History of Saratoga County, Chapter XXVI, Statistical Tables.

History of Saratoga County, Chapter XXVI, Statistical Tables. HISTORY OF

SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK.

by NATHANIEL BARTLETT SYLVESTER

1878

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CHAPTER XXVI.

STATISTICAL TABLES.

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THE tables given below are mostly compiled from the records in the office of the Secretary of State, and from those in the office of the State superintendent of public instruction, at Albany. The statistics here given present a most comprehensive view of the chief industrial interests of the county of Saratoga, as well as of its progressive development in population and wealth since its early settlement more than a hundred years ago.

No. 1. - AGGREGATE POPULATION OF SARATOGA, BY TOWNS AT EACH OF THE CENSUSES FROM 1790 TO 1875.

SARATOGA COUNTY.

1790.

1800.

1810.

1814.

1820.

1825.

1830.

1835.

1840.

1845.

1850.

1855.

1860.

1865.

1870.

1875.

Ballston.

7,833

2,099

1,115

2,106

2,407

1,852

2,113

2,001

2,044

2,072

2,299

2,201

2,234

2,089

2,180

1,946

Charlton.

1,746

1,946

1,907

1,953

1,912

2,023

1,981

1,933

1,787

1,902

1,701

1,752

1,589

1,607

1,589

Clifton Park.

2,494

2,282

2,719

2,421

2,868

2,907

2,804

2,712

2,657

2,505

Corinth.

1,440

1,341

1,412

1,261

1,365

1,364

1,501

1,534

4,558

1,491

1,500

1,660

Day.

571

790

758

829

942

992

1,045

1,079

1,209

1,185

1,127

1,199

Edinburgh.

1,319

1,324

1,469

1,590

1,571

1,447

1,458

1,413

1,336

1,318

1,479

1,357

1,405

1,495

Galway.

2,310

2,705

2,521

2,579

2,505

2,710

2,638

2,412

2,385

2,158

2,441

2,427

2,202

2,174

1,945

Greenfield.

3,073

3,087

3,054

3,024

3,298

3,144

2,927

2,803

2,744

2,890

2,842

2,970

2,891

2,698

2,692

Hadley.

1,725

1,005

798

943

829

862

865

842

1,003

1,172

1,017

1,067

1,039

1,067

Half-Moon.

3,602

3,851

5,292

5,123

4,024

4,232

2,042

2,146

2,631

2,331

2,788

3,315

3,130

3,032

3,093

3,188

Malta.

1,438

1,410

1,518

1,517

2,386

1,457

1,324

1,349

1,236

1,240

1,190

1,212

1,215

Milton.

2,146

2,763

2,899

2,796

2,746

2,079

3,020

3,166

3,607

4,220

4,669

4,254

4,923

4,946

5,277

Moreau.

1,347

1,378

1,549

1,613

1,690

1,502

1,576

1,701

1,834

2,166

2,210

2,279

2,256

2,315

Northumberland.

2,007

2,041

1,946

1,279

1,042

1,606

1,547

1,672

1,509

1,775

1,668

1,666

1,705

1,655

1,624

Providence.

1,888

1,694

634

1,515

1,582

1,579

1,497

1,507

1,436

1,458

1,368

1,443

1,295

1,155

1,133

Saratoga.

3,071

2,491

3,183

3,254

2,233

2,010

2,461

2,435

2,624

2,755

3,492

3,832

3,843

3,730

4,052

4,522

Saratoga Springs.

1,909

2,054

2,204

2,438

3,384

4,276

4,650

6,307

7,496

7,307

8,537

10,775

Stillwater.

3,071

2,872

2,492

2,578

2,821

2,552

2,601

2,565

2,733

2,807

2,967

2,963

3,238

3,087

3,401

3,439

Waterford.

1,184

1,323

1,473

1,998

1,824

2,248

2,683

3,241

3,260

3,399

3,631

4,392

Wilton.

1,293

1,392

1,373

1,250

1,438

1,374

1,458

1,401

1,499

1,362

1,204

1,218

Total.

17,077

24,483

33,147

31,139

36,052

36,295

38,679

38,012

40,553

41,477

34,646

49,371

51,729

49,982

51,529

55,233

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No. 2. - CENSUS OF 1875 - STATISTICS OF CHURCHES.

