The population of the village of Beloit was 3,017 in 1853.

The evidence

• “The population of the village of Beloit in 1850 was 2,753 ; in 1853, it was 3,017 ; in 1855, it was 4,241. From the census of 1855, taken by James W.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 614 / book p. 618

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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