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SCHEDULE of the whole number or of persons within the Division alloted to William
Shepard, and David Sexton, Esq'rs. to enumerate- 1790.

Towns.
Families.

Free white Males of 16yrs. & upw.

Ditto Males under 16 yrs.
Free White Females
Other free persons.
Total inhabitants.
Northampton.
259
498
341
769
18
1626
Easthampton.
77
127
108
221
1
457
Southampton.
135
226
178
418
7
829
Westhampton.
102
163
185
333
2
683
West-Springfield.
384
630
525
1160
52
2367
Hatfield.
110
199
147
343
14
703
Greenfield.
240
391
390
714
3
1498
Westfield.
348
546
565
1055
58
2224
Whately,
130
184
199
352
1
736
Williamsburg,.
173
248
261
520
10
1039
Granville,
334
496
501
969
13
1979
Colrain,
245
348
371
687
11
1417
Worthington,
188
282
277
550
5
1114
Goshen,
103
153
185
327
8
673
Shelburne,
184
300
273
598
12
1183
Conway,
321
500
558
1019
13
2090
Blanford,
239
345
370
703
8
1426
Bernardston,
108
176
172
343
0
691
Leyden,
155
208
301
480
2
991
Charlemont,
110
166
173
326
0
665
Chester,
187
285
300
524
7
1116
Chesterfield,
190
283
317
581
2
1183
Ashfield,
261
353
369
735
1
1458
Southwick,
148
214
217
397
12
840
Norwich,
129
183
199
352
4
738
Montgomery,
74
110
116
221
2
449
Cummington,
148
159
212
419
5
883
Plainfield,
85
155
120
224
5
458
Middlefield,
101
55
173
280
0
508
Buckland,
124
165
191
363
0
719
Rowe,
79
119
122
202
0
443
Heath,
58
86
105
188
0
379
Plantation No. 7,
90
178
156
249
0
583
Amherst,
183
335
287
609
2
1233
Belchertown,
240
370
396
713
6
1485
Brimfield,
178
318
309
582
2
1211
Deerfield,
191
354
306
646
24
1330
Greenwich,
174
271
265
504
5
1045
Granby,
100
164
154
276
2
596
Hadley,
143
240
187
436
19
882
Holland,
66
115
97
204
12
428
Leveret,
87
126
129
268
1
524
Longmeadow,
126
200
182
356
6
744
Ludlow,
94
134
158
266
2
560
Montague,
154
236
217
451
2
906
Monson,
194
336
324
653
18
1331
Northfield,
122
224
224
415
5
968
Newsalem,
261
390
387
765
1
1543
Orange,
122
180
203
395
0
784
Pelham,
159
246
277
517
0
1040
Palmer,
125
215
186
396
12
809
Sunderland,
74
123
101
237
1
462
Shutesbury,
117
160
196
315
3
674
South-Hadley,
118
209
181
359
10
759
Springfield,
266
415
359
787
13
1574
Southbrimfield,
99
144
171
291
0
606
Warwick,
179
279
308
657
2
1246
Wendell,
80
130
147
242
0
519
Ware,
116
189
205
378
1
773
Wilbraham,
230
382
393
755
25
1555
Total.
9617
15140
15026
29095
450
59711

There is, in the above Division, 9181 Dwelling Houes.-- The Males of 16 years and upwards, exceed those under 16, 141- and the whole number of Males, exceed the Females 1071.

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This is the Hampshire County, Massachusetts, census of 1790. The census was the first national one taken and was divided into total numbers of people, as well as families, free white males over and under 16, free white females, and other free persons for each town.

 

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Schedule of the whole number of Persons within the Division alloted to William Shepard and David Sexton to enumerate, 1790

creator   Commonwealth of Massachusetts
date   1790
location   Boston, Massachusetts
width   7.0"
height   13.75"
process/materials   printed paper, ink
item type   Legal Documents/Government/Society Records
accession #   #L04.068


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