CHAPTER XX.
AUDUBON COUNTY STATISTICS.
From History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915)
by H. F. Andrews
OCCUPATIONS.
| Farmers | - - - - - - - - - - | 32 |
| Laborers | - - - - - - - - - - | 12 |
| Blacksmith | - - - - - - - - - - | 1 |
| Carpenters | - - - - - - - - - - | 5 |
| Machinists | - - - - - - - - - - | 3 |
POPULATION OF AUDUBON COUNTY BY YEARS.
1856, 283; 1859, 365; i860, 453; 1863, 388; 1865, 510; 1867, 790; 1869, 1,032; 1870, 1,212; 1873, 1,873; 1875, 2,370; 1880, 7,448; 1885, 10,825; 1890, 12,412; 1895, 12,836; 1900, 13,625; 1905, 12,937; 1910, 12,671.
POPULATION BY TOWNS.
| 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1885 | 1890 | 1895 | 1900 | 1905 | 1910 |
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| Audubon | - - - | - - - | - - - | 792 | 1,152 | 1,310 | 1,585 | 1,866 | 1,764 | 1,928 |
| Brayton | - - - | - - - | - - - | 38 | - - - | 124 | - - - | 141 | 196 | 137 |
| Exira | - - - | 83 | 160 | 604 | 552 | 575 | 748 | 851 | 828 | 787 |
| Gray | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 172 | 180 | 191 | 148 |
| Oakfield | - - - | - - - | - - - | 88 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - |
| Kimballton | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | 271 |
POPULATION BY TOWNSHIPS.
| | | 1890 | 1900 | 1905 | 1910 |
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| Audubon | - - - - - - - - - - | 953 | 953 | 917 | 825 |
| Cameron | - - - - - - - - - - | 756 | 708 | 619 | 550 |
| Douglas | - - - - - - - - - - | 783 | 848 | 870 | 848 |
| Exira, except Brayton and Exira town | - - - - - - - - - - | 1,040 | 1,034 | 909 | 836 |
| Greeley | - - - - - - - - - - | 779 | 766 | 714 | 651 |
| Hamlin | - - - - - - - - - - | 806 | 962 | 961 | 918 |
| Leroy, except Audubon town | - - - - - - - - - - | 858 | 795 | 753 | 820 |
| Lincoln, except Gray town | - - - - - - - - - - | 907 | 827 | 713 |
| Melville | - - - - - - - - - - | 729 | 618 | 565 | 590 |
| Oakfield | - - - - - - - - - - | 1,004 | 1,065 | 951 | 996 |
| Sharon | - - - - - - - - - - | 972 | 1,233 | 1,223 | 1,210 |
| Viola | - - - - - - - - - - | 709 | 699 | 648 | 637 |
MALE POPULATION, BY YEARS.
1856, 150; 1859, 198; 1869, 239; 1863, 194; 1865, 240.
VOTERS, BY YEARS.
1856, 69; 1859, 93; 1863, 88; 1865, 110; 1867, 177; 1869, 248; 1873, 430; 1875, 527; 1885, 2,514; 1895, 3,091; 1900, ---; 1905, 3,415.
NATIVITY OF POPULATION.
| | | 1856 | 1895 | 1905 | | | | 1856 | 1895 | 1905 |
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| Austria | - - - | - - - | - - - | 10 | | Georgia | - - - | - - - | 5 | - - - |
| Bohemia | - - - | - - - | - - - | 14 | | Illinois | - - - | 12 | 937 | 688 |
| Belgium | - - - | - - - | 2 | - - - | | Indiana | - - - | 10 | 279 | 177 |
| Canada | - - - | 1 | 74 | 31 | | Indian Ter. | - - - | - - - | 2 | - - - |
| Denmark | - - - | - - - | 1,252 | 1,469 | | Iowa | - - - | 48 | 6,989 | 8,103 |
| England | - - - | 10 | 134 | 71 | | Kansas | - - - | 2 | 59 | 62 |
| France | - - - | - - - | 7 | 8 | | Kentucky | - - - | 17 | 58 | 34 |
| Germany | - - - | 1 | 953 | 786 | | Maine | - - - | 1 | 21 | 12 |
| Holland | - - - | - - - | 3 | - - - | | Maryland | - - - | 2 | 16 | 5 |
| Ireland | - - - | - - - | 111 | 69 | | Massachusetts | - - - | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| Norway | - - - | - - - | 18 | 15 | | Michigan | - - - | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| Russia | - - - | - - - | - - - | 2 | | Minnesota | - - - | - - - | - - - | 18 |
| Scotland | - - - | 1 | 27 | 21 | | Mississippi | - - - | - - - | 2 | - - - |
| Sweden | - - - | - - - | 44 | 42 | | Missouri | - - - | - - - | 76 | 80 |
| Switzerland | - - - | - - - | - - - | 4 | | Montana | - - - | - - - | 12 | - - - |
| United States | - - - | - - - | 10,104 | - - - | | Nebraska | - - - | - - - | 84 | 132 |
