LIVINGSTON COUNTY. 387
(p. v.,) in the s. part, 61 inhabitants. Woodville, in the s. e. corner, is a hamlet. Settlement was commenced in the s. part, by Jeremiah Gregory, in 1795 The first church organization was Bap.2
YORK.—was formed from Caledonia and Leicester, March 26,1819. A part of Covington wag annexed in 1823. It lies on the w. border of the co., n. of the center. Its surface is undulating, with a general inclination to the e. Brown and Calder Creeks flow e. through the central and n. parts. The soil in the center and s. is a clay loam, and in the n. e. part a sandy and gravelly loam. York Center (York p.o.) contains4churches and321 inhabitants ; Fowlerville,1 (Inver¬ ness p.o.,) in theN.E. part, 2 churches, a machine shop,* and 369 inhabitants; GrelgsvIIIe, (p.v.,) in the s. part, a church and 22 houses ; Pitfardinia,2 (Piffard p.o.,) in the s.e. part, on the G. Vi Canal, a church, a saw and planing mill, and 23 houses. Settlement was commenced in the sr. e. part, by several Scotch families, about the year 1800.® The first church (Scotch Ref. Presb.) was formed in 1816.7
Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live Stock, Agricultural Products, and Domestic Manufactures, of Livingston County.
Names of Towns. |
Acres of Land. |
Valuation of 1858. |
Population. |
•1
1
"o'
i |
1
>
4 |
Freeholders. |
Schools. |
’e
j.
g, |
Unimproved. |
Real Estate, |
Personal Property. |
Total. |
1 |
Females. |
ll |
Children taught, ' |
|
20,743 |
5,084 |
991,606 |
64,700 |
1,056,306 |
1,352 |
1,342 |
467 |
483 |
344 |
13 |
994 |
Caledonia................ |
20,602 |
5,276 |
1,022,484 |
151,067 |
1,173,551 |
1,063 |
928 |
453 |
346 |
242 |
9 |
607 |
|
13,455$ |
6,889$ |
445,061 |
77,831 |
522,892 |
718 |
695 |
270 |
300 |
184 |
9 |
537 |
Geneseo.................. |
22.306$ |
6,979 |
1,152,820 |
637,725 |
1,790,545 |
1,471 |
1,412 |
479 |
505 |
338 |
11 |
1,002 |
Groveland............... |
16,479 |
8,058$ |
701,563 |
61,632 |
763,195 |
800 |
810 |
280 |
272 |
177 |
9 |
636 |
|
17,309$ |
3,418 |
671,277 |
58.509 |
729,786 |
1,026 |
1,050 |
357 |
330 |
239 |
13 |
765 |
Lima...................... |
14,410$ |
3,342 |
868,639 |
341,595 |
1,210,234 |
1,324 |
1,346 |
641 |
227 |
381 |
10 |
934 |
Livonia.................. |
19,444$ |
3,882$ |
792,626 |
207,525 |
1,000,151 |
1,301 |
1,334 |
481 |
498 |
455 |
12 |
770 |
Mount Morris......v.. |
22.469 |
■ 5,679 |
1,293,812 |
187,507 |
1,481,319 |
2,045 |
1,997 |
563 |
790 |
506 |
15 |
1,495 |
North Dansville...... |
3,384 |
1,532 |
492.448 |
314,932 |
817,380 |
1,658 |
1,823 |
695 |
711 |
457 |
6 |
1.284 |
Nunda.................... |
12,788$ |
5,902$ |
653,173 |
69.600 |
622,773 |
1,425 |
1,462 |
552 |
403 |
430 |
16 |
1,076 |
Ossian..................... |
10,828 |
12,720 |
296,443 |
6,450 |
302,893 |
711 |
602 |
234 |
250 |
179 |
11 |
525 |
Portage.................. |
10,361 |
5,625$ |
352,961 |
25,755 |
378,716 |
787 |
782 |
302 |
313 |
430 |
10 |
623 |
Sparta.................... |
12,225| |
8,217 |
447,358 |
24,150 |
471,508 |
626 |
607 |
232 |
141 |
217 |
8 |
447 |
Springwater............ |
18,787$ |
13,313$ |
484,436 |
163,844 |
648,280 |
1,296 |
1,185 |
450 |
482 |
355 |
17 |
964 |
West Sparta............ |
12.973$ |
7,085$ |
456,118 |
39.551 |
495,669 |
774 |
722 |
286 |
283 |
192 |
12 |
656 |
York...................... |
24,723$ |
6,093$ |
