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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Enumeration of houses in major American cities including Philadelphia (4600), New-York (3500), Boston (3500), and others, with population estimates of 7 persons per house yielding figures like Philadelphia 32,205 and Charleston 24,500; including strangers, up to 8 per house for higher totals.
Merged-components note: The table provides the number of houses in various cities, which is directly explained and used in the following component to estimate populations, forming a single coherent domestic news item on urban demographics.
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| PHILADELPHIA, New-York, | 4600. |
| Boston, | 3500. |
| Baltimore, | 2100. |
| Charleston, (S. C.) | 1900. |
| Albany, | 1540. |
| New Haven, | 550. |
| Hartford, | 400. |
| Wilmington, (Delaware) | 300. |
| Annapolis, | 400. |
| Frederick-Town (Maryland) | 260. |
| Alexandria, (Virginia) | 400. |
| Richmond, | 300. |
| Petersburg, | 280. |
| Williamsburg, | 290. |
Number of houses in the several Cities and Towns mentioned below, taken from actual enumeration.
Boston, by an accurate calculation lately made, has been found to contain 14,640 inhabitants, exclusive of strangers. This number gives seven persons, to a house. If the same proportion holds in the other towns of America, it will be easy to determine the number of fixed inhabitants in Philadelphia, New-York, &c. Multiplying the number of houses by seven, there must be, exclusive of strangers, in
Philadelphia, 32,205.
Charleston, 24,500.
New-York, 13,300.
Baltimore, 10,780.
Inhabitants.
The number of strangers in either of these towns cannot readily be ascertained. New-York, being the seat of the continental government, probably contains more than Boston. Allowing however eight persons to a house including strangers: which perhaps is supposition very near the truth, there are in
Philadelphia 36,800.
New-York 28,000
Boston, 16,800.
Baltimore, 15,200.
Charleston, 12,320.
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Table lists number of houses in cities: Philadelphia 4600, New-York 3500, Boston 3500, Baltimore 2100, Charleston 1900, Albany 1540, New Haven 550, Hartford 400, Wilmington (Delaware) 300, Annapolis 400, Frederick-Town (Maryland) 260, Alexandria (Virginia) 400, Richmond 300, Petersburg 280, Williamsburg 290. Based on Boston's 14,640 inhabitants (7 per house excluding strangers), estimates for others: Philadelphia 32,205, Charleston 24,500, New-York 13,300, Baltimore 10,780. Including strangers (8 per house): Philadelphia 36,800, New-York 28,000, Boston 16,800, Baltimore 15,200, Charleston 12,320.