1880 U. S. Census of Cumberland County including population totals for towns, villages, and townships.
Carlisle Borough - 6,209; first ward - 1,714; second ward - 1,202; third ward - 1,613; fourth ward - 1,680
Cooke Township - 417
Dickinson Township - 1,741
East Pennsboro Township including the following villages - 3,084; Camp Hill village - 467; Wormleysburg village - 297; West Fairview village - 1,090
Frankford Township including the village of Bloserville - 1,514; Bloserville village - 103
Hampden Township - 1,000
Hopewell Township - 1,069
Lower Allen Township including the following towns 972; Eberly's Mills town - 83; Lisburn town - 193
Mechanicsburg Borough - 3,018; first ward - 1,153; second ward - 763; third ward - 543; fourth ward - 559
Middlesex Township including the following villages - 1,466; Middlesex village - 126
Mifflin Township - 1,507
Monroe Township, including the village of Churchtown - 1,905; Churchtown village - 346
Mt. Holly Springs Borough - 1,257
Newburg Borough - 433
New Cumberland Borough - 569
Newton Township including the following townships - 1,843; Jacksonville village 203; New Lancaster village - 48; Oakville village - 106; Stoughstown village - 85
Newville Borough - 1,547
North Middleton Township - 1,115
Penn Township including the following villages - 1,521; Brushtown village - 193; Centerville village - 147; Huntsville village - 84
Shippensburg Borough - 2,213
Shippensburg Township - 494
Shiremanstown Borough - 404
Silver Spring Township including the following villages - 2,263; Hogestown village - 163; New Kingston village - 299
Southampton Township including the following villages - 1,992; Cleversburg village - 174; Lee's Cross Road - 135; Middle Spring village 121
South Middleton Township including the following villages - 2,854; Boiling Springs village - 450; Springville village - 86
Upper Allen Township including village of Shepherdstown - 1,400; Shepherdstown village - 135
West Pennsboro Township including the following villages - 2,161; Greason village - 94; Palmstown village - 37; Plainfield village - 202; Springfield village 144; West Hill village 41.1
The Carlisle Herald and the American Volunteer were the two major newspapers in Carlisle for most of the nineteenth century. The Carlisle Herald was the organ of the Republicans, and the American Volunteer was the organ of the Democrats.
1Carlisle Weekly Herald, June 13, 1881.