Census of the City of Charleston,
South Carolina, For
the Year 1861
CHARLESTON:
STEAM-POWER PRESSES OF EVANS & COGSWELL,
No. 5 Broad and 109 East Bay Street.
1861.
Table Showing the Number, Construction, Owner, Occupant and Ward location of every house in the city.
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PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. Extracts from the Minutes, October 23d, 1860. Petition of numerous merchants and others, praying Council to have a correct census of the City taken at as early a day as possible Alderman Riggs offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Memorial be referred to a committee of three, who shall recommend to Council proper persons to take a complete Census of the City, together with such statistical information as may be necessary to exhibit the condition and prospects of the City, to superintend the management and publication of the same, and to apportion to the several Wards their representation in Council, in conformity to the Act of the General Assembly, passed June 1st, 1838. The Mayor appointed the following committee, viz: Aldermen Riggs, Edgerton, and Ryan. Extract from the Minutes, March 26th, 1861. Alderman Riggs, from the Special Committee, to whom was referred the petition in relation to the City Census, ask leave to report: That unavoidable circumstances have prevented their earlier attention to this matter, but in sufficient time to ensure its completion for all practical purposes. Your committee contemplated adopting the plan of dividing the City in sections or squares, and availing themselves of the services of such of our citizens (many of whom kindly offered) who would be willing to take the census of the square or block in which they reside; and in this way it was thought an accurate result would be obtained, and at much saving of expense to the City. But we find, on reflection, that whilst this plan has its advantages, it is not certain that it may not cause delay, and in the result disappoint our expectations, as we would have necessarily to engage the services of some competent person in the end, to compile and arrange the publication of the several returns made under this plan. We have, therefore, deemed it best that this system should not be adopted, but that the work be placed under the supervision of a competent person, to prepare and compile an accurate Census of the City, with such statistical information as, we trust, will meet the wants of the community, and to apportion to the several Wards their proper representation in Council, in conformity to the Act of the General Assembly, passed June 1st, 1838. And in order to ensure this result, your committee recommend that authority be given them to engage the services of Mr. FREDERICK A. FORD, at the sum stated in his communication to the Committee, feeling assured he is fully competent to accomplish the work satisfactorily, which your committee are sanguine will result in exhibiting an increase in population, enterprise and growth, in all the essentials that make up a flourishing community. All of which is respectfully submitted.
E. W. EDGERTON. THOS. RYAN MAY 15, 1861. The Committee on the City Census are of opinion that the numbering of the houses in the City is rather for the convenience of reference to the residences and places of business of the citizens, than for the purpose of ascertaining the number of houses in the City, which is otherwise more accurately attained; and, consequently, where one house, for instance, has been divided on the ground-floor, in front, into two or more business offices, and the upper part is occupied, perhaps, as a boarding-house or private residence--the parties doing business in the offices below, as well as the person residing or keeping a boarding-house above, are entitled each to a separate reference to these places of business or residence by their own numbers respectively. And Mr. FORD, in preparing the City Census, is requested to conform as far as practicable to this principle of numbering.
E. W. EDGERTON. THOS. RYAN. Alderman Riggs, from the Special Committee, made the following Report, which was concurred in: The Special Census Committee, empowered by resolution of Council, to have the census taken, and the proper representation in Council apportioned according to the Act of the General Assembly, passed June 1st, 1838, beg leave, respectfully, to report: That in obedience to the resolution referred to, your Committee engaged Frederick A. Ford, Esq., for the purpose, who immediately commenced the work, under the plan agreed upon, and having now finished his labors, has delivered the same in manuscript, ready for publication. It would scarcely be required in this report to refer in detail to the accuracy, as far as we can judge, attained, as the work will be published as soon as possible, and will, therefore, speak for itself. We have only aimed in the discharge of our duty, to present to the community a correct and reliable census, containing such statistical information as will be of interest, and more especially, to comply with the Act of the General Assembly, requiring a decennial census to be taken for the purpose of giving to the several Wards their proper representation in Council. It will be seen that our City has increased in population, if not in a rapid, certainly in a permanent and prosperous ratio--a result more gratifying than if it were increased by mere numbers, without our orderly, quiet and law-loving people, which we venture to say cannot be surpassed, if equalled, by any city of its size. A fact so encouraging needs no further comment. Under the present apportionment Council will hereafter be entitled to an increase of two additional Aldermen in the Upper Wards, making in all eighteen; whilst Ward No. 2 will lose one, and Ward No. 4 will gain one, the same number will be preserved in the Lower Wards as heretofore. It is to be hoped that this additional increase in representation will enure to the interest and prosperity of all the Wards, as the City will hereafter not be designated in making tax returns, as before, in Upper and Lower Wards separately, but as a whole, and all sectional differences, if any exists, will thus be obliterated, and the general good, without particular regard to locality, become the paramount motive, whilst a judicious oversight will be observed by the representatives of their several Wards. Your Committee, in conclusion, find it an agreeable duty to refer to the able and faithful manner in which Mr. Ford has discharged the arduous duties incident to his engagement, and we feel confident that when the work is published and submitted to critical examination, it will not fall short of public expectation; for it will not be forgotten that during the present disturbed state of affairs, difficulties, in many instances, must have arisen, and a generous public will not fail to make the proper allowances. Mr. Ford's communication, addressed to the Committee, is annexed to this report, and it but remains for us obtain authority to have the work published immediately.
