From the Manitouwoc County Herald, Saturday, November 30, 1850:
Census Returns
We are indebted to Deputy Marshal Bennett, for the following statements of the
census of the County of Manitouwoc. They give the number of inhabitants to the
first of June last. There has been a heavy increase since.
Two Rivers, 924
Manitouwoc, 756
Manitouwoc Rapids 1092
Newton, 497
Memee, 210
Centerville, 223 Total 3702
Of these there were natives of
Wisconsin, 409
State of New York, 376
Other States of the Union, 366
Germany, 1378
Norway, 246
Ireland, 175
Eng. Scotland & Wales, 120
Canada, 265
Other Foreign States, 255
Unknown, 103
Whole number of males 2146
" " females 1556
Excess of males 590
The whole population on the first of January, 1848, was 1285, showing an increas of
2417 in a little more than two years, being again of two hundred per cent.
Previous to 1848 the business of the county was almost exclusively confined to the
manufacture of lumber; there being on the first of January of that year, but twelve
cultivated farms. Although the lumber trade has greatly increased, the ration bears
no comparison with the advancement of the agricultural interest; there being on
the first of June last over two hundred farms under good cultivation.
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Cato, Franklin, Gibson, Liberty(or Buchannan), Rockland, Schleswig, and Two Creeks(Rowley) were not separated as townships in 1855. For additional information on the formation of these towns, see the Town History Page
Attention. The State Census is to be taken in the months of June and July to commence the first of June. In all incorporated Villages, the Corporation Clerks are to take the census; in organized towns, or where there is no Town Clerk, the Clerk of the Co. Board is to appoint census-takers. Compensation in incorporated villages, $1 per hundred, in towns, $1.50-in counties not organized for judicial purposes, $3. We have been requested by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice that the necessary blanks will be found at his office. Those interested are notified that failure to attend to the duties makes them liable to a heavy fine. Manitowoc Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, May 3, 1855 P. 3 Mr. F. Walsh, has kindly furnished us with the following statistics from the census of the village of Two Rivers: Number of Males, 562; Number of Females, 446; Total Population of village, 1008; Total Population of Township, 1001; Foreign born, 1071. Manitowoc Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Tuesday, July 17, 1855 P. 3 Mr. Roeser, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors has furnished us with the following information obtained while taking the census within the limits of the Village. Population of 1st Ward: Males, 827; Females, 880; (Total) 1507 2nd Ward: Males, 370; Females, 306; (Total) 676 Colored, 2 (Total) 2185. Foreign birth, 1385 Mr. Roeser informs us that he has found but little sickness, and that there is an evidence of general properity among all classes. It is extimated that there are not less than 400 inhabitants in the immediate neighborhood of the village, but who reside outside the limits of the corporation. Manitowoc Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, July 12, 1855 P. 3
[Cato] [Centerville][Cooperstown] [Eaton] [Franklin]
[Gibson] [Kossuth] [Liberty] [Manitowoc]
[Manitowoc Rapids] [Maple Grove] [Meeme] [Mishicot][Newton]
[Rockland] [Schleswig] [Two Creeks] [Two Rivers]
Transcribed by Rosie and Shari
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Transcribed by Shari
[Cato] [Centerville] [Cooperstown] [Eaton] [Franklin]
[Gibson] [Kossuth] [Liberty] [Manitowoc Township]
[Manitowoc Rapids] [Maple Grove] [Meeme] [Mishicot] [Newton]
[Rockland] [Schleswig] [Two Creeks]
[City of Manitowoc Wards 1 and 3] [City of Manitowoc Wards 2 and 4]
[City of Two Rivers] [Two Rivers Township] Transcribed by Rosie, Audrey and Dolph
THE FOLLOWING IS INCLUDED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGES:
Note A. - The Census Year begins June 1, 1879, and ends May 31, 1880.
Note B. All persons will be included in the Enumeration who were living on the 1st day of June, 1880. No others will. Children BORN SINCE June 1, 1880, will be omitted. Members of Families who have DIED SINCE June 1, 1880, will be INCLUDED.
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Transcribed by Jan
NOTE: I put just one instance of each surname for a page. Be sure to check pages for more.
Transcribed by Wendy
There are a hundred lines to a set (2) pages for this census.
[Franklin] [Gibson]
[Kossuth] [Manitowoc-Ward 3]
[Manitowoc-Ward 4]
[Mishicot]
[Schleswig]
[Two Rivers] [Two Rivers-Ward 1]
[Cato] [Centerville] [Cooperstown] [Eaton]
[Franklin] [Gibson] [Kossuth]
[Liberty]
[Manitowoc] [Manitowoc Rapids] [Maple Grove] [Meeme]
[Mishicot] [Newton]
[Rockland]
[Schleswig] [Two Creeks] [Two Rivers]
A Thanks to Mr. Johnson for donating the images.
[Cato] [Centerville] [Cooperstown] [Eaton]
[Franklin] [Gibson] [Kossuth] [Liberty]
[Manitowoc] [Manitowoc Rapids] [Maple Grove] [Meeme]
[Mishicot] [Newton]
[Rockland] [Schleswig] [Two Creeks] [Two Rivers]
[City of Manitowoc] [City of Two Rivers] [City of Reedsville] [Village of Kiel]