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Transcribed
by
Ann Selvig, from:
Allerton, Iowa Centennial, IOWA
CENSUS
1875 – ALLERTON Taken
From Illustrated
Historical
Atlas, State of Iowa
White Inhabitants
Male 307
Female 264
Total 571
Colored Inhabitants
Male – none Female
– none Total –
none
Number born in Iowa –
164
No. born in U.S. but
not in Ia. – 338
No. born in Foreign
countries – 13
No. having both
parents foreign born – 7
No. whose father
foreign born – 13
No. whose mother
foreign born – 4
No. of voters – 154
Birthplace of voters –
U.S. 152 – England and
Wales – 2, Ireland – 1, Scotland – 1, Germany
– 1,
Norway – 1.
Number of Militia –
129
5 years old and under
6 – 27
6 years old and under
16 – 93
16 years old and under
21 – 30
Over 16 and under 21
who cannot read – 2
Number of births in
1874 – 24
Number of deaths in
1874 – 14
Number of horses of
all ages – 58 Number of horses sold
for export in 1874 - 1 No. of mules and asses
- 3
No. of milch cows - 42 No. of lbs. of butter
made in 1774 – 2160 No. of cattle except
work oxen – 15 No. of cattle
slaughtered and sold for slaughter
1874 - 2 Whole number of hogs -
203 No. of hogs
slaughtered and sold for slaughter
1874 - 283 Number of dogs - 14
Manufactures in the county No. of engines - 5 Horse-Power – 85 Average number of
hands employed 1874 - 20 Tons of pig and scrap
iron - 5 Cubic feet of wood -
704 Pounds of wool – 6000 Bu. of wheat – 24,000 Bu. of corn - 6500 Value of goods made in
1874 - $25,535 |