The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-01-06
State Census for 1875.

state census Tor 1870.
The FIVE hundred page volume,
just from the press, embracing the
thirteenth State Census return of the
State of Iowa shows 10 detail the
population, agricultural, domestic and
general manufacturing interests Of
the State, together with the statistic s
OF her seminaries and schools, with
much general miscellaneous features
of State or sectional interest.
The growth and development OF
some fifteen hundred townships,
towns, and cities are given, and the
following selections from one of the
tables show the rates of growth under
Territorial and State authority, the
population for the year 1886 being
1851; in 1916, 81, ,5ss: in 1856. 49,.
055: in 1867, so2, ,04o, and in 1878, it
is 1850, ,544-the average annual in
crease during the territorial decade,
s,so6, or s3.6. per cent, and the
average increase during the decade,
1865 -lS.5-595, $40, ,.SG per cent.
The total white population of Iowa
is shown now to be. males, 699 1857;
females, 64,,420. The total colored
population is males, 3,l23; females,
S53. OF the entire population, 552,
4S3 were bora in Iowa, giving us
mora than a half million native born
citizens; 5Sl 800 are natives oil the
other States IN the United States,
which would leave 2o3,50l of our
population forei gners. The number
of our population under 81 years Of
age is l96.i.l more than % per cent.
of the entire population. There are
22l ,56S dwellings, and 249,62i fami-
lies, leaving 2s,o56 families that are
| living in houses with families. The
State embraces thirteen million acres
OF improved land. One hundred and
six,v-three thousand miles Of fencing.
Of this 9,6i5,96 acres were under
cultivation in 1874. and produced 49,
2so,9lS bushels Of spring, and $780,.
$50 bushels of winter wheat; l46,-
993.a.5 bushels of corn, 432 ,O0S Of
rye; 29,2l3,S9l bushels of oats; 8.
53I,29l bushels of barley, and l6o,-
500 of buck wheat.
The statistics OF stock inclusive
from 1886 to 1875, the value Of the
farm, garden, orchard, dairy, forest,
coal and stone mined, and the manu-
featured articles, together with our
colleges, academ es, private schools
aud churches, and not least among the
mahv features that commend this re-
port TO the State public, is the tables
showing the resources and products
of each county aad township separ-
a,ely, aud the mastery synopsis of
the State, AS presented therein cannot
he ever estimated by the citizens OF
Iowa; and in the thirteenth census of
Iowa we have history Of facts that
can be relied on.
For Scott County we have white
population of 1880; have
19..335,5.5 acres Of improved
land: 1913 acres Of unimproved.
Acres under cultivation in 1874, 1885,
~. Acres of natural timber, l5,-
4Gi. The number of hogs sold for
slaughter in 1874. 4o,53o. Value Of
products Of farms, *3,oil,s73. Value
of garden products, sl5,2l3. Value
of orchard and small fruit droducts,
$63,350. Nalne of horses, S.5l,.42.
Value of dairy, Sl92,.s4. Value Of
forest Sl7 2s2.
And some of the other Countries
are Shown as haviog the following
statistics
Muscstine County White popula-
,ion: Il ,4G2, colorei population, lGl;
land improved, 1881 acres, unim-
proved 1882 acres. natural timber
32,3.6 acres, hogs sold for slaughter,
3l,4lS, value al farm products 81
"A, ,ao6. orchard Sl2G.2 small fruit,
$15.lll. herds, 1904, ,3.S, dairy $685.
9O9, forest 30. ,43l.
Cedar County White population,
1890. colorei -. land improved
44s.6.3 acres, unimproved land A.
Al. acres, natural timber, &c, 100
acres, hogs sol | for slaughter 1891,
value of farm products $4,000, lao,
orchard $2l ,o5S, small fruit 1859,
herd slo3, ,3G.., dairy sli9,3.3, forest
s6....S.
Jones County--White population
1914, co'orrd 10, land improved
29S, ,6Ss acres, unimproved land 81,
29S acres, natural timber 5,2J4 acres,
hogs sold for slaughter 29.055, value
of farm products $l,S9G,4lG, orchard
s. SCI, small fruit S., ,30G, herd $Sl2,-
OS3. dairy, 1851 ,04,. forest S54,3sG.
Louisa county-White population
l2,455, colored A, land improved
l5l 90. acres. unimproved 52,991,
acres, nliive fores, 3. ,299 acres, hogs
sold fr slaughter, 35, ,S52, value OF
farm products, 81 l,665,,39, orchard.
s24,0 ,0s5, small frui, s1O,5G3, herd
sl,oo. .olS, dairy s.3,50j, forest,
$G6, 700.
Clinton county-Wnitc population,
34,lio, co|ored I'll. laud improved,
299, so, unimprovcd, 5,.333t, acres,
natural timber y, ,9l2 acres, hogs sold
for slaughter G;;,,24, value of farm
produces, s3,049,Ol3. orchard, *24,-
5S3, small fruit, Sl3, >G, herd s4G2,-
2So. dairy S2l9,lS 81, forest sl4,5l3.
Jackson countr-Whi.e population
2305o, colored, II, land impros ed,
l93,29o, acres, unimp:ove l4,24l
acres. na'ural timber 6j, 100 acres,
hogs sold for slaughter, 5o,4i9, value
of tarm products *l,75o 09l, orchard
sl9,550, small fruit, s3O67, herd
sSl3,Sl4, dairy Sll4,95i, forest s7S,-
4.2.
Linn countv-White populate n,
31..oo, colored log, land improv. d
2Sl,llS acres, uninproved G2,G49
,cres, natural timber G3.3S3 aer, S,
hogs sold for Slaughter 35 54l, value
of farm products - 59o,Oj2, Or
chsrds 4l2 2j0, small fruit ss,o41,
herds, S32,aS., dairy S2l2,259, fer
es. sll6,1GG.
Johnson c un'y- White popula-
lion, 1855, colored -, land improv-
ed "a, 1872 acres. unimproved l.1j9
acres, natural timber 80 81, hogs
sold for slaughter 47,S62. value Of
farm products S2,44.,S15, orchard
$50, ,607, small fruit sl3,32l, herd