					PROPERTY.
SARATOGA COUNTY.	Organizations.	Edifices.	Sittings.	Member- ship.	Church Edifices, with Lots.	Other Real Estate.	Annual Amount paid for Salaries of Clergy.
African Methodist Episcopal.	1	1	350	125	5,000		800
Baptist.	21	21	6,900	2,405	147,900	15,000	12,255
Christian Connection.	8	7	1,675	367	10,750	1,500	1,750
Congregational.	1	1	250	48	3,500	1,500	350
Free-Will Baptist.	1	1	250	33	3,000	600	100
Friends.	2	1	450	105	1,000
Methodist Episcopal.	37	36	12,025	3,920	265,500	27,950	19,830
Methodist Protestant.	2	2	450	70	1,800		150
Presbyterian.	17	17	6,125	1,646	234,000	28,000	16,050
Protestant Episcopal.	11	11	3,050	1,102	113,000	19,300	7,525
Reformed Church in America.	4	4	1,600	397	37,000	6,000	6,600
Roman Catholic.	8	8	3,845	6,960	131,000	16,000	5,700
Union.	1	1	200	30	1,000
United Methodist Free Church.	1	1	260		5,000		500
United Presbyterian.	1	1	350	175	4,000	1,500	1,000
Universalist.	1	1	300		800
Total.	117	114	38,080	17,483	964,250	117,950	70,600

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No. 3. - CENSUS OF 1875 - NUMBER OF FARMS AND THEIR SIZE.

SARATOGA COUNTY.	Of all Sizes.	Under 3 Acres.	3 and under 10.	10 and under 20.	20 and under 50.	50 and under 100.	100 and under 500.	500 and under 1000.	1000 and over.
	Number.	Number.	Number.	Number.	Number.	Number.	Number.	Number.	Number.
Ballston.	253	4	28	25	53	72	71
Charlton.	249	10	9	20	31	96	82	1
Clifton Park.	291	1	7	8	40	67	167	1
Corinth.	180	2	6	8	28	44	89	2	1
Day.	102		1	2	19	58	78	4
Edinburgh.	227	1	9	6	26	75	106	3	1
Galway.	340	20	13	20	51	109	127
Greenfield.	462	43	19	23	70	167	138	2
Hadley.	160	23	4	3	4	39	86	1
Half-Moon.	252		26	21	38	78	89
Malta.	236	30	27	19	31	52	77
Milton.	273	16	15	20	52	90	80
Moreau.	285	66	30	11	23	67	88
Northumberland.	223	1	11	21	34	66	90
Providence.	192	5	12	9	35	64	66		1
Saratoga.	285	12	29	28	32	67	117
Saratoga Springs.	141	3	11	7	34	35	49	1	1
Stillwater.	289	6	29	11	39	75	129
Waterford.	48	3	9	11	8	17
Wilton.	247	13	18	17	31	76	92
Total.	4795	259	313	290	679	1414	1821	15	4

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No. 4. - CENSUS OF 1875 - STATISTICS OF FARMS.

	AREA OF LAND IN FARMS.			PRESENT CASH VALUE.
		Unimproved.
SARATOGA COUNTY.	Improved.	Wood- land.	Other.	Of Farms.	Of Farm Buildings other than Dwellings.	Of Stock.	Of Tools and Imple- ments.	COST OF FERTILIZER BOUGHT IN 1875.	AMOUNT OF GROSS SALES FROM FARMS IN 1874.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Dollars.	Dollars.	Dollars.	Dollars.	Dollars.	Dollars.
Ballston.	14,979	2,041	436	1,034,665	263,125	148,020	70,471	416	120,977
Charlton.	15,527	2,820	1,890	1,155,140	238,125	147,856	53,528	367	93,231
Clifton Park.	23,159	3,778	222	2,076,650	316,540	168,461	84,405	979	173,952
Corinth.	12,438	8,598	15,423	403,860	71,055	62,903	18,210	183	22,292
Day.	9,534	9,416	312	237,250	38,460	56,765	12,238	37	15,896
Edinburgh.	15,837	15,064	10,461	438,705	72,335	84,359	18,700	380	17,166
Galway.	22,284	3,479	2,042	1,108,315	186,905	165,340	40,139	1,901	72,742
Greenfield.	27,955	7,997	1,993	1,223,300	184,405	162,657	53,977	1,322	74,745
Hadley.	9,737	3,995	3,765	242,290	44,526	51,217	14,321	210	26,075
Half-Moon.	17,517	2,113	1,151	1,827,200	250,750	152,706	62,759	441	162,177
Malta.	13,903	1,996	1,110	1,141,300	138,210	99,668	33,280		84,684
Milton.	18,192	1,509	1,234	1,287,050	183,800	128,540	49,380	1,288	71,820
Moreau.	18,906	3,083	1,677	1,106,934	120,150	102,951	49,304	604	81,621
Northumberland.	15,902	2,924	1,515	1,221,905	206,485	127,434	39,098	1,309	131,646
Providence.	8,920	9,980	8,261	258,600	44,045	45,756	12,280	455	10,853
Saratoga.	10,341	2,338	1,720	1,814,390	240,725	159,205	66,185	1,230	179,644
Saratoga Springs.	11,127	1,709	3,059	1,054,000	117,610	67,575	24,518	2,022	57,540
Stillwater.	21,693	2,542	1,205	1,897,875	260,830	185,631	64,331	1,156	180,136
Waterford.	3,204	315		361,480	44,075	25,575	12,739	898	45,300
Wilton.	16,956	3,495	1,550	943,458	131,725	86,839	40,626	560	80,241
Total.	317,201	89,192	59,026	20,834,667	3,153,881	2,229,452	820,492	15,758	1,708,738

