Madison County, Iowa

1859 IOWA STATE CENSUS FOR MADISON COUNTY 

 

 
County Coordinators Note: The following data appears to be all that is available from the 1859 census of Madison County.  It is of little value for genealogists but will give the users a perspective of how Madison County had grown from a handful of citizens a decade earlier.
 
Abstract of the Census returns of Madison County, Iowa for the year AD 1859 as reported to the County Clerk by the Assessors of the different Townships.

 

Whole No. of Dwelling Houses

1190

Whole No. of Heads of Families

 1189

Whole No. of Males

 3734

Whole No. of Females

 3337

Whole No. entitled to vote

 1456

Whole No. of Militia

 1275

Whole No. of Foreigners not Nationalized

 50

Whole No. between the ages of 5 to 24 years

 2764

Whole No. of Blinds

 3

Whole No. of Deaf & Dumb

 8

Whole No. Insane

 3

Whole No. Idiotic

 3

Whole No. of Acres of improved land

 39565 1/2

Whole No. of Acres of unimproved land

 115685 1/2

Whole No. Miles of R Road finished

 no

Whole No. Miles of R Road unfinished

 no

Whole No. Colledges & Universaties

 no

Whole No. Pupils attending colledge or university

 no

Whole No. Acres of Sorgum

 123 3/5

Whole No. Galls of molasses manufactured

 5239

Whole No. Acres in orchards

 245

Whole No. orchard products

 14

Whole No. Acres of Hungarian Grass

 21700

Whole No. Tons of Hay from Hungarian Grass

 21404

Whole No. Acres in meadow

 887 1/4

Whole No. Tons of Hay

 5570*

Whole No. Bushels of Grass Seed

 259 1/2

Whole No. Acres of Spring Wheat

 8337 ½

Whole No. Bushels Harvested

 10571 ½

Whole No. Acres of Oats

 3693 ½

Whole No. Bushels Harvested

 5904

Whole No. Acres of Corn

 11793 ½

Whole No. Bushels Harvested

 244217

Whole No. Acres of Potatoes

 231 ¼

Whole No. Bushels Harvested

 13365 ½

Whole No. of Cattle sold

 1374

Whole No. Value of Cattle sold

 28920

Whole No. Pounds of Butter manufactured

 145369

Whole No. Pounds of Cheese

 3894

Whole No. Amount of mineral raised

 75

Whole No. Value of mineral sold

 75

Whole No. Pounds of Wool

 7594

Whole No. Value of Domestic manufactures

 5744

Whole No. Value of General manufactures

 31103

Whole No. Value of Agricultural implements

 18666

 

State of Iowa

Madison County

I, C. D. Bevington Clerk of the County Court of Madison County, Iowa do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct abstract of the Census returns of Madison County in state aforesaid as appear from the returns of the Assessors of the various townships of said county as reported in my office.

In testimony whereof I, C. D. Bevington, County Clerk of Madison County, Iowa have hereunto affixed the seal of said county and subscribed my name at Winterset this 16th day of August A. D. 1859.

                                                      C. D. Bevington, County Clerk

                                                      for Wm M. Knowlton, Deputy

 

 

 

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