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**Note that the county lines were much different
in 1863. Some of what is in Idaho County now, was included in
parts of Shoshone, Nez Perce and Idaho Counties then.**
SEPTEMBER
1863
Hon.
Wm. H. Wallace
Governor,
Idaho Territory
Sir:
I
have the honor to submit the following report of the whole number of
inhabitants in this Territory together with the number of legal voters:
|
County/Town
|
No.
of Voters
|
No.
of Non-voters
|
No.
of Females
|
No.
of Children
|
|
SHOSHONE
COUNTY
|
|
|
|
|
Orofino
|
202
|
6
|
15
|
10
|
Canal
Gulch
|
66
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Moon’s
Gulch
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Orogrande
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Rhodes
Creek
|
100
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
Barcley’s
Gulch
|
69
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Outside
towns & prospecting
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
TOTAL
|
525
|
18
|
20
|
11
|
|
County/Town
|
No.
of Voters
|
No.
of Non-voters
|
No.
of Females
|
No.
of Children
|
|
MISSOULA
COUNTY
|
|
|
|
|
Fort
Owen Prec.
|
62
|
27
|
10
|
8
|
Hells
Gate Ronde
|
48
|
36
|
12
|
6
|
Prickly
Pear
|
44
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
Deer
Lodge
|
48
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
TOTAL
|
202
|
127
|
228
|
14
|
UNORGANIZED
DISTRICTS EAST OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS
|
DISTRICT
|
No.
of Voters
|
No.
of Non-voters
|
No.
of Females
|
No.
of Children
|
|
Fort
Benton
|
56
|
76
|
0
|
0
|
Fort
Laramie
|
100
|
118
|
0
|
0
|
Gallatine
|
34
|
122
|
0
|
0
|
Virginia
City
|
760
|
2588
|
64
|
38
|
Nevada
City
|
635
|
2372
|
36
|
32
|
Brians
Gulch
|
200
|
250
|
0
|
0
|
East
Bannock
|
850
|
2702
|
130
|
98
|
Snake
River Diggins
|
0
|
600
|
0
|
0
|
TOTAL
|
2635
|
8828
|
230
|
168
|
|
County/Town
|
No.
of Voters
|
No.
of Non-voters
|
No.
of Females
|
No.
of Children
|
|
BOISE
COUNTY
|
|
|
|
|
Owyhee
|
100
|
540
|
0
|
0
|
Boise
City
|
180
|
336
|
135
|
74
|
South
Boise
|
200
|
360
|
0
|
0
|
West
Bannock**
|
840
|
4851
|
360
|
224
|
Pioneer
City
|
385
|
2240
|
80
|
38
|
Centerville
|
282
|
2206
|
94
|
56
|
Placerville
|
172
|
2978
|
60
|
44
|
TOTAL
|
2158
|
13511
|
729
|
436
|
**
Later called Idaho City
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|
|
|
|
|
County/Town
|
No.
of Voters
|
No.
of Non-voters
|
No.
of Females
|
No.
of Children
|
|
NEZPERCE
COUNTY
|
|
|
|
|
Elk
City
|
325
|
21
|
17
|
9
|
Newsome
Creek
|
52
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
Clearwater
Station
|
121
|
80
|
6
|
5
|
Lewiston
|
276
|
30
|
59
|
49
|
Snake
River
|
34
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
TOTAL
|
808
|
151
|
84
|
63
|
|
County/Town
|
No.
of Voters
|
No.
of Non-voters
|
No.
of Females
|
No.
of Children
|
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IDAHO
COUNTY
|
|
|
|
|
Florence
|
430
|
145
|
0
|
0
|
Warren’s
Diggings
|
420
|
240
|
0
|
0
|
Slate
Creek
|
160
|
50
|
4
|
2
|
Long
Bar
|
70
|
80
|
0
|
0
|
TOTAL
|
1080
|
515
|
4
|
2
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RECAPITULATION
Numbers
of Voters
7409
Number
of Non-voters
23150
Number
of Females
1089
Number
of Children
694
TOTAL POPULATION
32342
All
of which is respectfully submitted. . . . .
Lewiston,
I.T. Sept. 23, 1863
D.S.
Payne,
U.S.
Marshal
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