Guards in a medieval or fantasy town: how many, and where

About one household of guards for every 150 townspeople. Counted as masters and heads of household: journeymen, apprentices and servants come on top. About as common as clergy and notables.

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TownspeopleHouseholds
3,00020
10,00067
40,000270
150,0001,000

More of them where

Where they work

The upper town: in the safest place: on high ground if there is any, near the palace, the fortress or the town hall. The districts of a town

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Other trades

Clergy, Notables, Scribes and public writers

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