Table 1.
Characteristics of Selected Counties, New York, 1865
| County | Total Population (1865) | % Urban | % Farmers | Average Home Value | % Illiterate Over Age 20 | % Agricultural Land Improved | Children Ever Born to Native, Ever-Married Women Aged 45+ | Children Ever Born to Native, Ever-Married Women Aged 30–44 | Children Aged 0–4 per 1,000 Women Aged 15–49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 40,285 | 7.62 | 62.08 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 54.25 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 451.1 |
| Dutchess | 65,192 | 50.17 | 27.72 | 1.52 | 3.30 | 78.31 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 420.4 |
| Montgomery | 31,447 | 69.51 | 32.08 | 1.11 | 3.10 | 83.02 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 438.3 |
| Rensselaer | 88,210 | 72.25 | 19.95 | 1.24 | 3.20 | 76.20 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 454.3 |
| Steuben | 66,192 | 27.66 | 50.94 | 0.55 | 3.30 | 55.44 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 483.4 |
| Tompkins | 30,696 | 35.09 | 42.84 | 0.74 | 1.30 | 74.36 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 355.4 |
| Warren | 21,128 | 36.08 | 50.08 | 0.44 | 3.60 | 41.62 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 543.8 |
| New York State | 3,831,777 | 62.99 | 27.92 | 1.85 | —a | 58.75 | —a | —a | 454.3 |
Notes: % urban uses the 1875 New York census definition; % farmers is farmers as a percentage of men aged 15–64; average home value is reported in thousands of dollars; % illiterate (cannot read and write), for native-born males over age 20, is estimated from a seven-county sample; and % agricultural land improved is (total improved agricultural land / total agricultural land) × 100.
a
Not available.
Source: New York State censuses, 1865 and 1875.