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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 311 words

Mount Pleasant Town, including North Tarrytown

Village 5450 5210

North Tarrytown Village 2804

New Castle Town ■ 2297 2152

New Rochelle Town 5276 3915

North Castle Town 1818 1996

North Salem Town 1693 1754

Ossining Town, including Ossining Village . . . 8709 7798

Sing Sing Village 0578 4690

Pelham Town 2540 1790

Poundridge Town 1034 1191

Bye Town, including Port Chester Village . . . . 6576 7150

Port Chester Village 3254 3797

Scarsdale Town 614 517

SomersTown 1630 1721

Westchester Town 6789 6015

White Plains Town, including White Plains Vil'go 4094 2030

White Plains Village 2381

Yonkers City 18,892 18,357

Ward 1 5149

Ward 2 6917

Ward 3 6953

Ward 4 873

Yorktown ■ 2481 2625

There were in Westchester County in 1880, --

Native Born 85,278

Foreign Born 23,710

Total 108,988

Of the Foreign-born there were, --

From Ireland 14,503

From Germany 6,579

From England and all other countries 2,628

Agricultural Products. -- The agricultural resources of our county make a very fair showing. While our farms are not, as in some of the Western States, immense territories, yielding fabulous crops, they give evidence of the prosperity of the many, rather than the opulence of a few, -- a healthy state of things, indicating the thrift, independence and contentment of the people. Westchester County contains 2991 farms, of which 2385 are cultivated by their owners, 455 are rented for fixed money rentals and 151 are rented for shares of products.

Of these farms, 888 have an area of from 50 to 100 acre« ; 909 from 100 to 500 acres ; 17 measure over 500 and under 1000 ; and 3 over 1000 acres. There are only 4 farms under three acres ; 183 are over 3 and under 10 acres ; 290 over 10 and under 20 acres ; and 697 over 20 and under 50 acres.