Schenectady County, New York Census Statistics: 1821

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[The original schedules for the 1821 New York State Census of Electors were destroyed in the 1911 State Archives fire. The statistical compilation from which this information has been extracted has been scanned and made available [14.75MB PDF file, requires free PDF viewer] by the New York State Library as part of their digital historical documents program.]

Demographic Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1821
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	City of Schenectady		City	County	% of County
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	Ward 1	Ward 2	City	County	% of County
Free males, 21 years and up, freeholds worth $250 and up	293	212	54	94	132	129	147	276	1,061	42.82
Free males, 21 years and up, freeholds worth $50 and less than $250	11	33	1	11	28	23	12	35	119	4.80
Free males, 21 years and up, freeholds worth $5 and less than $50	166	172	25	32	100	123	138	261	756	30.51
Free males, 21 years and up, taxpayers or military	122	71	30	52	114	68	85	153	542	21.87

Total Free Males	592	488	110	189	374	343	382	725	2,478
—— Total % of County	23.89	19.69	4.44	7.63	15.09	13.84	15.42	29.26

Agricultural Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1821
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	City of Schenectady		City	County
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	Ward 1	Ward 2	City	County
Acres of Improved Land Occupied	23,474	15,053	3,058	7,645	6,317	1,830	1,408	3,238	58,785
—— % of County	39.93	25.61	5.20	13.01	10.75	3.11	2.40	5.51

Neat Cattle Owned	3,722	2,379	575	1,138	1,311	485	352	837	9,962
—— % of County	37.32	23.88	5.77	11.42	13.16	4.87	3.53	8.40

Horses Owned	992	656	164	346	412	197	227	424	2,994
—— % of County	33.13	21.91	5.48	11.56	13.76	6.58	7.58	14.16

Sheep Owned	6,681	3,508	913	1,537	1,944	464	170	634	15,217
—— % of County	43.90	23.05	6.00	10.10	12.78	3.05	1.12	4.17

Manufacturing Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1821
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	City of Schenectady		City	County
	Town of Duanesburg	Town of Glenville	Town of Niskayuna	Town of Princetown	Town of Rotterdam	Ward 1	Ward 2	City	County
Yards of Fulled Cloth Manufactured	6,040	3,063	989	1,245	1,882	416	371	787	14,006
—— % of County	43.12	21.87	7.06	8.89	13.44	2.97	2.65	5.62

Yards of Flannel / Woolen Cloth Manufactured	7,834	3,458	871	1,466	1,486	521	371	892	16,007
—— % of County	48.94	21.60	5.44	9.16	9.28	3.25	2.32	5.57

Yards of Linen / Cotton / Thin Cloth Manufactured	10,728	4,982	1,333	1,748	1,745	502	456	958	21,494
—— % of County	49.91	23.18	6.20	8.13	8.12	2.34	2.12	4.46

Grist Mills	5	2	2	0	4	0	3	3	16
—— % of County	31.25	12.5	12.5	0	25	0	18.75	18.75

Saw Mills	13	6	3	1	4	0	1	1	28
—— % of County	46.43	21.43	10.71	3.57	14.29	0	3.57	3.57

Oil Mills	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
—— % of County	0	0	0	0	100.00	0	0	0

Fulling Mills	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	7
—— % of County	42.86	14.29	0	0	42.86	0	0	0

Carding Machines	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6
—— % of County	50.00	16.67	0	0	33.33	0	0	0

Cotton and Woolen Factories	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
—— % of County	0	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	100.00

Iron Works	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
—— % of County	100.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Trip Hammers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Distilleries	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asheries	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
—— % of County	50.00	50.00	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Report to the New York State legislature about the 1821 Census of Electors, March 15, 1822, p. 47.

Full text of questions:

The whole No. of male inhabitants, who are citizens of this state, of the age of 21 years or upwards and are possessed of freeholds in this state, of the value of D. 250 over and above all debts charged thereon.
The whole No. of male inhabitants, who are citizens of this state, of the age of 21 years or upwards and are possessed of freeholds in the county in which they reside, of the value of D. 50.
The whole No. of male inhabitants, who are citizens of this state, of the age of 21 years or upwards, who are not possessed of freeholds, but who rent tenements of the yearly value of D. 5.
The whole No. of free male inhabitants, who are citizens of this state, of the age of 21 years or upwards who are not possessed of freeholds, and who do not rent tenements of the yearly value of five dollars, but who have been actually rated and paid taxes to this state, or who have been enrolled in the militia or in a uniform company of this state, and served therein either as an officer or private, or who have done service in any other way which by law exempts from taxation or military duty, or who have been rated and actually paid highway taxes by commutation or by labour.
No. of acres of improved land occupied.
No. of neat cattle owned.
No. of horses owned.
No. of sheep owned.
No. of yards of fulled cloth manufactured in the domestic way, the year immediately preceding.
No. of yards of flannel and other woolen cloths, not fulled, manufactured in the domestic way, the year immediately preceding.
No. of yards of linen, cotton, or other thin cloths, manufactured in the domestic way, the year immediately preceding.
No. of grist mills.
No. of saw mills.
No. of oil mills.
No. of fulling mills.
No. of carding machines.
No. of iron works.
No. of trip hammers.
No. of distilleries.
No. of asheries.