1920 Granby

Hartford County Connecticut

Population Census

by James H. Holcombe, Jr.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-85866

Copyright 2000 by James H. Holcombe, and The Salmon Brook Historical Society,

Carol Laun, Curator

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Introduction

In 1920 Granby was probably just as rural as it had been when it was first settled in 1680, but the census indicated that, for the first time, there were more US citizens in urban cities than in rural towns. Major industries had been established in nearby cities, like the Ensign-Bickford Fuse Factory in Simsbury, but Granby remained rural. As a mater of fact, William Scoville Case, in the Memorial History of Hartford County states the distance from good water power as well as from railroad conveniences, render[s] the place undesirable for manufacturing purposes. In fact, while Hartford County was the fastest growing county in Connecticut between 1910 and 1920, growing over 34 percent, Granby actually shrank from 1,383 to 1,342 residents The history of Granby is well documented in A Tempest in a Small Town, the Myth and Reality of Country Life, Granby Connecticut, 1680-1940 by Mark Williams. Granby was formed in 1786 from the Salmon Brook and Turkey Hills communities of Simsbury. In 1858, Turkey Hills became East Granby. Copies of Marks book are available from the Salmon Brook Historical Society. This book was begun as a project for the USGenWeb Census Project. It appears in text-only format, on their web page. During the transcription, attempts were made to use existing records to correctly transcribe the enumerators handwriting. Not wanting to lose that information, this enhanced census was created. The original rules for the transcription dictated that what the enumerator wrote was transcribed, letter-for-letter, word-for-word, errors and all. That edict has been followed with the corrections appearing, with enhanced information, in the remarks.

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Hartford County

The census bureau provides exhaustive analysis of their data for each and every city, county, and state. Table 53 on the next page shows the population changes for the first three censuses of the twentieth century. This table and other census studies are in the Fourteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1920, Volume I, Population 1920, Number and Distribution of Inhabitants.

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Table 53 1920 1910 1900 Avon town 1,534 1,337 1,302 Berlin town 4,298 3,728 3,448 Bloomfield town 2,394 1,821 1,513 Bristol town1 20,620 13,502 9,643 Burlington town 1,109 1,319 1,218 Canton town 2,549 2,732 2,678 East Granby town 1,056 797 684 East Hartford town 11,648 8,138 6,406 East Windsor town 3,741 3,362 3,158 Enfield town 11,719 9,719 6,699 Farmington town2 3,844 3,478 3,331 Glastonbury town 5,592 4,796 4,260 Granby town 1,342 1,383 1,299 Hartford town3 138,036 98,915 79,850 Hartland town 448 544 592 Manchester town 18,370 13,641 10,601 Marlborough town 303 302 322 New Britain town4 59,316 43,916 28,202 Newington town 2,381 1,689 1,041 Plainville town 4,114 2,882 2,189 Rocky Hill town 1,633 1,187 1,026 Simsbury town 2,958 2,537 2,094 South Windsor town 2,142 2,251 2,014 Southington town5 8,440 6,516 5,890 Suffield town 4,070 3,841 3,521 West Hartford town 8,854 4,808 3,186 Wethersfield town 4,342 3,148 2,637 Windsor town 5,620 4,178 3,614 Windsor Locks town 3,554 3,715 3,062 Hartford County 336,027 250,182 195,480

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1Coextensive with Bristol city. Bristol borough incorporated as a city and made coextensive with Bristol town since 1910. 2Including Farmington borough. 3Coextensive with Hartford city. 4Coextensive with New Britain city. 5Including Southington borough.

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Census

The Constitution mandated the census and the Fourteenth decennial census was conducted, officially, on January 1, 1920. The enumerator had thirty days to complete the count. Newell W. Whitman was the enumerator for Granby, the 46th Enumeration District, but was not himself enumerated in Granby. The U.S. Population was 106.0 million. The microfilm of the Granby census is available at the US Archives and other sources on film #T625-181. As a matter of interest, effective 1 October 1960, the Connecticut counties were abolished, their powers assumed by the state government. The county lines remain for certain reference purposes, such as county agricultural agents and federal census statistics. A good source of information on the censuses is Map Guide to the U. S. Federal Censuses, 1790, 1920, by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. The maps show clearly how the Hartford County-Massachusetts border changed over the years. Granby is located just below the current notch in the border, which was finally relinquished to Connecticut in 1804.

