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Area in square miles, 9.3. Population to square mile: 1885, 149.9; 1895, 179.4.

Sex. Males, 903; females, 765; total, 1,668.

Families, 375; heads of families, males, 332; females, 43; average number of persons to a family, 4.45.

Dwellings, 397; wood, 386; brick, 11; single dwellings, 311. Birth. Native born, males, 662; females, 615; total, 1,277; foreign born, males, 241; females, 150; total, 391. Colored population: Males, 18; females, 14; total, 32.

Conjugal Condition by Sex. Percentage of each class to total population: Single, total, 864; males, 485; females, 379. Married, total, 700 males, 380; females, 320. Widowed, total, 103; males, 38; females, 65 Divorced, total, 1; males, 0; females, 1. Percentages, single, 51.80 married, 41.97; widowed, 6.17; total males, 903; total females, 765; total population, 1,668.

Male Population, Military Ages. Males 18-44 years inclusive, 1885, total, 357; 1895, total, 427; 1885, native born, 208; 1895, native born, 247; 1885, foreign born, 149; 1895, foreign born, 180. Increase from 1885-1895 No. ＋70; per cent. ＋19 61.

The author is indebted to Hon. Henry E. Tiepke, Superintendent of Industrial Statistics, for statistics in advance of his report.