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No. 5. - CENSUS OF 1875 - STATISTICS OF FARMS.- Continued.

	AREA PLOWED.		GRASS LANDS.						BARLEY.
			Acres in Pasture.		Acres Mown.				Area.
SARATOGA COUNTY.	In 1874.	In 1875.	In 1874.	In 1875.	In 1874.	In 1875.	Hay produced In 1874.	Grass Seed produced In 1874.	In 1874.	In 1875.	Produced in 1874.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Tons.	Bushels.	Acres.	Acres.	Bushels.
Ballston.	4,227	4,278	4,629	4,817	5,660	5,722	6,150	18	196	131	7,838
Charlton.	3,984	4,181	5,118	5,070	5,534	5,515	6,712	52	114	138	2,809
Clifton Park.	7,480	6,962	5,297	5,515	4,961	4,996	5,871	23	3	2	12
Corinth.	2,113	2,301	5,836	7,756	3,368	3,364	2,288	12
Day.	1,109	1,147	4,321	4,352	3,957	3,996	2,868
Edinburgh.	1,651	1,736	7,515	7,513	5,981	5,962	4,841
Galway.	4,790	5,000	9,596	9,982	6,542	6,560	6,025	36	12	13	212
Greenfield.	4,668	4,975	12,859	12,907	7,289	7,290	5,391	10
Hadley.	1,312	1,480	4,906	4,952	2,410	2,426	1,726
Half-Moon.	5,222	5,148	3,921	3,982	4,486	4,436	6,181	20		5
Malta.	4,406	4,477	5,623	5,679	3,680	3,522	4,152
Milton.	4,250	4,175	5,933	6,021	3,603	3,578	4,060	29		4
Moreau.	5,590	5,228	9,689	10,167	3,115	3,273	3,271	2
Northumberland.	5,743	5,813	5,516	5,401	3,954	3,833	4,555	130
Providence.	1,438	1,519	4,291	4,264	3,027	3,020	1,947
Saratoga.	5,849	6,060	4,549	4,567	5,487	5,193	6,989	12
Saratoga Springs.	2,790	2,610	2,774	2,980	1,953	1,872	2,052
Stillwater.	7,167	7,222	5,038	5,086	5,429	5,232	6,568	4	11	1	173
Waterford.	907	794	807	836	1,271	1,175	1,595	7
Wilton.	5,834	5,871	9,235	9,256	1,936	1,918	2,170
Total.	80,530	80,977	117,453	119,103	83,743	82,883	85,422	355	336	294	11,044

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No. 6. - CENSUS OF 1875 - STATISTICS OF FARMS.- Continued.

BUCKWHEAT.

INDIAN CORN.

OATS.

RYE.

Area.

SARATOGA COUNTY.

In 1874.

In 1875.

Produced in

1874.

In 1874.

In 1875.

Produced in

1874.

In 1874.

In 1875.

Produced in

1874.

In 1874.

In 1875.

Produced in

1874.

Acres.

Bushels.

Acres.

Bushels.

Acres.

Bushels.

Acres.

Bushels.

Ballston.

