Abstract of the Number of Families settled in Nova Scotia from a state of that Province taken in August, 1775

Halifax	Contains 400 houses, has 200 Militia and about 1300 inhabitants
Cape Sambro	Contains 50 families, mostly fishermen
Chester	Contains 40 families
Lunenburg	Contains 300 families and about 1800 inhabitants
Liverpool	Contains 120 families
from Liverpool to Barrington	are settled about 30 fishermen's families and 10 farmers families
Barrington	Contains 70 families
Argyle	Contains 40 New England families and 40 Acadian families
Yarmouth	Contains 90 families
Clare	Contains 50 Acadian families
from Clare to Annapolis	are about 10 fishermen's families
On Annapolis River, the Townships of Annapolis, Granville, ?	Contains upwards of 250 families
Horton	Contains about 120 families
Cornwallis	Contains 130 families
Falmouth	Contains 55 families
Windsor	Contains about 20 families
Newport	Contains about 70 families
from Newport to Truro	there are 6 or 7 families of settlers
Truro	Consists of 50 families
Onslow	Contains once 50 families which are now reduced to 30
Londonderry	Contains 100 North of Ireland families
On the North of Cobequid Basin	There are scattered settlements to the amount of 20 families
County of Cumberland	Contains 220 families from New England Governments, principally Rhode Island, and the North of England and also 30 Acadian families. Note: The County includes the Townships of Cumberland, Amherst, Sackville and several separate grants.
BayVerte	There are settled 10 families of fishermen
Memramcook	Contains 50 Acadian families
Hopewell, Hillsborough, Monckton	in these Townships are about 40 families two thirds of which are Acadians
Maugerville	Contains 80 (or 30?) families
Passaquoddy	Contains about 30 fishing families
Tatamagouche	there are a few settlers placed there by Mr. Desbarres
Pictou	Contains 40 families
Lawrencetown	there are about 6 families

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National Archives of Canada: Manuscript Division, Dartmouth papers, MG 23, A1, vol. 1, pp. 349-351