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Note 166 — Chapter VI · Descriptive Geography, Ethnology, and Statistics of Utah Territory.

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The following is a condensed Report of the enumeration of the inhabitants of Utah Territory, taken February, 1856:

Counties. Males. Females. Total.

Great Salt Lake County 12,730 13,074 25,804

Utah „ 6,951 7,614 14,565

Davis „ 4,765 4,575 9,340

Weber „ 3,486 3,585 7,071

Iron „ 2,474 2,943 5,417

Tooele „ 1,315 1,673 2,988

San Pete „ 1,110 1,133 2,243

Juab „ 807 1,034 1,841

Box-Elder „ 822 717 1,539

Washington „ 742 778 1,520

Millard „ 544 512 1,056

Green River „ 394 345 739

Cedar „ 312 369 681

Malad „ 259 208 467

Cache „ 240 223 463

Beaver „ 118 126 244

Shambip „ 83 64 147

Salt Lake Islands 125 85 210

37,277 39,058 76,335

“Great Salt Lake City, March 1st, 1856.

“I do hereby certify that the above is a correct enumeration of the white inhabitants of Utah Territory, according to the reports furnished by my assistants, and which are now on file in my office. Leonard W. Hardy, Census Agent.”

“Great Salt Lake City, September 13th, 1860.

“The above is a correct transcript from the originals on file in the Historian’s Office. Thomas Bullock, Clerk.”

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