A CENSUS of the ELECTORS and INHABITANTS in the STATE of NEW-YORK,
Taken in the Year 1790, in pursuance of a Law of the said State.
CITY and COUNTY of NEW-YORK.
Names of the Wards. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Freemen. |
Males |
Females. |
Slaves |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
North Ward. |
173 |
174 |
528 |
0 |
2001 |
2333 |
264 |
West Ward. |
152 |
151 |
479 |
7 |
2777 |
3089 |
303 |
Dock Ward. |
86 |
82 |
147 |
0 |
793 |
813 |
248 |
East Ward. |
225 |
200 |
350 |
1 |
1572 |
1567 |
488 |
South Ward, |
11 |
54 |
253 |
19 |
797 |
845 |
114 |
Out Ward, Bowry division, |
214 |
215 |
289 |
63 |
2141 |
2374 |
304 |
Out Ward, Haerlem Division, |
13330 |
40 |
41 |
31 |
0 |
193 |
193 |
115 |
14429 |
Montgomery Ward, |
308 |
304 |
584 |
3 |
3056 |
3215 |
427 |
2263 |
1209 |
1221 |
2661 |
93 |
13330 |
14429 |
2263 |
30022 |
QUEENS COUNTY.
Names of the Towns. |
Freeholders of 100l. |
Free holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males |
Females. |
Slaves |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Oyster Bay, |
311 |
336 |
111 |
1447 |
1576 |
307 |
Town of South Hemstead, |
317 |
343 |
51 |
1561 |
1654 |
333 |
Town of North Hemstead |
200 |
246 |
70 |
956 |
968 |
474 |
Town of Flushing, |
124 |
125 |
88 |
602 |
633 |
329 |
6025 |
Town of Jamaica, |
155 |
165 |
53 |
687 |
572 |
227 |
6163 |
Town of New-Town, |
167 |
182 |
65 |
772 |
760 |
527 |
2197 |
1274 |
1397 |
438 |
6025 |
6163 |
2197 |
14385 |
DUTCHESS COUNTY.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males. |
Females. |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Clinton Town, |
253 |
282 |
109 |
1790 |
2045 |
180 |
Town of rishkill, |
228 |
243 |
117 |
2569 |
2585 |
600 |
Town of Poughkeepsie, |
171 |
192 |
86 |
1155 |
1074 |
210 |
Town of Amenia, |
189 |
201 |
42 |
1071 |
1001 |
45 |
Beekman Town, |
211 |
255 |
66 |
1715 |
1577 |
105 |
Pawlings Town, |
245 |
285 |
71 |
2082 |
2087 |
39 |
Fredericks Town, |
223 |
302 |
150 |
2900 |
2782 |
62 |
Town of Washington, |
286 |
333 |
121 |
2438 |
2399 |
88 |
Philips Town, |
82 |
110 |
34 |
1064 |
886 |
25 |
Northeast Town, |
181 |
197 |
95 |
1607 |
1517 |
80 |
20445 |
Southeast Town, |
81 |
90 |
33 |
457 |
433 |
9 |
19919 |
Town of Rhynbeck, |
263 |
290 |
191 |
1597 |
1533 |
428 |
1871 |
2413 |
2780 |
1115 |
20445 |
19919 |
1871 |
42235 |
ULSTER COUNTY.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males. |
Females. |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Newburgh, |
117 |
140 |
121 |
975 |
943 |
61 |
Shawangunk Town, |
136 |
151 |
106 |
860 |
810 |
336 |
Town of New-Paltz, |
102 |
114 |
93 |
846 |
794 |
283 |
Town of Wallkill, |
126 |
172 |
108 |
1218 |
1074 |
104 |
Marble Town. |
139 |
184 |
26 |
944 |
833 |
389 |
Montgomery Town, |
191 |
226 |
102 |
1590 |
1453 |
215 |
Middle Town, |
7 |
27 |
26 |
269 |
261 |
6 |
Town of Marlborough, |
98 |
150 |
154 |
1059 |
909 |
55 |
Town of Kingston, |
299 |
347 |
46 |
1607 |
1493 |
713 |
Town of Mama Kating, |
57 |
90 |
108 |
842 |
719 |
46 |
Town of Woodstock, |
39 |
55 |
37 |
484 |
421 |
13 |
Town of New-Windsor, |
112 |
122 |
70 |
534 |
654 |
121 |
12208 |
Town of Hurley, |
71 |
72 |
27 |
293 |
307 |