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STATE Connecticut DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE -

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1A 1 X 1 1 Clark George H Head O M M W 81 M Yes Yes

1A 2 Clark Lorintha Wife F W 77 M Yes Yes

1A 3 Clark Lizzie Daughter F W 54 S Yes Yes

1A 4 FM 2 2 Shattuck Edwin H. Head O F M W 46 M Yes Yes

1A 5 Shattuck Isabel M. Wife F W 39 M Yes Yes

1A 6 Shattuck Theodore G. Son M W 18 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 7 Shattuck Earle W. Son M W 15 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 8 Shattuck Beulah I. Daughter F W 13 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 9 Shattuck Allan D. Son M W 12 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 10 Shattuck June Daughter F W 10 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 11 Shattuck Glenn Son M W 3 S

1A 12 X 3 3 Eggleson Caroline Head O F F W 74 W'd Yes Yes

1A 13 Maltby Louise Boarder F W 77 W'd Yes Yes

1A 14 Maltby Annie L. Boarder F W 44 S Yes Yes

1A 15 DeNormandei Carry Boarder F W 53 S Yes Yes

1A 16 X 4 4 Chittenden Frank Head O F M W 48 M Yes Yes

1A 17 Chittenden Bertha Wife F W 41 M Yes Yes

1A 18 Chittenden Helen Daughter F W 17 S No Yes Yes

1A 18a Chittenden Ruth Daughter F W 8 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 19 FM 5 5 Brighten Allen H. Head O M M W 46 M Yes Yes

1A 20 Brighten Lillian T. Wife F W 48 M Yes Yes

1A 21 Brighten Storrs T. Son M W 19 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 22 Brighten Mary G. Daughter F W 14 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 23 Ryan Catherine Servant F W 24 W'd Yes Yes

1A 24 Ryan Vincent (Servant's) Son M M 1 6/12 S

1A 25 X 6 6 Case Theodore Head O M M W 44 M Yes Yes

1A 26 Case Christine C. Wife F W 36 M Yes Yes

1A 27 Case Margaret T. Mother F W 81 W'd Yes Yes

1A 28 Trumbull Helen Aunt F W 77 S Yes Yes

1A 29 X 7 7 Case Edgar B. Head O M M W 54 M Yes Yes

1A 30 Case Ina E. Wife F W 48 M Yes Yes

1A 31 Case Alvord O. Father M W 79 W'd Yes Yes

1A 32 Emmons Etta N. Mother-in-Law F W 77 W'd Yes Yes

1A 33 FM 8 8 Colton Fred M. Head O F M W 52 M Yes Yes

1A 34 Colton May S. Wife F W 54 M Yes Yes

1A 35 Colton Mildred M. Daughter F W 19 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 36 Colton Carolyn S. Daughter F W 17 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 37 Hayes Sarah A. Servant F W 67 W'd Yes Yes

1A 38 Elander August Hired Man Servant M W 34 S 1912 Pa Yes Yes

1A 39 X 9 9 Joenson Leslie H. Head R M W 53 M Yes Yes

1A 40 Joenson Iva A. Wife F W 48 M Yes Yes

1A 41 Joenson Frederick Son M W 21 S No Yes Yes

1A 42 Colles Harold Grandson M W 10 S Yes Yes Yes

1A 43 Colles Everett R. Grandson M W 7 S Yes

1A 44 X 10 10 Stines John Head O F M W 40 M 1902 Al Yes Yes

1A 45 Stines Cassamere Wife F W 35 M 1902 Al No No

1A 46 Stines John, Jr. Son M W 5 S Yes

1A 47 Stines Andre Son M W 3 S

1A 48 Stines Ruth Daughter F W 2 S

1A 49 Jedonis Tony Boarder M W 45 * * * No No

1A 50 X 11 11 James Mary Head R F M 45 M Yes Yes

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