1,166,549 |
112,960 |
1,279,509 |
1,434 |
1,348 |
482 |
587 |
381 |
13 |
940 |
Total.............. |
273,290$ |
109,098$ |
12,189,374 |
2,545,333 |
14,734,707 |
19,811 |
19,445 |
7,224 |
6,921 |
5,507 |
197 |
14,255 |
Names of Towns. |
Live Stock. |
Agricultural Products, |
Domestic Cloths, in Yards. |
Horses. |
Working Oxen and Calves. |
Cows. |
Sheep. |
|
Bush. 01 |
Grain. |
Tons of Hay. |
Bushels of Potatoes. |
Bushels of 1 Apples. I
i |
Dairy Products. |
Winter. |
Spring. |
sVs ■P s a, oq |
Pounds
of
Cheese. |
|
838 |
1,359 |
676 |
12,745 |
1,507 |
109,079 |
88,064$ |
3.094 |
10,389 |
21,010 |
56,170 |
4.670 |
144 |
|
1,101 |
2.582 |
772 |
10,552 |
1.809 |
134,445 |
53,807$ |
3,056 |
10,646 |
9,350 |
72,831 |
3.879 |
684 |
|
618 |
971 |
508 |
8,733 |
778 |
39.504 |
34.225 |
2,263 |
4,502 |
8,120 |
52.043 |
1.196 |
93 |
|
616 |
1,277 |
610 |
8,015 |
1.271 |
88,643 |
64,736$ |
3,207$ |
6.714 |
25,-141 |
43,392 |
5.297$ |
70 |
|
892 |
1,422 |
837 |
5,634 |
15035 |
70,331 |
42,636$ |
2,205$ |
5,180 |
21.302 |
72,385 |
1.364 |
863$ |
|
820 |
1,365 |
700 |
4,487 |
1,079 |
105,624 |
79,436 |
2,128 |
8,604 |
10.899 |
63,711 |
3.500 |
434 |
|
793 |
856 |
606 |
8,361 |
1,309 |
75,540 |
77,442 |
2,469 |
8.057 |
16,654 |
58,805 |
10,025 |
|
|
1,034 |
1,303 |
586 |
11,771 |
■ 1,745 |
87,779 |
68,316 |
3,377 |
8,092 |
29,422 |
90,122 |
15.529 |
587 |
|
1,058 |
1,546 |
1,081 |
6,934 |
1,756 |
85,327 |
72,615$ |
2,504$ |
9,122 |
11,431 |
95,250 |
2,085 |
899$ |
|
212 |
143 |
221 |
1,498 |
338 |
13,821 |
9,580 |
424 |
1,787 |
3,345 |
16.275 |
|
35 |
|
754 |
994 |
794 |
3,516 |
1,028 |
33,149 |
33,698$ |
1,828$ |
9,723 |
10,918 |
82,736 |
2.085 |
1.352 |
|
365 |
671 |
440 |
2,646 |
699 |
15.984 |
18,060 |
1,099 |
4,027 |
2,865 |
38,690 |
1,375 |
254 |
|
474 |
658 |
486 |
4,155 |
751 |
39,288 |
36,478$ |
1.409$ |
12,026 |
14.549 |
54,964 |
3.590 |
614$ |
|
613 |
967 |
646 |
2,173 |
1.084 |
37,578 |
32,869$ |
1,799$ |
5.948 |
17,435 |
57,749 |
1,351 |
573 |
Springwater............ |
903 |
1,159 |
831 |
6,298 |
1,169 |
18,530 |
55,475 |
2,539$ |
13,711$ |
11,910 |
85,862 |
6.173 |
871$ |
West Sparta............ |
570 |
941 |
665 |
3.992 |
1,099 |
31,708 |
29,991 |
1,550$ |
5,226 |
6,845 |
59.590 |
8.741 |
822 |
York...................... |
1,206 |
1,860 |
961 |
13,698 |
1,517 |
128,551 |
76,600$ |
5,331$ |
12,529 |
23,869 |
.83,706 |
9,861 |
962 |
Total.............. |
12,867 |
19,074 |
11,420 |
115,208 |
19,974 |
1,114,881 |
874,033 |
40,286$ |
136,283$ |
245,065 |
1,084,281 |
80,721$ |
9,259 |
|
5 Named from David Piffard, a prominent settler at this place.
® Among the early settlers were Donald and John McKenzie, Angus McBean, John and Alexander Frazer, Archibald Gillis, and John McCall. David Martz was an early settler. John Russ, from Vt., settled at the center, in 1809; Ralph Brown, in 1808; and John Darling, from Vt., in 1809; and James Calder in the N. part of the town. The first birth was that of Angus McKenzie. The first inn was kept by Nathan Russ, in 1817; the first store, by Chandler Piersons, in 1816. Ralph Brown built the first gristmill, in 1818.
7 The census reports 9 churches in town; 2 Presb., 2 M. E., Bap., Cong., Asso. Presb., Asso. Ref. Presb., and Ref. Presb. |
1
Christian.
2
i Manufactures all kinds of agricultural implements, and turns
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