In 1720, 55 fires are listed but in 1750 there were only 51.
Historians generally apply a factor of 5 giving an estimate of 500 people in 100 households.
The village population can then be estimated at approximately 275 people in 1720 and 255 in 1755.
This figure is probably an underestimate, since in the census of 1793, 531 people were counted.

One of the probable causes of the decline of the local population was religious and economic immigration to the New World.
Among other migrants there was Catharina Ruch born on 16 November 1724 in Alt-Eckendorf.
On 18 March 1750 she arrived in Herrnhaag in Hesse where she entered the community of the Moravian Church founded by Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf.
Then after stops in Holland and England, she arrived on 25 November 1752 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania via New York.
After passing through Nazareth, Pennsylvania she returned to Bethlehem where she founded a family with Johann Krause.
Another of these migrants was Johannes Adam Mattern born 14 March 1700 at Eckendorf.
After being having his case dismissed in 1730 by the court of the Sovereign Council of Colmar on a tax surplus of 118 florins, he moved to Ingwiller where he married.
On 16 and 21 July 1751 his property situated in this locality was seized and sold at auction after his flight to America.
He arrived at the port of Philadelphia on 16 September 1751 from the ship Edinburgh and was required, with twenty members of his family, to swear allegiance to the British king.

In 1782, 45% of farmland extent was the property of the villagers.
This represented an area of 930 acres out of a total of 2,072 acres.
For the collection of the tax of 4% of the produce, five farmers were taxed for operations from 30 to 35 hectares, two from 20 to 30 hectares, five from 10 to 20 hectares and eleven for 2-5 hectares.
For 1789 there is a record of the work.
This paper identifies three categories of farmers: those who can make available a horse-drawn carriage to the authorities, those who may have an ox-cart, and those who have only themselves.
For Alteckendorf, seven farmers had six or more horses, two had five, four had four, and one had three.
Eighteen farmers had two cows.
In addition, there were 73 labourers available for work.
As twelve farmers are taxed for from 10 to 35 hectares and fourteen farmers had from 4 to 10 horses, it is reasonable to assume that the farmer who owned three horses operated at least 10 hectares.
In 1720, 55 fires are listed but in 1750 there were only 51. Historians generally apply a factor of 5 giving an estimate of 500 people in 100 households. The village population can then be estimated at approximately 275 people in 1720 and 255 in 1755. This figure is probably an underestimate, since in the census of 1793, 531 people were counted.
One of the probable causes of the decline of the local population was religious and economic immigration to the New World. Among other migrants there was Catharina Ruch born on 16 November 1724 in Alt-Eckendorf. On 18 March 1750 she arrived in Herrnhaag in Hesse where she entered the community of the Moravian Church founded by Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Then after stops in Holland and England, she arrived on 25 November 1752 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania via New York. After passing through Nazareth, Pennsylvania she returned to Bethlehem where she founded a family with Johann Krause. Another of these migrants was Johannes Adam Mattern born 14 March 1700 at Eckendorf. After being having his case dismissed in 1730 by the court of the Sovereign Council of Colmar on a tax surplus of 118 florins, he moved to Ingwiller where he married. On 16 and 21 July 1751 his property situated in this locality was seized and sold at auction after his flight to America. He arrived at the port of Philadelphia on 16 September 1751 from the ship Edinburgh and was required, with twenty members of his family, to swear allegiance to the British king.
In 1782, 45% of farmland extent was the property of the villagers. This represented an area of 930 acres out of a total of 2,072 acres. For the collection of the tax of 4% of the produce, five farmers were taxed for operations from 30 to 35 hectares, two from 20 to 30 hectares, five from 10 to 20 hectares and eleven for 2-5 hectares. For 1789 there is a record of the work. This paper identifies three categories of farmers: those who can make available a horse-drawn carriage to the authorities, those who may have an ox-cart, and those who have only themselves. For Alteckendorf, seven farmers had six or more horses, two had five, four had four, and one had three. Eighteen farmers had two cows. In addition, there were 73 labourers available for work. As twelve farmers are taxed for from 10 to 35 hectares and fourteen farmers had from 4 to 10 horses, it is reasonable to assume that the farmer who owned three horses operated at least 10 hectares.
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