(From the scrapbook of Eddy C. [1857-1944] & Helen White Gilbert [1855-1929]. Clippings may not be dated and newspaper may be unknown, unless noted. Most dates supplied were handwritten and initialed by the collectors.)
This article shows "Democrat" as newspaper source.
Transcribed from clippings book by Joseph Domiano
Allegany's Population.
The enumeration of the inhabitants of Allegany county has been completed, and there were in February 42,950 people within the county, being a loss of 290 since the census of June, 1890. The following gives each town and shows its gain or loss since June,1890
Alma 1,370- a loss of 139
Angelica 1,540- a loss of 209
Alfred 1,669 - a loss of 30
Allen 726 - a gain of 9
Amity 2,049 - a gain of 53
Almond 1,409 - a loss of 10
Andover 1,777 - a gain of 11
Belfast 1,460 - a loss of 40
Birdsall 876 - a loss of 7
Bolivar 2,218 - a loss of 15
Burns 1,509 - a gain of 3
Clarksville 843 - a loss of 38
Caneadea 1,612 - a loss of 27
Centerville 873 a loss of 38
Cuba 2,333 - a gain of 5
Friendship 2,192- a loss of 24
Granger - 903 - a loss of 51
Genesee 1,104 - a gain of 28
Grove - 921- a loss of 35
Hume 1,932 - a gain of 19
Independence 1,201- a loss of 48
New Hudson- 1,022- a gain of 44
Rushford 1,384- a gain of 29
Scio 1,369 - a loss of 22
Ward 581 - a gain of 14
West Almond 639 - a loss of 10
Wellsville 5,008- a gain of 243
Willing 1,277- a gain of 71
Wirt 1,153- a loss of 66
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42,950
Twelve towns in the county gain in population since June,1890, and seventeen lose.- Democrat