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1856 Crawford County Census

Population Statistics


The tables below contain various data on the residents of Crawford County, agricultural data, manufacturing, professions, and places of nativity of the inhabitants.

Showing the population, amount of produce, number of hogs and cattle sold and their values and the values of domestic and general manufactures, of Crawford County, for 1856.

POPULATION
MILFORD
UNION
TOTAL
Number of dwelling houses 32 10 42
Number of families 35 12 47
Number of males 98 33 131
Number of females 72 32 104
Married 62 25 87
Widowed 4 ---- 4
Native voters 41 14 55
Naturalized voters 3 5 8
Aliens 1 ---- 1
Militia 41 5 46
Owners of land
42
13
55
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS      
Acres of improved land 334 124 458
Acres of unimproved land 7514 3010 10524
Acres of spring wheat 67 15 82
Bushels harvested 822 56 878
Acres of oats 14 ---- 14
Bushels harvested 470 ---- 470
Acres of corn 210 58 268
Bushels harvested 9140 1995 11135
Acres of potatoes 5 2 7
Bushels harvested
710
370
1080
HOGS, CATTLE AND MANUFACTURES      
Number of hogs sold 122 59 181
Value of hogs sold 763 274 1037
Number of cattle sold 77 75 152
Value of cattle sold 2330 1722 4952
Pounds of butter made 2892 975 3867
Pounds of cheese 100 ---- 100
Pounds of wool 185 125 310
Value of domestic manufactures 50   50

Exhibiting the professions, trades, or occupation of the inhabitants of Crawford County, for 1856

Farmers
 
Laborers
 
Blacksmiths
 
Carpenters
 
Millers
 
Painters
 
Milliners
 
Shoemakers
 
Harness Makers
 
Physicians
 
Townships                    
Milford 28 ---- 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1
Union 15 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Total 43 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1

Showing the place of Nativity of the inhabitants of Crawford County, for 1856.
STATES MILFORD UNION TOTAL
Ohio 21 17 38
Indiana 1 1 2
Pennsylvania 8 4 12
Iowa 37 11 48
New York 21 2 23
Maine 1 ---- 1
New Hampshire 1 2 3
Vermont 3 ---- 3
Massachusetts 3 ---- 3
Virginia 2 ---- 2
Kentucky 3 2 5
Illinois 40 7 47
Michigan 3 2 5
North Carolina 1 ---- 1
Tennessee 3 1 4
Missouri 2 2 4
Maryland 4 ---- 4
New Jersey 3 ---- 3
England 1 11 12
Ireland 3 2 5
Scotland ---- 1 1
Germany 2 ---- 2
Canada 2 ---- 2
Wisconsin 5 ---- 5

Submitted by Phyllis Heller
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