353

7,139

1,019

1,253

23,313

1,321

1,417

48,921

456

392

6,113

Charlton.

505

272

6,702

1,039

1,220

26,685

1,523

1,640

38,885

437

300

6,197

Clifton Park.

392

4,531

1,630

1,695

29,786

2,295

2,505

49,074

3,008

2,681

31,511

Corinth.

561

608

6,442

680

846

16,140

434

482

8,790

907

Day.

289

4,315

255

263

5,503

193

206

4,295

135

Edinburgh.

480

541

7,994

353

370

10,102

391

436

10,349

410

Galway.

839

12,459

1,168

1,236

14,090

1,970

2,089

49,177

354

209

3,573

Greenfield.

890

804

10,509

1,387

1,536

28,885

1,343

1,522

29,131

366

253

3,004

Hadley.

307

337

3,958

374

387

8,674

254

322

5,257

389

Half-Moon.

226

247

2,289

1,032

1,051

24,088

1,874

1,968

48,553

1,960

1,769

23,858

Malta.

218

236

1,767

1,041

1,054

17,466

979

1,056

20,391

1,301

1,133

11,812

Milton.

757

923

9,257

1,183

1,229

24,994

1,116

1,271

28,460

708

446

5,927

Moreau.

660

873

6,280

1,876

1,843

24,443

996

1,063

21,701

1,479

1,306

9,002

Northumberland.

425

5,188

1,364

1,387

26,096

1,608

1,582

40,323

1,029

1,070

9,541

Providence.

353

417

4,598

303

321

7,239

418

461

9,747

190

Saratoga.

318

247

3,453

1,363

1,292

26,013

1,800

1,993

48,405

1,725

1,467

19,277

Saratoga Springs.

378

221

4,442

757

767

15,057

427

418

8,435

755

637

6,754

Stillwater.

328

319

2,995

1,481

1,507

24,794

2,249

2,428

56,583

2,543

2,150

26,359

Waterford.

154

1,937

237

260

6,560

210

180

2,791

Wilton.

759

748

8,265

1,785

1,776

26,044

892

967

16,501

1,833

1,615

15,959

Total.

9,059

7,033

112,737

20,183

21,128

391,439

22,320

24,086

549,813

18,357

15,739

183,709

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No. 7. - CENSUS OF 1875 - STATISTICS OF FARMS.- Continued.

	SPRING WHEAT.			WINTER WHEAT.			CORN SOWN FOR FODDER.		BEANS.			PEAS.
	Area.			Area.					Area.			Area.
SARATOGA COUNTY.	In 1874.	In 1875.	Produced in 1874.	In 1874.	In 1875.	Produced in 1874.	1874.	1875.	In 1874.	In 1875.	Produced in 1874.	In 1874.	In 1875.	Produced in 1874.
	Acres.	Acres.	Bushels.	Acres.	Acres.	Bushels.			Acres.	Acres.	Bushels.	Acres.	Acres.	Bushels.
Ballston.	5	1	45	344	320	5,412	15	11	3		74	3	2	76
Charlton.	4	1	71	168	141	1,730	19	18	8	16	71	26	24	499
Clifton Park.	26		255	37	43	532	44	39	11	16	124	8	3	91
Corinth.	5	3	57				2	5	3	4	39
Day.							1		12	15	75	3	5	36
Edinburgh.							1		8	13	91		4
Galway.	4		30	89	62	1,004	21	25	9	5	107	13	12	312
Greenfield.	8	4	90	8	5	106	95	54	14	11	142	4	5	58
Hadley.					1		2	2	8	6	95	1	2	8
Half-Moon.		4			5		9	6	6	5	96	5	32	92
Malta.				29	28	364	9	7	2	1	27	3	4	70
Milton.	2		10	104	113	1,142	92	52	20	14	185	2	4	29
Moreau.				4	3	40	33	17	3	11	41	3	3	55
Northumberland.	5		50		9	5	14	8	15	9	130	32	29	710
Providence.	1		10				9	5	2	5	19	1	1	8
Saratoga.				17	25	265	9	6	6	7	31	12	7	175
Saratoga Springs.	4	1	30	14	10	214	69	56	4	8	72	1	1	20
Stillwater.	8	4	55	3	6	42	10	7	3	3	5	9	17	157
Waterford.	10	5	75				2			1		9	9	175
Wilton.	11	4	86	5	4	60	33	24	9	10	74	3	7	93
Total.	93	27	864	822	775	10,916	489	342	146	160	1,498	137	171	2,673

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No. 8. - CENSUS OF 1875 - STATISTICS OF FARMS.- Continued.

