Plymouth County, Massachusetts - Chapter 15, 1884

Chapter 15

Induatrial Slutiaties - Valuation for 1840 - Valuation for 1 350 - Valuation for 1860 - Products of 13-15 - InJuatned of I8ji - Manufacturing Stutiatica for 1805 - A^'ricultur.il Statistics for 1865 - Trades and Prufussions - Statistics of Labor for 1875 - Farming in 1875 - Statistics of Valuation iiiul Taxation for 1883 - Numberof Dwclling-Ilouses and Fuuiilios in the Nortb Parish, now llrockl4,n, in I7li4 - Pu|iulutiuu in 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1855, 18C0.

Industrial Statistics. - The Legislature of Massachusetts, by an act passed April 19, 1837, required the assessors of the several towns in Massachusetts to return to the secretary of the commonwealth an accurate account of the various branches of industry. The following is the product of North Bridgewater (now Brockton) for 1837 :

Cotton-mill, 1 ; number of spindles, 350 ; cotton consumed, 16,000 pounds ; number of yards of cotton cloth manufactured, 60,000 ; value of the same, 84800; males employed, 3 ; females, 12; capital invested, 88666. Common sheep, 60 ; common wool produced, 210 pounds; average weight of fleece, 3; pounds; value of same, 884 ; capital invested, 8120. Boots manufactured, 79,000 pairs; shoes manufac tured, 22,300 pairs; value of boots and shoes, §184,- 2U0 ; males employed, 750 ; females, 375. II at manufactories, 1 ; hats manufactured, 2000 ; value of same,

SGOOO ; mules employed, 3 ; females, 3. Manufactories of Ibrks and hoes, 1; value of same, SIOOO; hands employed, 2 ; capital invested, 3400. Manufactories of chairs and cabinet-ware, 3 ; value of tlie same, §38,500 ; hands employed, 39. Value of wooden- ware manufactured, 300 ; hands employed, 1. Shoe-tool manufactories, 2 ; value of the same, SI 900 ; hands employed, 22 ; capital invested, 85000.

Valuation for 1840. - Number of polls over 16, 679 ; number of polls supported by the town, 5 ; nuiuber of polls not taxed, 20. Number of houses, 3SS ; number of shops adjoining, 153; number of warehouses, stores, etc., 6 ; number of barns, 264 ; all other buildings, 69. Tillage land, U63 acres ; English and upland mowing, 1043 acres ; tons of hay, 744 ; fresh meadow, 692 ; tons of hay on the same, 399 ; pasture, 2789 ; woodland, 2243 ; unimproved land, 2283 ; unimprovable land, 613 ; town land, 120 acres; roads, 245 acres; water, 20 acres. Horses, one year old and over ; oxen, four years old and over, 467 ; steers and heifers, 83 ; sheep, 22 swine, 314. Number of chaises, 47. Grist-mills, 3 saw-mills, 3; other mills, 1. Oats, 1063 bushels rye, 4U5 bushels; barley, 331 bushels; corn, 3833 bushels.

Products for 1845. - A census of the productions of the State, published in 1845, shows the product of North Bridgewater (now Brockton), Mass., as follows :

Establishments for the manufacture of chaises, wagons, sleighs, aud other vehicles, 3 ; value of carriages manufactured, $5200 ; capital, $1600 ; employ 8 men.

Manufacturing Statistics for 1865. - Gross value of mechanics' tools, 828,525 ; capital, ^4500 ; hands employed, 33. Number of tack and brad manufactories, 1 ; value of stock, 82000 ; capital invested, $2500 ; hands employed, 2. Melodeoii and oriran manufactories, 2; number of instruments manufactured, 70 ; value of the same, SGSlJO. Number of marble manufactories, 1 ; value of productions, 8G422 ; hands employed, 10. Number of cabinet manufactories, 1 ; value of goods manufactured, §.'10,000 ; capital invested, 815,000 ; hands employed, 3U. Number of pairs of boots manufactured, 103, 06G ; number of pairs of shoes manufactured, 1,009,700 ; hands employed, - males, 1059 ; females, 208 ; value of goods manufactured, 81,466,900. Number of blacking establishments, 3; hands employed, 8; value of stock, 825,808.97 ; value of blacking manufactured, 8 13,- 806.95; capital invested, $12,300. Number of shoe-last manufactories, 1 ; number of lasts manufactured, 48,000; value of the same, 812,000; capital invested, 810,000 ; hands employed, 12. Number of shoe-box manufactories, 1 ; value of boxes made, $9000 ; hands employed, 7 ; capital invested, $1000.

Agricultural Statistics of North Bridgewater (no'w Brockton) for 1865. - Cords of firewood cut, 3065 ; value of the same, 810,890. Acres of farming land, 3972 ; value of the same, including buildings, $255,184. Acres of improved land, 3761.

Trades and Professions. - The following list gives the Dumber of persons employed in the various trades and professions in North Bridgewater (now Brockton) as collected in 1855 :

Brockton Farms In 1875 Aobicultdrai. Products

Dwelling-Houses and Families in 1764. - An order was passed by the A.^beuJbly, Feb. 2, ITUi, directing the selectmen of each town and district to " take an exact account of the number of dwelliugliousos, families, aud people in their respective towns and districts, including Indians civilized, iiei,'roos, and mulattoes, as well as white people, aud females as well as mules."

In 1790 the first United States census was taken, since which time there has been a statement of the population every ten years, each one varying from the other in the system of classification.

ro])ulation in 1SB5, 6335. Number of dwellings, 1249. Number of families, 1391. Number of churches, 8. Number of school-houses, 15. Number of ratable |jolls, 1708. Number of legal voters, 13G2. Number of naturalized voters, 141.