1870 Social Statistics for Dukes Co., Mass

Social Statistics
of the County of Dukes County, Mass.

for the year ending June 1, 1870,
as enumerated by Henry B. Wood, Ass't Marshal.

(Extracted from the 1870 Federal Census Non-Population Schedule for Dukes County)

(1).-Valuation

$1,445,158 Real Estate

$ 842,815 Personal Estate

$2,287,973 Total (Valued by Appraisement) ($2,516,770 True valuation)

(2).-Public Debt

$13,662 County Debt
$71,728 Town Debt

(3).-Taxation (not National) - Real + Personal Estate, including taxes imposed on Corporations, Savings Banks, Deposits, Insurance, & Gas Light Companies

$ 7,344 State
$ 4,000 County
$32,810 Town

$44,154 Total

(4).-Pauperism

46 paupers supported during the year: (*)

44 Native white
2 Native black
0 Foreign

Annual cost of support: $5,217.

(*) (Partially supported 35 at a cost of $1,140.)

(5).-Crime.

Two native criminals convicted during the year, none in prison.

(6).-Libraries

1 town library (700 volumes)
1 court library (130 volumes)
8 Sabbath-school libraries (2,900 volumes)
2 circulating (subscription) libraries (500 volumes)
4 private libraries (450 volumes)

(7.)-Wages

$20.00 - Average wages to farm hand per month, hired by the year, and boarded.
$1.87 - Average wages of a day laborer without board.
$1.37 - with board.
$3.00 - Average payment of a carpenter per day without board.
12 ½ cts. per hour - Average wages to a female domestic per week without board.
$4.00 - Average price of board to a laboring man per week.

(8).-Newspapers

Vineyard Gazette (weekly). Average circulation: 850.

(9).- Colleges, Academies, and Schools.

Classical:

Academies: 1 male and 1 female teacher; 20 male pupils, 35 female pupils.

Public:

High Schools: one male and one female teacher; 48 pupils.
Grammar Schools: one male and one female teacher; 60 pupils.
Common Schools: four male and sixteen female teachers; 595 pupils.

Private:
75 pupils.

(10.)-Religion

Baptists: 4 organizations, 5 edifices. Churches will accommodate 1,335. Property value: $12,800.
Congregationalists: 3 organizations, 3 edifices. Churches will accommodate 960. Property value: $10,120.
Methodists: 4 organizations, 4 edifices. Churches will accommodate 1,465. Property value $35,000.
R. Catholics: 1 organization, 1 edifice. Church will accommodate 200. Property value $1,000.
Unitarians: 1 organization, 1 edifice. Church will accommodate 300. Property value $5,000.
Universalists: 1 organization, 1 edifice. Church will accommodate 275. Property value $1,000.

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