Arbella Statistics

Census of 1854

Total population 248, of whom 140 were males and 108 females. Number of acres of taxable land, 4,015; of improved land, 206; acres of wheat, 40; acres of corn harvested preceding year, 19; bushels of corn harvested, 480; bushels of wheat harvested preceding year, 260; bushels of potatoes raised, 714; tons of hay cut, 46; pounds of wool sheared, 26; pounds of pork marketed, 1,750; pounds of butter made, 1,325; number of horses one year old and over, 14; number of milch cows, 36.

Census of 1860

Population, 527; number of families, 124; number of dwelling-houses, 124; value of real estate, $2,510; number of occupied farms, 97; acres improved, 1, 423; number of horses, 42, value of live stock, $13,995; bushels of wheat raised, 730, bushels of rye, 652; bushels of corn, 3,139; bushels of oats, 1,040; bushels of potatoes, 2,418; pounds of wool sheared, 32; pounds of butter made, 14,730; pounds of cheese made, 200; saw-mills 2; feet of lumber sawed, 1,600,000.

Census of 1864

Population, 608, males 343; females, 265; marriages preceding year, 2; deaths, 4; number of acres of taxable land, 7,616; acres of improved land, 1,299; acres of wheat, 66; number of bushels of corn preceding year, 2,496; bushels of wheat preceding year, 468; bushels of potatoes preceding year, 3,124; tons of hay cut preceding year, 685; pounds of wool sheared preceding year, 887; pounds of butter made, 12,025; pounds of cheese made, 7,030; number of saw-mills, 3; feet of lumber manufactures, 1,459,000.

Census of 1870

Population, 870; number of families, 178; number of dwellings, 183; number of voters, 197; number of deaths, 6; number of acres of improved land, 2,712; number of horses, 125; pounds of wool sheared, 2,865; pounds of butter made, 25,355; number of bushels of wheat raised, 2,456; bushels of rye, 90; bushels of corn, 5,751; bushels of oats, 3, 243; potatoes, 8,103; tons of hay, 944; saw-mills, 2; feet of lumber cut, 342,308.

Census of 1874

Population, 979; males, 513, females, 466; number of horses, 213, number of oxen, 90; number of cows, 354, number of sheep, 795; number of swine, 294; bushels of wheat, 4,561; bushels of corn, 19,530; bushels of applies, 1,453; bushels of potatoes, 9,658; tons of hay cut, 965.

Population in 1880

1,283; total equalized valuation in 1882, $304.055; number of farms in 1881, 180; acres of improved land, 5,338; bushels of wheat raised in 1880, 21,152; of corn, 43,836; tons of hay, 1,164.