243 |
11306 |
Town of Rochester, |
116 |
35 |
72 |
687 |
635 |
291 |
2876 |
1610 |
1885 |
1096 |
12208 |
11306 |
2876 |
26390 |
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males. |
Females. |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
City of Hudson, |
195 |
198 |
172 |
1202 |
1158 |
194 |
Kinderhook Town, |
324 |
378 |
131 |
2065 |
1946 |
642 |
German Town, |
39 |
51 |
32 |
245 |
231 |
39 |
Livingston Town, |
305 |
426 |
148 |
2209 |
2160 |
240 |
Town of Hillsdale, |
365 |
478 |
149 |
2279 |
2146 |
32 |
Town of Claverack, |
224 |
251 |
115 |
1479 |
1423 |
342 |
13257 |
Town of Canaan, |
545 |
662 |
180 |
3381 |
3230 |
36 |
12650 |
Town of Clermont, |
73 |
90 |
37 |
397 |
356 |
113 |
1638 |
2070 |
2534 |
964 |
13257 |
12650 |
1638 |
27545 |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males. |
Females. |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Caughnawaga Town, |
287 |
472 |
252 |
2298 |
2087 |
140 |
Whites Town, |
78 |
184 |
72 |
1120 |
739 |
4 |
Town of German Flatts, |
67 |
70 |
16 |
661 |
637 |
22 |
Town of Otsego, |
190 |
293 |
57 |
993 |
696 |
8 |
Palatine Town, |
238 |
273 |
68 |
1632 |
1582 |
191 |
Town of Herkimer, |
88 |
113 |
117 |
784 |
707 |
8 |
Town of Harpersfield, |
68 |
68 |
254 |
957 |
795 |
5 |
13850 |
Mohawk Town, |
145 |
180 |
492 |
2194 |
2064 |
109 |
12182 |
Canajoharie Town, |
318 |
416 |
255 |
3211 |
2875 |
87 |
574 |
1479 |
2069 |
1583 |
13850 |
12182 |
574 |
26606 |
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males. |
Females. |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Argyle, |
147 |
154 |
74 |
1266 |
1055 |
14 |
Town of Westfield, |
30 |
51 |
137 |
1139 |
962 |
9 |
Town of Queensbury, |
19 |
44 |
6 |
384 |
394 |
0 |
Town of Hampton, |
6 |
43 |
32 |
239 |
223 |
0 |
Town of Kingsbury, |
48 |
67 |
23 |
593 |
533 |
0 |
Town of White-Hall, |
67 |
102 |
36 |
423 |
380 |
2 |
Town of Granville, |
123 |
173 |
100 |
1148 |
1087 |
2 |
6876 |
Town of Hebron, |
98 |
143 |
59 |
889 |
825 |
0 |
6468 |
Town of Salem, |
261 |
282 |
47 |
795 |
1009 |
17 |
44 |
799 |
1059 |
514 |
6876 |
6468 |
44 |
13388 |
RICHMOND COUNTY.
Returns
delivered into the Secretary's Office, 10th December, 1790.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males. |
Females. |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Westfield, |
84 |
90 |
61 |
441 |
452 |
269 |
Town of Southfield, |
63 |
76 |
28 |
311 |
330 |
258 |
1596 |
Town of Northfield, |
82 |
103 |
51 |
463 |
409 |
147 |
1531 |
Town of Castletown, |
69 |
5 |
29 |
381 |
340 |
127 |
801 |
298 |
274 |
169 |
1596 |
1531 |
801 |
3928 |
KINGS COUNTY.
Returns
delivered into the Secretary's Office, 14th December, 1790.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males. |
Females, |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Brooklyn, |
97 |
105 |
98 |
582 |
537 |
437 |
Town of Flattlands, |
36 |
40 |
3 |
137 |
148 |
141 |
Town of Flattbush, |
87 |
87 |
15 |
313 |
249 |
390 |
Town of Gravesend, |
42 |
46 |
4 |
160 |
134 |
131 |
1556 |
Town of Bushwick, |
52 |
52 |
20 |
194 |
169 |
166 |
1396 |
Town of New-Utrecht, |
43 |
46 |
8 |
17 |
159 |
206 |
1471 |
357 |
376 |
148 |
1556 |
1396 |
1471 |
4423 |
ORANGE COUNTY.
