The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-18
FRANK B. HOWE. Editor and Publisher
Mennonite First Census.

bureau of the census at Washington
a copy Of the recently printed book
which gives the names Of all the
heads OF families I'm the state at the
time of the FIRST census In 1890. II Is
n book Of great historical interest and
contains scores of things OF interest
which the Banner plans to print from
time TO time.
At that time Vermont was divided
into seven counties. OF these Ben
nngton, Windham, Windsor, Rutland.
and Addison were about the same as
now while all the rest Of the state was
divided into the two counties OF Chit
tcndcn and Orange. Chlttcnden coun.
~ included all Of what IS now In the
county OF the same name, all of the
present counties OF Franklin and Grand
Isle and parts OF the present Addison.
Washington, I.amoille and Orleans.
The county Of Orange included the
present county OF that name. all OF
Caledonia and Essex counties and the
greater part OF what IS now Washing
ton. lamolllc and Orleans.
The most populous county In the
state was Windham which had l7,j12
people. The other counties followed
In order thus: Windsor 1870. Rut
land. 1880; Bennington. 1906: or
angc 1886; Chittcndcn, 1891: Ad.
Olson. G.ieO The total for the state
was $3.50. liy the latest census. that
OF 1900. the population OF Vermont was
found TO be- 1854. The census OF
1890 as first reported In 1921 stated
that there were ~ slaves In Vermont
but this was afterwards shown to be-
an error The persons reported rs
slave" should have been reported as
free colorcd" persons
bennington On 1890 Was the second
town In size in the state. first honor
being held by Guilford in Windham
county which had 2.i22 people while
| bennington had 1850. SALISBURY
was third with 1880. putney fourth
with l.SiS and Pownal fifth with
Il.7s2. IN this connection II is inter.
csting to note that Guillord Ia 1909
had only 5S2 people or less than %
third what IL had no years before
Tho population In 1890 Of the towns
which are now the largest Ia the state
was ~ follows: burlington. $3.50: Rut
land. i.Ii7. Bmttleboro. 1859; St
Adams. 25G. Barrc. Othon Wildors
burghl a.. St Johnsbury, 1913. Mont
pclior. IFS.
The population Of the several towns
Ia Bennington county was Arlington.
ga2. Bennington. 1850: bromley Unow
Peru "a. Dorset s5s. Glastonbury.
I3i. landrroyc. 81. Manchester. 1871.
Povual. i.532. Rcadfboro. tthcn SPELL.
ed RccdsborouFhl 60: Rupert 1884,
saudgate. 573: SALISBURY. 1880;
stamford. 252. Sunderland. 90: Win.
Ihall. l55: Woodford. CO. II viii De-
noted that OF the towns in this county
che only ones that have made any ma
tcrial gain Ia population iu the M
years past are Bennington. Manchcs
Ter and Roadshoro. while some have
actually lost
one Of the most interesting things
ln the book la 10 note the great mum.
Der Of towns. the names Of which have
been changed. IN this county liromly
has been changed 10 Peru over In
windham county Hlnsdalc has been
changed 60 Vernon aud ThomlInaon
to Grafton; Dover has been formed
out ~ the south district Of Wardsboro
and nrooklIno from parts Of Ncwianc.
puincy. Townshond and Athens
II Do Rutland county llarwick has
bcon changed 10 SIT Tabor. Philndol
phIa D. now part Of ChIucndon
Midway and Killington have been
changed a. Mondou and shorhurnr
Some other more noticeable change.
are. suliash In Windsor county d
Plymouth. KcllyEburgh IN Chlttcndor
county then now forms bakersfield 10
Franklin county and Bcl,idorc IN Ia
molllc. Mlnden then In Orange county
ls now Craftabury In Orleans. KIngH
ton IN Addison county o. now Gran
vile. Turncrsburg In Orange ~ nov
Chelsea: nnlymcad has been changed
10 sutton. Navy TO Charleston: Cal
doraburg 10 Morgan; Random an'
winlock 10 brighton; MInchcad Il
bloomfield: Iitiloton TO Waterford
smlhncld aud Ilungcrford to Sheldon
uuntsburg TO Franklin; Carthage Il
Jay. Lnttcrlock TO Albany: MANSFIELD
ia nov part Of Stove. Sterling u
nov parts Of Cambridge and Water
willie aud there are other changes Th'
present prosperous towns Of Barton
Newport and Troy had no inhabliant
NJ an In 1890 and the two latter wcr'
not even named.
Stimulation Without Irritation