 Per an 1843 guidebook issued by the , the town stretched for about 1.1 kilometers along the highway, with a population of 793 (372 men, 421 women), and boasted one "honjin", three "waki-honjin," one "tonya" and 41 "hatago".Ageo-shuku was approximately 10 "ri" from the starting point of the Nakasendō at Nihonbashi, which was the approximate distance the average traveler could walk in one day.Ageo-shuku was also famous for its large number of "meshimori onna" and numerous "chaya".