CHAPTER XX.
AUDUBON COUNTY STATISTICS.
From History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915)
by H. F. Andrews
PRESENT POSTOFFICES.
| Names. | | Established. |
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| Audubon | - - - - - - - - - - | May 12, 1871 |
| Brayton | - - - - - - - - - - | February 27, 1880 |
| Exira | - - - - - - - - - - | June 27, 1856 |
| Gray | - - - - - - - - - - | January 30, 1882 |
| Hamlin | - - - - - - - - - - | June 24, 1873 |
| Kimballton | - - - - - - - - - - | January 16, 1882 |
| Ross | - - - - - - - - - - | August 23, 1883 |
OBSOLETE POSTOFFICES.
| Names. | | Established. | Discontinued. |
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| Audubon Center | - - - - - - - - | December 13, 1877 | September 30, 1867 |
| Audubon Heights | - - - - - - - - | June 13, 1877 | |
| (name changed to Conkling) | - - - - - - - - | February 28, 1881 | |
| Civil Point | - - - - - - - - | January 8, 1879 | July 26, 1880 |
| Conkling | - - - - - - | | June 14, 1894 |
Exline (site changed to
Appanoose county) | - - - - - - - - | January 14, 1878 | |
Fiscus (site changed to
Shelby county) | - - - - - - - - | September 8, 1898 | March 15, 1908 |
| Grove (late Hamlin Grove) | - - - - - - - - | | August 30, 1888 |
Hamlin Grove (name
changed to Grove) | - - - - - - - - | October 1, 1853 | June 24, 1873 |
| Horace | - - - - - - - - | March 19, 1878 | September 26, 1894 |
| Irwin | - - - - - - - - | June 6, 1871 | March 26, 1879 |
Jobes (site changed to
Guthrie county) | - - - - - - - - | January 2, 1877 | January 17, 1903 |
| Louisville | - - - - - - - - | February 6, 1872 | January 21, 1880 |
| Larland | - - - - - - - - | April 30, 1890 | May 15, 1902 |
| Leroyville | - - - - - - - - | May 16, 1871 | November 8, 1878 |
| Melville | - - - - - - - - | February 19, 1878 | October 24, 1891 |
| Oakfield | - - - - - - - - | October 22, 1858 | November 29, 1881 |
Orleans (site changed to
Appanoose county) | - - - - - - - - | May 4, 1860 | |
| Poplar | - - - - - - - - | March 30, 1892 | March 15, 1908 |
| Price | - - - - - - - - | February 9, 1886 | August 17, 1889 |
| Thompson | - - - - - - - - | October 7, 1872 | February 24, 1880 |
| Viola Center | - - - - - - - - | March 6, 1878 | March 21, 1903 |
CENSUS STATISTICS 1856.
| Dwelling houses | - - - - - - - - | 49 |
| Families | - - - - - - - - | 50 |
| Males | - - - - - - - - | 150 |
| Females | - - - - - - - - | 133 |
| Married | - - - - - - - - | 93 |
| Widowed | - - - - - - - - | 5 |
| Voters | - - - - - - - - | 69 |
| Aliens | - - - - - - - - | 2 |
| Militia | - - - - - - - - | 60 |
| Land owners | - - - - - - - - | 51 |
| | | Acres. | Bushels. |
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| Improved land | - - - - - - - - | 701 | - - - |
| Spring wheat | - - - - - - - - | 115 | 1,971 |
| Oats | - - - - - - - - | 28 | 1,405 |
| Corn | - - - - - - - - | 334 | 10,720 |
| Potatoes | - - - - - - - - | 12 | 1,927 |
| | | Number. | Value. |
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| Hogs sold | - - - - - - - - | 223 | 1,916 |
| Cattle sold | - - - - - - - - | 132 | 4,376 |
| Manufacturers | - - - - - - - - | - - - | 1,335 |
| Butter, pounds | - - - - - - - - | 3,656 | - - - |
| Wool, pounds | - - - - - - - - | 375 | - - - |
| | 1875
acres | 1880
acres | 1885
acres | 1890
acres | 1895
acres | 1900
acres | 1905
acres |
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| Improved land -- | 21,046 | 94,723 | 165,672 | 248,276 | 244,169 | 272,197 | 264,749 |
| Unimproved land | 257,368 | 36,587 | 44,406 | 19,530 | 18,698 | 10,259 | 19,842 |
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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, July 2022, from History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915), by H. F. Andrews, page 296-297.
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