A History of Barrington, Rhode Island/Chapter 39
CHAPTER XXXIX
CENSUS RETURNS
Population | ||
| 1774, 601. | 1820, 634. | 1870, 1,111. |
| 1776. 538. | 1830, 612. | 1875, 1,185 |
| 1782, 534. | 1840, 549. | 1880, 1,359. |
| 1790, 683. | 1850, 795. | 1885, 1,394. |
| 1800, 650. | 1860, 1,000. | 1890, 1,461 |
| 1810, 604. | 1865, 1,028. | 1895, 1,668 |
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.
| Age Periods. | |||||
Under 1 |
year, |
27. | 20-29 | years, | 331. |
1-4 |
years, |
106. | 30-39 | ″ |
270. |
5-9 |
″ |
117. | 40-49 | ″ |
230. |
10-14 |
″ |
131. | 50-59 | ″ |
134. |
15-19 |
″ |
150. | 60-79 | ″ |
153. |
80 and over, 19. | |||||
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.