5b
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nativity of the inhabitants