Returns
delivered into the Secretary's Office 23d December, 1790.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males |
Females. |
Slaves |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Goshen, |
168 |
204 |
82 |
1091 |
1003 |
193 |
Town of Haverstraw, |
276 |
316 |
177 |
2094 |
1955 |
221 |
New Cornwall Town, |
145 |
191 |
128 |
1781 |
1633 |
150 |
Town of Minisinck, |
90 |
124 |
31 |
1040 |
1008 |
52 |
8119 |
Town of Warwick, |
167 |
202 |
133 |
1655 |
1577 |
84 |
7654 |
Orange Town, |
95 |
112 |
33 |
458 |
478 |
204 |
904 |
941 |
1149 |
584 |
8119 |
7654 |
904 |
16677 |
ALBANY COUNTY.
Returns
delivered into the Secretary's Office 9th December, 1790.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Freemen. |
Males |
Females. |
Slaves |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
1st Ward City of Albany, |
109 |
115 |
107 |
39 |
720 |
673 |
215 |
2d Ward do. do. |
49 |
49 |
110 |
3 |
399 |
408 |
102 |
3d Ward do. do. |
91 |
94 |
45 |
3 |
348 |
386 |
255 |
Town of Water Vliet, |
487 |
535 |
494 |
0 |
3452 |
3273 |
738 |
Rensselaerwick Town, |
400 |
481 |
459 |
0 |
4106 |
3504 |
574 |
Town of Schoharie, |
194 |
199 |
17 |
0 |
979 |
936 |
154 |
Stephen Town, |
197 |
299 |
475 |
0 |
3655 |
3364 |
28 |
Town of Duanesburgh, |
48 |
280 |
4 |
0 |
787 |
704 |
4 |
Town of Schenectady, |
267 |
303 |
247 |
0 |
1979 |
1871 |
467 |
Town of Hosick, |
87 |
124 |
279 |
0 |
1542 |
1455 |
36 |
Half Moon Town, |
133 |
205 |
193 |
0 |
1818 |
1668 |
121 |
Town of Cocksakie, |
134 |
149 |
276 |
0 |
1620 |
1488 |
303 |
Town of Saratoga, |
132 |
189 |
131 |
0 |
1612 |
1384 |
62 |
Town of Katskill, |
109 |
132 |
77 |
0 |
836 |
844 |
308 |
Town of Ballston, |
457 |
706 |
197 |
0 |
3646 |
3124 |
64 |
Town of Schactekoke, |
96 |
104 |
109 |
0 |
786 |
694 |
137 |
Town of Cambridge, |
274 |
346 |
80 |
0 |
2537 |
2407 |
45 |
Town of Stillwater, |
157 |
215 |
122 |
0 |
1565 |
1420 |
65 |
Town of Easton, |
130 |
15 |
122 |
0 |
1256 |
1179 |
43 |
Pitts Town, |
159 |
227 |
152 |
0 |
1259 |
1147 |
33 |
37310 |
Town of Freehold, |
77 |
106 |
161 |
0 |
958 |
874 |
6 |
34112 |
Renffelaerville Town, |
180 |
249 |
173 |
0 |
1450 |
1309 |
11 |
3771 |
3967 |
5122 |
4030 |
45 |
37310 |
34112 |
3771 |
75193 |
SUFFOLK COUNTY.
Returns
delivered into the Secretary's Office the 29th December, 1790.
Names of the Towns. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males |
Females. |
Slaves |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Huntington, |
334 |
394 |
48 |
1618 |
1590 |
222 |
Town of Shelter-Island, |
11 |
20 |
12 |
86 |
82 |
24 |
Town of Southampton, |
333 |
400 |
14 |
1524 |
1535 |
152 |
Town of Southold, |
286 |
347 |
47 |
1502 |
1532 |
195 |
Town of Islip, |
43 |
45 |
30 |
256 |
240 |
37 |
Smith Town, |
83 |
107 |
28 |
443 |
397 |
191 |
7546 |
Town of East-Hampton, |
152 |
172 |
15 |
648 |
672 |
80 |
7421 |
Town of Brookhaven, |
269 |
342 |
48 |
1469 |
1373 |
226 |
1127 |
1511 |
1827 |
242 |
7546 |
7421 |
1127 |
16094 |
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
Returns
delivered into the Secretary's Office 6th of January, 1790.