| Wales | - - - | - - - | 7 | 5 | | New Hampshire | - - | 5 | 15 | 11 |
| Other European | | | | | | New Jersey | - - - | - - - | 27 | 24 |
| countries | - - - | - - - | 39 | - - - | | New York | - - - | 34 | 244 | 149 |
| Asia | - - - | - - - | 1 | - - - | | North Carolina | - - | - - - | 21 | 6 |
| Unknown | - - - | 30 | 60 | 6 | | North Dakota | - - - | - - - | 14 | - - - |
| Alabama | - - - | - - - | 2 | - - - | | Ohio | - - - | 47 | 506 | 309 |
| Arkansas | - - - | - - - | 2 | - - - | | Oregon | - - - | - - - | 1 | - - - |
| California | - - - | - - - | 4 | 2 | | Pennsylvania | - - - | 7 | 309 | 219 |
| Colorado | - - - | - - - | 5 | 6 | | Rhode Island | - - - | - - - | 4 | - - - |
| Connecticut | - - - | 4 | 10 | 8 | | South Carolina | - - - | - - - | 1 | - - - |
| Delaware | - - - | - - - | 1 | - - - | | South Dakota | - - - | - - - | 11 | 22 |
| | | 1856 | 1895 | 1905 | | | | 1856 | 1895 | 1905 |
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| Tennessee | - - - | 2 | 11 | 11 | | Washington | - - - | - - - | 10 | - - - |
| Texas | - - - | - - - | 2 | - - - | | West Virginia | - - - | - - - | 18 | 12 |
| Vermont | - - - | 4 | 37 | 26 | | Wisconsin | - - - | 4 | 129 | 124 |
| Virginia | - - - | 17 | 46 | 25 | | | | | | |
NATIVES OF IOWA, BY COUNTIES.
| Adair | - - - - - | 18 | | Floyd | - - - - - | 2 |
| Adams | - - - - - | 12 | | Franklin | - - - - - | 2 |
| Alamakee | - - - - - | 3 | | Fremont | - - - - - | 5 |
| Appanoose | - - - - - | 8 | | Green | - - - - - | 11 |
| Audubon | - - - - - | 4,245 | | Grundy | - - - - - | 5 |
| Benton | - - - - - | 40 | | Guthrie | - - - - - | 113 |
| Black Hawk | - - - - - | 9 | | Hardin | - - - - - | 2 |
| Boone | - - - - - | 15 | | Harrison | - - - - - | 9 |
| Bremer | - - - - - | 2 | | Henry | - - - - - | 40 |
| Buchanan | - - - - - | 3 | | Ida | - - - - - | 9 |
| Beuna Vista | - - - - - | 2 | | Iowa | - - - - - | 140 |
| Butler | - - - - - | 3 | | Jackson | - - - - - | 46 |
| Carroll | - - - - - | 126 | | Jasper | - - - - - | 89 |
| Cass | - - - - - | 256 | | Jefferson | - - - - - | 16 |
| Cedar | - - - - - | 52 | | Johnson | - - - - - | 217 |
| Cherokee | - - - - - | 1 | | Jones | - - - - - | 25 |
| Chickasaw | - - - - - | 1 | | Keokuk | - - - - - | 35 |
| Clarke | - - - - - | 9 | | Lee | - - - - - | 9 |
| Clay | - - - - - | 1 | | Linn | - - - - - | 17 |
| Clayton | - - - - - | 34 | | Louisa | - - - - - | 8 |
| Clinton | - - - - - | 59 | | Lucas | - - - - - | 2 |
| Crawford | - - - - - | 49 | | Lyon | - - - - - | 1 |
| Dallas | - - - - - | 37 | | Madison | - - - - - | 38 |
| Davis | - - - - - | 5 | | Mahasha | - - - - - | 47 |
| Decatur | - - - - - | 13 | | Marion | - - - - - | 56 |
| Delaware | - - - - - | 3 | | Marshall | - - - - - | 43 |
| Des Moines | - - - - - | 31 | | Mills | - - - - - | 11 |
| Dickinson | - - - - - | 1 | | Mitchell | - - - - - | 1 |
| Dubuque | - - - - - | 36 | | Monona | - - - - - | 3 |
| Emmet | - - - - - | 1 | | Monroe | - - - - - | 5 |
| Fayette | - - - - - | 19 | | Montgomery | - - - - - | 19 |
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| Muscatine | - - - - - | 53 | | Sioux | - - - - - | 7 |
| O'Brien | - - - - - | 3 | | Story | - - - - - | 23 |
| Osceola | - - - - - | 1 | | Tama | - - - - - | 21 |
| Page | - - - - - | 5 | | Taylor | - - - - - | 18 |
| Palo Alto | - - - - - | 4 | | Union | - - - - - | 2 |
| Plymouth | - - - - - | 3 | | Van Buren | - - - - - | 4 |
| Pocahontas | - - - - - | 1 | | Wapello | - - - - - | 21 |
| Polk | - - - - - | 87 | | Warren | - - - - - | 28 |
| Pottawattomie | - - - - - | 78 | | Washington | - - - - - | 27 |
| Poweshiek | - - - - - | 1ll | | Webster | - - - - - | 1 |
| Ringgold | - - - - - | 5 | | Winneshiek | - - - - - | 4 |
| Sac | - - - - - | 5 | | Woodbury | - - - - - | 4 |
| Scott | - - - - - | 102 | | Others | - - - - - | 54 |
| Shelby | - - - - - | 205 | | | | |
OCCUPATIONS-1895.