J. S. RIGGS, Chairman Com. Census. E. W. EDGERTON. THOS. RYAN. Charleston, September 20, 1861. To Messrs. JOHN S. RIGGS, E. W. EDGERTON and THOMAS RYAN, Committee on the Census:
I have made out a set of Tables, shewing the construction of the city, the population, with ages and nativity of the whites, and number and ages of the slaves and free persons of color--the population of each street in the city separately, and the present owners and occupants of every house. These tables, with my calculation of the representation in Council, to which the different Wards are entitled, are herewith submitted.
FREDERICK A. FORD. |
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A} |
Aiken Street
Atlantic Street Ashton Street Alexander Street Allway Street Ann Street Anson Street Ashe Street Archdale Street Ashley Street Amherst Street America Street |
B} |
Bay Street
Berresford Street Blake Street Beaufain Street Bedons Alley Bull Street Bee Street Benseman's Court Broad Street Borgard Street Burns' Lane |
C} |
Calhoun Street
Council Street Erratum Cannon Street Cordes Street Cannon's Court Chapel Street Chalmers Street Chinquepin Street Charlotte Street Cumberland Street Chesnut Street Clifford Street Court House Square Clifford's Alley College Street Church Street Cromwell's Terrace Columbus Street Cedar Court Congress Street Cooper Street Cooper's Court Coming Street Concord Street |
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D} |
Dereef's Court Desportes' Court Doughty Street Duncan Street Drake Street |
E} |
Elm Row Exchange Street Elliott Street East Bay Street English's Row Elizabeth Street |
F} |
Ford's Court Friend Street Felix Street Franklin Street |
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G} |
Gadsden Street Gibbes Street Glebe Street Green Street Greenhill Street George Street Gillon Street Grove Street Guignard Street |
H} |
Hacker's Alley |
I-J} |
Johnson's Court Inspection Street Judith Street John Street Islington Court Jasper Court |
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K} |
Kirkland's Lane King Street |
L} |
Lamboll Street Laurel Street Laurens Street Ladson's Court Legare Street Lodge Alley Liberty Street Linguard Street Limehouse Street Lightwood's Alley Longitude Lane Line Street Lilly Court Lucas Street Logan Street Lynch Street |
M} |
Magazine Street Maiden Lane Mount Street Market Street Marion Street Marsh Street Moultrie Street Mary Street Meeting Street Mckeegan's Court Mcmahon's Court Mazyck Street Middle Street Mill Street Mills' Row Montague Street Mcbride's Lane Minority Street Morris Street Motte's Lane |
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N} |
Nassau Street Norman Street New Street Nunan Street |
O-P} |
Oak Street Orange Street Orange Court Palmetto Street Park Street Payne Street Percy Street Paine's Court Pickett's Alley Pine Street--In Ward No. 7 Pine Street--In Ward No. 8 Pringle Street Phillip's Court Prioleau Street Price's Alley Philadelphia Street Pitt Street Porter's Row Pinckney Street President Street Princess Street Pritchard Street |
Q-R} |
Queen Street Race Street Reaper's Alley Roper's Court Radcliffe Street Rodger's Alley Rumney Street Reid Street Rose Lane Rutledge Street Rutledge Avenue |
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S} |
Shepherd Street Sans Souci Street Savage Street Shell Alley Short Street Short Court Simons Street Smith's Place Smith Street Smith's Lane Society Street Sires Street South Street Sires Alley South Bay Street Secession Streetspring Street State Street Saint Michael's Alley Stoll's Alley Saint Philip Street |
T} |
Thomas Street Thompson's Court Trout's Court Tradd Street Trapmann Street Trumbo's Court |
U-V} |
Unity Alley Vendue Range Vanderhorst Street Vernon Street |
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W-Z} |
Weims' Court Wall Street Warren Street Washington Street Wescott's Court Wilson Street Water Street Williams' Row Wentworth Street Wharf Street Wragg Street Woolfe Street West Street Wragg Square Zig Zag Court |
Adger's South Wharf Adger's North Wharf South Atlantic Wharf Atlantic Or Central Wharf North Atlantic Wharf Accommodation Wharf Boyce & Co.'S Wharf Patton's Wharf South Central Wharf North Central Wharf Brown's Wharf North Commercial Wharf Dry Dock Wharf Kerr's Wharf Market Wharf Southern Wharf State Wharf Vanderhorst Wharf |
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