Tuesday, September 29, 2020

1895: Layton boasted 905 residents; Was Davis County's 4th largest town





LAYTON in 1895 was a rural farming town. According to a census of Davis County, published in the Davis County Clipper of May 30, 1895, there was 905 total residents in Layton.
That made Layton the fourth largest town in Layton, behind Bountiful (1,595 residents); Kaysville (1,203); and Farmington (1,103).
Layton’s 1895 population included 130 male parents and 135 female parents. Unmarried children included 305 males and 2823 females.
Eighty-eight of Layton’s 905 residents were reported as foreign born and all 905 were reported as white by race.
Davis County only had 7,480 residents in 1895.
-One oddity on the Davis County census was the community of “Steed,” with 272 residents. This eventually became Clearfield.









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