1887 History of Story County, Iowa by W. G. Allen

In this narrative, Mrs. Marble does not say what became of Mrs. Noble or Miss Gardner; the above occurrence is only one of many occurrences of "man's inhumanity to man."

The Hamilton County supervisors have appropriated $300 for a tablet of polished brass to commemorate the heroism of citizens of that and Webster County who went to the rescue of the settlers, at Spirit Lake in March, 1857, when Ink-pa-du-tah's Sioux band massacred twenty-seven whites.—Story City Review.

January 29, 1887.

POPULATION AND STATISTICS FOR STORY COUNTY,

AT DIFFERENT DATES—1852 TO 1887 INCLUSIVE.

Population—1840, entire population for Iowa was 43,112; Foreign born, 2,983.

Population—1852, for Story county, was 214, of whom 100 were females. There were then 43 voters.

Population—1855 was 1,568 persons. Taxes, $3,990.30.

Population—1856 was 2,868, of whom 1,308 were females; were five to a square mile; 640 voters.

Population—1864 were 5,000 persons. Taxes, $29,145.49.

In 1864 lands valued at $1,155,669; lots, $42,227; personal, $215,-351; total, $1,413,247.

In 1865 to 1870 increase in population was 97 per cent; nearly doubling.

Population—1867 was 6,888; females; 3,398; 1,302 voters.

Population—1870 to 1875, increase in population was 14.2 per cent; least per cent noted.

Population—1875 to 1880, increase in population was 27 per cent.

In 1880, number farms, 2,218 ; families, 3,125 ; dwellings, 3,066.

Population—1880, population born in United States, 13,923; were 29 to a square mile.

Population—1875, Story county, 13,311; taxes, $97,683.06; 2,574 voters.

In 1876 lands valued at $2,709,375 ; lots, $189,104; personal, $655,444; total, $3,551,923.

Population—1880, 16,906 persons; 9 colored; 8,131 were females.

In 1886 valuation of lands, $3,259,935; lots, $434,659; personal, $972,047; total valuation, $4,666,641.

LEVY FOR 1586—TAXES.