| Agents | - - - - - | 8 | | Dairymen | - - - - - | 6 |
| Insurance | - - - - - | 5 | | Dentists | - - - - - | 4 |
| Land | - - - - - | 4 | | Doctors | - - - - - | 13 |
| Railroad | - - - - - | 6 | | Domestics | - - - - - | 41 |
| Auctioneers | - - - - - | 1 | | Draymen | - - - - - | 12 |
| Bakers | - - - - - | 1 | | Dressmakers | - - - - - | 24 |
| Bankers | - - - - - | 6 | | Druggists | - - - - - | 8 |
| Barbers | - - - - - | 13 | | Editors | - - - - - | 1 |
| Beekeepers | - - - - - | 1 | | Engineers, stationary | - - - - - | 4 |
| Billiard men | - - - - - | 9 | | Farmers | - - - - - | 2,072 |
| Blacksmiths | - - - - - | 28 | | Farmers, retired | - - - - - | 13 |
| Bookkeepers | - - - - - | 7 | | Gardeners | - - - - - | 9 |
| Brickmakers | - - - - - | 4 | | Graindealers | - - - - - | 7 |
| Brokers | - - - - - | 2 | | Harnessmakers | - - - - - | 20 |
| Butchers | - - - - - | 15 | | Hotel and rest, keepers | - - - - - | 9 |
| Carpenters | - - - - - | 60 | | Housekeepers | - - - - - | 26 |
| Civil officers | - - - - - | 5 | | Jewelers | - - - - - | 5 |
| Clergymen | - - - - - | 19 | | Laborers | - - - - - | 4-5 |
| Clerks | - - - - - | 46 | | Laborers, farm | - - - - - | 74 |
| Contractors | - - - - - | 1 | | Lawyers | - - - - - | 15 |
| Cooks | - - - - - | 1 | | Liverymen | - - - - - | 7 |
| Creamery | - - - - - | 1 | | Machinists | - - - - - | 3 |
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| Mail carriers | - - - - - | 5 | | Shoemakers | - - - - - | 6 |
| Marble cutters | - - - - - | 3 | | Spinners | - - - - - | 2 |
| Manufacturers | - - - - - | 4 | | Stock dealers | - - - - - | 10 |
| Mechanics | - - - - - | 19 | | Stonemasons | - - - - - | 8 |
| Merchants | - - - - - | 73 | | Students | - - - - - | 4 |
| Millers | - - - - - | 4 | | Surveyors | - - - - - | 1 |
| Milliners | - - - - - | 7 | | Tailors | - - - - - | 5 |
| Miners | - - - - - | 2 | | Tanners | - - - - - | 3 |
| Musicians | - - - - - | 4 | | Teachers | - - - - - | 126 |
| Nurses | - - - - - | 2 | | Teamsters | - - - - - | 10 |
| Opticians | - - - - - | 2 | | Telegraph operators | - - - - - | 6 |
| Painters | - - - - - | 12 | | Tinners | - - - - - | 4 |
| Photographers | - - - - - | 5 | | Traveling salesmen | - - - - - | 1 |
| Plasterers | - - - - - | 9 | | Veterinarians | - - - - - | 3 |
| Printers | - - - - - | 13 | | Wagon makers | - - - - - | 1 |
| Railway employes | - - - - - | 1 | | Weavers | - - - - - | 1 |
| Seamstresses | - - - - - | 2 | | Well Diggers | - - - - - | 2 |
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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, July 2022, from History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915), by H. F. Andrews, page 298-302.
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