1908

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Statistics[1]

  • Births:[2] 627
    • White males: 179
    • White females: 175
    • Colored males: 133
    • Colored females: 120
    • Creole males: 2
    • Creole females: 10
  • Deaths:[2] 428
    • White males: 111
    • White females: 84
    • Colored males: 108
    • Colored females: 115
    • Creole males: 5
    • Creole females: 4
  • Marriage licenses: 526
  • Suits filed in circuit court: 587
  • Exports: $18,680,125
  • Building permits:
    • Within fire limits: 9 brick, 4 iron
    • Outside fire limits: 428 wooden buildings
    • Total (including repair permits): 1,028
    • Total cost of finished new buildings: $251,870
    • Total cost of finished repair work: $18,849
  • Fire losses:[2]
    • Buildings destroyed by fire: 37 (19 within reach of water)
    • Buildings damaged by fire: 62
    • Losses covered by insurance: $56,594.98
    • 153 new alarms installed (38 box, 105 telephone, 10 still)
  • Stamp sales: $61,272.21

Events

Deaths

Candidates for office

See Municipal elections, 1908

References & notes

  1. "Stamp Sales Reflect Growth and Prosperity of Pensacola." Pensacola Journal, January 3, 1909.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Figures were released in January 1909 and covered December 1907 through November 1908, inclusive. Please replace with full 1908 figures if available.