Nash County, 1902: Basic Facts

NASH COUNTY, 1902

AREA:  520 Square Miles

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POPULATION:  25,478

White Males: 7592

White Males over 21:  3555

White Females: 7267

Black Males: 5405

Black Males over 21: 2284

Black Females:  5214

Foreign Born:  23

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White Polls [Eligible Voters]: 2598

Black Polls [Eligible Voters]:  1461

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Value of Real Estate in Nash County: $2,628,538, an increase of $366,713 over 1900

Value of Personal Property: $1,320,340, an increase of $50,000 over 1900

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Animals

Horses: 1980

Mules: 521

Goats: 5034

Hogs: 23,383

Sheep: 1944

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Property Listed in 1901:

By Whites:  $3,774,412

By Blacks:  $174,466

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POST OFFICES: Argo, Battleboro, Castalia, Dortches, Dry Wells, Eatmon, Finch, Glover, Gold Rock, Hilliardston, Hunts, Nashville, Nick, Nuns, Oakland, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Stanhope and Union Hope.

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PUBLIC ROADS [number of miles]: about 200

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SOURCE:  The News and Observer, THE NORTH CAROLINA YEARBOOK 1902 [Raleigh, NC: The News and Observer, 1902]: 374.