itime - orient ed ▁community . ▁Unable ▁to ▁resolve ▁this ▁difference , ▁the ▁two ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁separated ▁into ▁present - day ▁Y arm outh ▁and ▁North ▁Y arm outh . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁there ▁were ▁nine ▁districts ▁in ▁Y arm outh , ▁designated ▁by ▁numbers : ▁Number ▁One : ▁( C ous ins ) ▁Island ; ▁Number ▁Two : ▁L edge ; ▁Number ▁Three : ▁( Lower ) ▁F alls ; ▁Number ▁Four : ▁Cor ner ; ▁Number ▁Five : ▁( Pr in ces ) ▁Point ; ▁Number ▁Six : ▁Gre ely ▁Road ; ▁Number ▁Seven : ▁Pr att ; ▁Number ▁E ight : ▁S weet ser ; ▁and ▁Number ▁N ine : ▁East ▁( Main ). ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁however , ▁efforts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁abol ish ▁this ▁setup ▁due ▁its ▁being ▁seen ▁as ▁" un f air " ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁fund ▁distribution . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁Y arm outh ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 , 1 4 4 , ▁and ▁very ▁little ▁changed ▁over ▁the ▁hundred ▁years ▁that ▁followed . ▁▁ 1 8 th - ▁and ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁business ▁re lied ▁heavily ▁upon ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁natural ▁resources . ▁Once ▁l umber ▁was ▁cut ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁market , ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁far med . ▁T ann eries ▁were ▁built ▁near ▁bro oks ; ▁pot ter ies ▁and ▁br icky ards ▁put ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁natural ▁cl ay ▁in