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Agriculture      Birth/Deaths      Education     
Population      Race/Foreign Birth      Religion      Slavery

1850

Number employed in          1,066
manufacturing
  Highest number
                    136
 
Harris County
  Lowest number                         1
 
Travis and Dallas counties
  Several counties reported none

1860

No. of manufacturing            983
establishments  
   Highest number
                     85
   Rusk County
   Lowest number                        1
   Uvalde County

Number of males                3,338
in manufacturing
   Highest number
                 239
   Rusk County
   Lowest number                      1
   Medina County

Annual cost of labor      1,162,756

Annual value of             6,577,202
products
   Highest number
            448,315
   Harris County
   Lowest number                2,000
   Burleson County

Annual value of             1,165,538
products manufactured
   Highest value                
207,100
  
Galveston County
   Lowest value                     1,000
   Dallas County
   Several counties reported none

Annual value of             6,577,202
products manufactured
   Highest value                
448,315
  
Harris County
  Lowest value                      2,000
  Burleson County

Number of females                 111
in manufacturing
   Highest number                     13
   Washington County
   Lowest number                        1
   Travis County
   Several counties reported none

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