Fayette, IN 1850 Federal Census - notes ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/fayette/1850/ 1850 Census Totals for Fayette County, IN Connersville - 199A: Dw# Fam# Name RE Value Mar Sch R/W Total 1015660 20 628 63 Dumb 1 2413 Inhabitants in Insane 2 3921 in both Deaf & Dumb 1 Harrison Township - 218A: Dw# Fam# RE Value Mar Sch R/W 1508 Inhabitants Total 5109660 34 472 90 No Dwellings 273 No Families 279 White males 806 White Females 724 1530 Col'd Males 7 Col'd Females 7 14 No Deaths 11 1544 Farms 146 Pro Estbl None Jennings Township - 229B: Dw# Fam# RE Value Mar Sch R/W Total 282775 203 32 Deaf 1 August 19th Waterloo Township Posey Township - 253B: Dw# Fam# Name RE Value Mar Sch R/W Deaf & Dumb Idiotic Total 410755 10 357 39 1 1 Recapitulation Jennings Township Population 894 282775 213 32 497 497 Waterloo Township Population 839 233062 230 40 2 Posey Township Population 1185 417755 10 347 39 Insane 2 Population 2918 926592 10 790 111 D 1 1 Posey Township - 254A: Dw# Fam# RE Value Mar Sch R/W Dwellings 493 Families 493 White males 1451 White females 1445 2896 Col males 7 Col females 7 14 Total 2910 Deaths 36 Farms 289 Manufacturing Establishments 5 No written pages in Returns 96 January 25th /51 Chas T. Harrison Orange Township - 268B: Dw# Fam# Number of males 556 Males over 15 engaged in farming 233 Professional 8 Number of Females 572 In all other persuits 66 Mechanical 58 Blind 1, Idiot 2 Total population 1128 Total 299 Insane 4 Value of real estate 338120 Attended school within year 390 Unable to read And write 106 Married within the year 16 + Error on page 22 + Error see page 8 White males = 552 White females = 571 Aggregate 1129 No Deaths 19 Farms 149 P Establish 21 Examined Jan 27th Wm B C Columbia Township - 279B: Dw# Fam# Whole number of Inhabitants in Columbia Township 889 Males 453 females 436 Total 889 Value of Real estate owned 2353057 Number of Persons married within the year 26 Number attending school within the year 235 Number over 20 years of age who cannot read & write 91 Number of Persons employed in agriculture 294 in all other persuits 42 Whole No of males over 15 yrs of age 332** Professional 6 Mechanical 36 Insane 1 Idiotic 3 White males = 449 White Females = 440 Aggregate 889 No Deaths = 7 No Farms = 109 P Establish'ts 12 Examined Jan 27th Wm B C Jackson Township - 287B: Dw# Fam# Assylum continued. This Institution is cituated in this Township but it is the property of Union, Fayette and Franklin Counties and supported by each in proportion To their population. I have no means to ascertain to Which county they belong. Jackson Township - 296A: Dw# Fam# Total No of Inhabitants In Jackson Township 1283 Total No of Inhabitants in Columbia Township 889 Total No of Inhabitants in Orange Township 1128 Whole No of Inhabitants in Dist No 30 3300 All free white persons Whole No of Pages in Schedule No 81 I hereby certify that this schedule has been filled by me to the best of my ability and that the above number of persons and pages are correctly estimated by me This 30 day of Oct 1850. Samuel Little Asst Marshal Whole No of families in Dist No 30 = 601 Whole No of Dwellings in Dist No 30 = 593 - 296B: Dw# Fam# Whole No of males 662 Employed in aggriculture 241 Persons mar 24 Whole No of females 621 In other persuits 105 Attended school Whole population 1283 Whole number of males > 15 = 346Can't read & write 88 Value of Real estated owned 376663 Professional 11 Mechanical 94 Blind 3 Insane 12 Idiotic 12 Paupers 31 Recapitulation of the population of the Whole District Orange Columbia Jackson Total Dwellings 198 172 223 593 Families 203 172 226 601 Males 556 453 662 1671 Females 572 436 621 1629 White population 1128 889 1283 3300 Engaged in farming 233 194 241 668 Following other persuits Than farming 66 42 105 213 Number of males over 15 Yrs 299 236 346 881 Married within year 16 26 22 66 Attended school within ye 390 335 413 1138 Persons over 20 yrs who are unable to read/write 106 91 88 285 Professional 58 6 11 25 Mechanical 58 36 94 185 Blind 1 3 4 Insane 2 1 12 18 Idiot 4 3 12 17 Pauper 31 31 Deaf & dumb 1 1 Value of real } Orange 335120 estate owned } Columbia 235557 by citizens of } Jackson 376663 Total 950340 ==================================================================================================================== This Census was transcribed by Beverly Telfer and proofread by Lana Magiera for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ ====================================================================================================================