HOPS.

POTATOES.

TOBACCO.

APPLE ORCHARDS.

Area.

SARATOGA COUNTY.

In 1874.

In 1875.

Produced in

1874.

In 1874.

In 1875.

Produced in

1874.

In 1874.

In 1875.

Produced in

1874.

Trees.

Fruit

Produced

1874.

Cider

made

1874.

Acres.

Pounds.

Acres.

Bushels.

Square

Rods.

Square

Rods.

Pounds.

Number.

Bushels.

Barrels.

Ballston.

594

796

51,076

27,571

76,981

702

Charlton.

5,950

424

516

36,828

10,985

23,572

2,004

Clifton Park.

1,546

1,816

131,133

240

2670

33,145

51,175

1,360

Corinth.

293

344

22,961

10,606

4,213

126

Day.

193

220

17,103

11,749

2,687

Edinburgh.

262

292

25,590

13,499

3,176

Galway.

4,523

388

417

33,811

14,406

10,013

382

Greenfield.

559

634

42,789

22,607

15,215

455

Hadley.

229

239

16,953

12,193

3,482

Half-Moon.

1,378

1,563

114,731

24,220

33,040

654

Malta.

817

946

66,579

15,293

21,026

333

Milton.

1,050

485

560

36,923

22,381

19,593

542

Moreau.

477

547

32,597

9,948

10,512

304

Northumberland.

1,159

1,351

102,116

9,911

8,143

281

Providence.

225

245

17,009

2,631

852

Saratoga.

1,769

1,959

151,432

18,768

25,944

711

Saratoga Springs.

398

405

27,712

9,698

6,666

176

Stillwater.

1,518

1,780

134,525

24,010

30,063

719

Waterford.

256

258

17,380

2,727

3,098

Wilton.

608

714

46,207

17,355

14,992

652

Total.

11,523

13,578

15,602

1,125,455

240

2670

322,703

364,443

9,714

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No. 9. - CENSUS OF 1875 - STATISTICS OF FARMS.- Continued.

GRAPES.

MAPLE-SUGAR.

HORSES ON FARMS,

JUNE 1, 1875.

POULTRY.

SARATOGA COUNTY.

Fruit

Pro-

duced

in 1874.

Wine

made

in 1874.

Sugar

made in

1875.

Syrup

Made in

1875.

HONEY

COL-

LECTED

IN 1874.

Colts of

1875.

Colts of

1874.

Two

Years

old and

over.

MULES

ON

FARMS

JUNE 1,

1875.

Value

owned

In 1875.

Value

sold

In 1874.

Value of

Eggs

sold

In 1874.

Pounds.

Gallons.

Pounds.

Gallons.

Pounds.

Number.

Dollars.

Ballston.

150

1,996

546

3,666

1,528

2,924

Charlton.

1,520

111

2,144

618

4,073

2,364

3,987

Clifton Park.

3,725

286

763

5,343

3,708

4,349

Corinth.

615

1,395

147

845

266

1,616

1,164

1,703

Day.

10,073

268

450

192

808

442

566

Edinburgh.

575

24,241

300

610

290

1,536

936

1,473

Galway.

130

265

676

3,512

1,515

4,547

Greenfield.

4,105

2,270

243

2,111

723

5,040

3,247

6,265

Hadley.

375

3,438

166

607

165

1,305

1,117

556

Half-Moon.

650

665

5,026

3,218

3,954

Malta.

725

100

409

3,394

1,762

3,342

Milton.

1,752

160

196

552

3,654

2,092

4,028

Moreau.

2,485

1,300

435

4,072

2,414

3,205

Northumberland.

110

2,570

497

3,582

2,685

3,824

Providence.

185

367

237

235

1,402

1,118

1,564

Saratoga.

4,385

1,233

665

4,731

2,804

3,014

Saratoga Springs.

2,540

1,421

286

1,729

914

1,110

Stillwater.

905

710

5,133

3,860

3,492

Waterford.

104

821

412

278

Wilton.

125

1,610

404

3,936

2,449

3,962

Total.

23,970

333

42,177

1,660

19,321

396

489

9,201

64,379

39,749

58,143

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