Population 8,565 (2014, within City limits), 10,230 (2010, City limits and immediate area) Age (2010) Under 14: 11.6% 15 to 24: 8.2% 25 to 44: 15.5% 45 to 64: 28.4% 65 to 75: 17.2% 75+: 19.2% Race (2010) White alone: 92.5% Black or African American alone: 0.3% American Indian & Alaska Native alone: 1.3% Asian alone: 1.0%
With the passing of the Tea Act, the seventeen million pounds of unsold surplus tea the British East India Company owned could be sold to markets in the American colonies. The tea was to be shipped to the American colonies and sold at a reduced rate.
Taxation on Tea Charles II did his bit to counter the growth of tea, with several acts forbidding its sale in private houses. This measure was designed to counter sedition, but it was so unpopular that it was impossible to enforce. A 1676 act taxed tea and required coffee house operators to apply for a license.