Statistical summary of state census

Alphabetical by county.

The Census of 1835 was authorized by Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution of 1821, and by Chapters 40 and 42 of the Laws of 1835. The compilation of the state census was administered through the Secretary of State's office.

This series consists of a statistical abstract of returns of census marshals to the county clerks, submitted by the clerks to the Secretary of State. Each return includes certification as to accuracy of the figures, with signatures of the county clerk. For each town or city ward the following data are included in the returns: 1. Name of town or ward; 2. Number of males; 3. Number of females; 4. Number of males subject to militia duty between ages 18 and 45; 5. Number of males qualified to vote for state and county officers; 6. Number of aliens; 7. Number of paupers; 8. Number of colored persons, not taxed; 9. Number of colored persons, taxed; 10. Number of colored persons taxed, and qualified to vote; 11. Number of married females under age 45; 12. Number of unmarried females aged 16-45; 13. Number of unmarried females under age 16; 14. Number of marriages in preceding year; 15. Number of births preceding year (male/female); 16. Number of deaths preceding year (male/female); 17. Number of acres of improved land; 18. Number of neat cattle; 19. Number of horses; 20. Number of sheep; 21. Number of hogs; 22. Number of yards of domestic fulled cloth manufactured previous year; 23. Number of yards of domestic flannel or woolen cloth not fulled manufactured the preceding year; 24. Number of yards of domestic linen, cotton and other thin cloths, manufactured preceding year.

A second section includes statistics on factories for each town or ward, as follows: 1. Grist mills (number of mills, value of raw materials used and manufactured, and value of manufactured articles); 2. Sawmills (same statistics); 3. Oil mills (same); 4. Fulling mills (same); 5. Carding machines (same); 6. Cotton factories (same, plus number of yards manufactured); 7. Woolen factories (same as for cotton factories); 8. Iron works (same as above); 9. Trip hammers (same); 10. Distilleries (same); 11. Asheries (same); 12. Glass factories (same); 13. Rope factories (same); 14. Chain cable factories (same); 15. Oil cloth factories (same); 16. Dyeing and printing factories (same); 17. Clover mills (same); 18. Paper mills (same); 19. Tanneries (same); 20. Breweries (same). Note that for some counties the statistics are given separately for each manufacturing establishment, though the proprietor is not named. There is also a table for giving statistics on "deaf and dumb," blind, "idiots," and "lunatics" for each town or ward. There are no summary tables for the entire state, such as are found in the 1825 volume.

Surviving census schedules for the 1835 state census, available on microfilm at the New York State Library.

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