Ca. 1858 Statistics for Caledonia County, Vermont

ca. 1858 STATISTICS for Caledonia County, Vermont, which appear on the ca. 1858 atlas: "Map of Caledonia County, Vermont From Actual Surveys under the direction of H. F. Walling", New York : Baker & Tilden, 1858.

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POPULATION :

Town	Population
Barnet	2,551
Burke	1,103
Cabot	1,356
Danville	2,577
Gos. Gore by Wheelock	183
Goshen Gore by Pl'nfield [now Stannard]	32
Groton	895
Hardwick	1,402
Harris's Gore	8
Kirby	514
Lyndon	1,752
Newark	434
Peacham	1,377
Ryegate	1,606
Sheffield	797
St. Johnsbury	2,758
Sutton	1,001
Walden	910
Waterford	1,412
Wheelock	855
Total	_______ 23,600

**CHURCHES**
No.	Denomination	Acc.	Val.
14	Congregat'l	6,150	24,083
14	Methodist	5,228	15,433
4	Union	950	3,600
3	Universalist	1,050	4,000
10	Baptist	2,850	10,533
5	Presbyterian	2,250	7,500

**EDUCATION**
No.	Schools	212
	Teachers	293
	Pupils	7,361
Annual Income
From	Endowments	$24
From	Taxation	$7,763
From	Pub. Funds	$4,220
	Total	--------- $11,987
ACADAMIES &c.
No.	Academies	4
	Teachers	14
	Pupils	638

INCOME
From	Endowments	$934
From	Pub. Funds	$430
From	Other Sources	$5,319
	Total	--------- $6,683

Adults who cannot read or write
	Male	343
	Female	48
	Native	7
	Foreign	384

PUBLIC LIBRARIES	No. of Volumes	850

**AGRICULTURE**
Improved Acres	210,474
Unimproved	151,407
Horses	5,705
Cows	11,914
Oxen	4,401
Other Cattle	12,529
Sheep	30,252
Swine	2,864
Wheat, bushels of	20,321
Rye, bushels of	2,090
Corn, bushels of	96,389
Oats, bushels of	218,735
Hay, tons of	59,449
Barley, bushels of	3,658
Peas and Beans, bushels of	4,419
Buckwheat, bushels of	14,380
Potatoes, bushels of	565,341
Clover Seed, bushels of	179
Other Grass, bushels of	2,991
Butter, pounds of	1,206,272
Cheese, pounds of	124,602
Flax, pounds of	2,365
Wool, pounds of	136,790
Honey and Wax, lbs.	22,863
Value of Domestic Manufactures	$40,343
Value Animals slaughtered	$135,337

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