1859 Census: Territorial audit of King County finds 55 horses, 255 white persons, 1 church, etc. in 1859.

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On January 4, 1860, the Territorial Auditor submitted to the Washington Territorial Legislative Assembly a report (dated December 31, 1859) on the numbers of white persons, horses, hogs, acres of potatoes, and so on then existing in King County. Following is the auditor's complete list.

Washington Territory Census for King County, 1859

Number of Persons assessed 155
Number of persons subject to poll tax 130
Number of white male inhabitants 130
Number of white female inhabitants 31
Number of white males under 21 years of age 34
Number of white females under 18 years of age 29
Total white population 225
Value real estate $70,650
Value personal property $80,523
Total value of property $151,173
Number of horses 55
Number of mules 13
Number of neat cattle 244
Number of hogs 93
Number of acres of wheat 94
Number of acres of oats 81
Number of acres of rye 54
Number of acres of barley 53
Number of acres of peas 96
Number of acres of potatoes 82
Number of lumber mills 1
Value of lumber mill $5,000
Number of stores 5
Number of churches 1
Number of schools 1

Sources:
Journal of the Council of the Territory of Washington: Eighth Session of the Legislative Assembly, Begun and Held at Olympia, the Seat of Government, Upon the First Monday of December, to-wit December 3d, A. D. 1860 (Olympia: James Lodge, Public Printer. 1861 ), 81.

By Greg Lange, October 01, 2000

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Yesler's house and elevated water system at 1st Avenue and Cherry St., looking east in one of the oldest surviving photographs of pioneer Seattle, ca. 1859
Photo by E. A, Clark, Courtesy UW Special Collections