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This information is from pp. 16-17 and 19 of Enumeration of the Inhabitants and Statistics of the United States, 1840, part of the Historical Census of Agriculture [free PDF viewer required].
| Demographic Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — General | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schenectady County | City of Schenectady | |||||
| Age | White Males | White Females | % of County White Persons | White Males | White Females | % of City White Persons |
| Under 5 | 1,308 | 1,193 | 14.73 | 478 | 436 | 14.01 |
| 5 & under 10 | 1,050 | 1,044 | 12.33 | 375 | 361 | 11.28 |
| 10 & under 15 | 945 | 948 | 11.15 | 321 | 336 | 10.07 |
| 15 & under 20 | 1,034 | 968 | 11.73 | 392 | 403 | 12.19 |
| 20 & under 30 | 1,901 | 1,639 | 20.85 | 866 | 719 | 24.30 |
| 30 & under 40 | 1,082 | 982 | 12.16 | 390 | 397 | 12.07 |
| 40 & under 50 | 606 | 613 | 7.18 | 229 | 260 | 7.50 |
| 50 & under 60 | 427 | 415 | 4.96 | 136 | 155 | 4.46 |
| 60 & under 70 | 239 | 264 | 2.96 | 68 | 89 | 2.41 |
| 70 & under 80 | 127 | 124 | 1.48 | 31 | 54 | 1.30 |
| 80 & under 90 | 39 | 22 | 0.36 | 16 | 7 | 0.35 |
| 90 & under 100 | 4 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 0.05 |
| 100 and upwards | 1 | 0.01 | ||||
| Total | 8,763 | 8,214 | 3,304 | 3,218 | ||
| Total Males and Females | 16,977 | 6,522 | ||||
| Demographic Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Free Colored Persons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schenectady County | City of Schenectady | |||||
| Age | Free Colored Persons — Males | Free Colored Persons — Females | % of County Free Colored Persons | Free Colored Persons — Males | Free Colored Persons — Females | % of City Free Colored Persons |
| Under 10 | 37 | 49 | 20.98 | 24 | 27 | 19.47 |
| 10 & under 24 | 60 | 63 | 30.00 | 32 | 47 | 30.15 |
| 24 & under 36 | 43 | 41 | 20.49 | 26 | 32 | 22.14 |
| 36 & under 55 | 24 | 38 | 15.12 | 13 | 25 | 14.50 |
| 55 & under 100 | 27 | 28 | 13.41 | 14 | 22 | 13.74 |
| 100 and upwards | ||||||
| Total | 191 | 219 | 109 | 153 | ||
| Total Males and Females | 410 | 262 | ||||
Total county population: 17,387
| Demographic Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Persons with Disabilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf and Dumb, Blind, and Insane | White Persons | Colored Persons | |||
| Schenectady County | City of Schenectady | Schenectady County | City of Schenectady | ||
| Deaf & Dumb | |||||
| Under 14 | 1 | ||||
| 14 and under 25 | 3 | ||||
| 25 and upwards | 2 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | |||
| Blind | 1 | 1 | |||
| Insane and Idiots | |||||
| At public charge | |||||
| At private charge | 6 | 5 | |||
| Demographic Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Employment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of Persons Employed In | Schenectady County | City of Schenectady |
| Mining | 3 | 3 |
| Agriculture | 3,337 | 437 |
| Commerce | 223 | 199 |
| Manufactures and trades | 1,280 | 897 |
| Navigation of the ocean | 14 | 12 |
| Navigation of canals, lakes, and rivers | 62 | 45 |
| Learned professions and engineers | 417 | 362 |
| Number of pensioners for revolutionary or military services | 47 | 20 |
| Demographic Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Schools | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schools &c. | Schenectady County | City of Schenectady |
| Universities or colleges | 1 | 1 |
| Number of students | 30 | 30 |
| Academies and grammar schools | 3 | 3 |
| Number of scholars | 83 | 83 |
| Primary and common schools | 57 | 7 |
| Number of scholars | 1,972 | 361 |
| Number of scholars at public charge | 89 | 47 |
| Number of white persons over 10 years of age who cannot read and write | 45 | 17 |
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