Names of the Town, |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Males |
Females. |
Slaves. |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Town of Greenburgh, |
91 |
107 |
77 |
638 |
602 |
131 |
Yonkers Town, |
56 |
67 |
40 |
470 |
442 |
167 |
Town of Mamaroneck, |
29 |
34 |
23 |
206 |
169 |
59 |
Town of Cortlandt, |
93 |
111 |
149 |
867 |
844 |
65 |
Town of Morrifania, |
3 |
1 |
9 |
35 |
40 |
32 |
Town of White Plains, |
42 |
49 |
14 |
237 |
228 |
43 |
Town of Mount Pleasant, |
134 |
156 |
119 |
895 |
887 |
79 |
Town of Bedford, |
147 |
196 |
107 |
1196 |
1144 |
42 |
York Town, |
79 |
94 |
68 |
775 |
787 |
45 |
Stephen Town, |
60 |
67 |
76 |
632 |
583 |
38 |
Town of New Rochelle, |
48 |
55 |
24 |
315 |
286 |
92 |
Town of Scarsdale, |
18 |
20 |
9 |
129 |
116 |
25 |
Town of Pelham, |
12 |
14 |
8 |
81 |
87 |
37 |
Town of Salem, |
108 |
145 |
65 |
707 |
703 |
22 |
Town of Westchester, |
90 |
92 |
37 |
488 |
438 |
238 |
Harrison Town, |
70 |
83 |
35 |
410 |
388 |
52 |
Town of North-Castle, |
146 |
167 |
91 |
1225 |
1233 |
32 |
Town of East-Chester, |
40 |
46 |
48 |
322 |
307 |
58 |
Town of Poundridge, |
50 |
82 |
29 |
326 |
352 |
0 |
10831 |
Town of North Salem, |
60 |
70 |
46 |
515 |
510 |
26 |
10512 |
Town of Rye, |
65 |
76 |
56 |
362 |
366 |
115 |
1398 |
1441 |
1732 |
1130 |
10831 |
10512 |
1398 |
22741 |
RECAPITULATION.
Names of the Counties. |
Free-holders of 100l. |
Free-holders of 20l. |
Tenants of 40s. |
Freemen |
Males |
Females. |
Slaves |
Total. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
City and County of New-York, |
1209 |
1221 |
2661 |
93 |
13330 |
14429 |
2263 |
Queens County, |
1274 |
1397 |
438 |
0 |
6025 |
6163 |
2197 |
Dutchess County, |
2413 |
2780 |
1115 |
0 |
20445 |
19919 |
1871 |
Ulster County, |
1610 |
1885 |
1096 |
0 |
12208 |
11306 |
2876 |
Columbia County, |
2070 |
2534 |
964 |
0 |
13257 |
12650 |
1638 |
Montgomery County, |
1479 |
2069 |
1583 |
0 |
13850 |
12182 |
574 |
Washington County, |
799 |
1059 |
514 |
0 |
6876 |
6468 |
44 |
Richmond County, |
298 |
274 |
169 |
0 |
1596 |
1531 |
801 |
Kings County, |
357 |
376 |
148 |
0 |
1556 |
1396 |
1471 |
Orange County, |
941 |
1149 |
584 |
0 |
8119 |
7654 |
904 |
Albany City and County, |
3967 |
5122 |
4030 |
45 |
37310 |
34112 |
3771 |
152949 |
Suffolk County, |
1511 |
1827 |
242 |
0 |
7546 |
7421 |
1127 |
145743 |
Westchester County, |
1441 |
1732 |
1130 |
0 |
10831 |
10512 |
1398 |
20935 |
Total. |
19369 |
23425 |
14674 |
138 |
152949 |
145743 |
20935 |
319627 |
The Counties of Clinton and Ontario have sent no Returns.
Secretary's Office
of the State of New-York, the
11
th January,
1791.
I do hereby certify, That the aforegoing General Account of the number of Electors and Inhabitants in this State (except the two Counties above mentioned to have sent no returns) is truly made from the Returns delivered into this Office in pursuance of an Act, entitled, “An Act for taking a Census of the Electors and Inhabitants in this State.” Passed the 18th February, 1790.
LEWIS A. SCOTT, Secretary.
PRINTED BY CHILDS AND SWAINE, PRINTERS TO THE STATE.