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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



Stales. 

 Georgia, 

 Alabama, 

 Mipsissip[ii, 

 Louisiana, 

 Tennessee, 

 Kentucky, 

 Ohio, 

 Indiana, 

 Jllinoi?. 

 Missouri, 

 JVlichiCTan, 

 Arkansas, 

 Dist. Columbia, 

 F\. Territory, 

 Wisconsin Ter 

 Iowa Ter. 



1840. 

 2,353 



1,838 



1,367 



22 197 



5,407 



17,102 

 7,018 



420 

 1,433 



703 

 1 431 

 8,3G1 



178 

 153 



1830. Inc. 

 2,486 



1,572 266 



519 848 



16.710 5,487 



4 555 852 



Dee. 



133 



9.567 



3 629 



1,637 



569 



261 



141 



6,152 



371.767 

 313,815 



313,815 



Increase ofj 

 Ireecurj. < 



57,752 



7.5:^5 

 3,389 



864 



442 



290 



2,209 



178 

 153 



59 663 

 1,911 



57.752 



1217 



Recapitulation. 

 1840. 1830. 



Increase. 



While population,13 256 429 9,994.396 3,262,033 

 Free colored, ::i7I 567 313,815 57.752 



Slaves, 2,127,&47 1,827,654 300,193 



Total, 



15,755,843 12,135,865 3,619,978 

 12,135,865 



1911 



In 1840. 



Maine, 



N. Hampshire, 1 

 Vermont, 



Mat^sachusetts, 

 Rhode Island. 5 

 C!i)nneriicut, (b") 54 

 New York, 3 



New Jersey, 653 

 Pennsylvania, 31 

 J)elaware, 2 613 

 Maryland, 89,719 

 Virginia, 447,207 

 N.Carolina,246,186 

 S.Carolina,327,1.58 

 Georgia, 253,508 

 Alabama, 188,664 

 Mississippi, 196, 765 

 Louisiana, 115,292 

 'i'ennessee, 188,168 

 Kentucky, 

 Ohio, 



Indiana, 



Illinois, 184 



Missouri, 48,941 

 Michigan, 1 



Arkansas, 18,969 

 Dis. Calumbia,4^694 

 Fl. Territory, 

 Wis. Terriiory, 8 

 Iowa Territory, 18 



29 



Slaves. 



In 1830. Increase. 

 



1 











17 



25 



75 



2,254 



403 



3,292 



102294 



469,757 



245,601 



315,401 11,757 

 217,581 35,927 

 117,549 71.115 

 65.659 130,106 

 109.588 5.704 

 141,603 46,565 



D. 



Gain thus far, 3,629,988 



Estimate of population not included in the cbove 



tables. 



Kentucky, 825,000 



Florida. 50.000 



Deficient counties in Louisinna, 85 000 



Do. in Missouri, 50 COO 



Do. in Georgia, 50.000 



Do. in Tennessee, 5.00U 



Do. in Alabama, 50,000 



Do. in Pennsylvania, 30,000 



Add as above, 



1,145,000 



15,755,843 



12 



72 

 .596 

 372 

 079 

 575 

 550 



585 



Total population of U. Slates, (about) 16,900,843 

 Of whom about 2. .350, 000 are slaves, and about 

 385,000 Tree persons of color. 



Progress of the white population. 



Year. Number. Increase. 



1790. 3,172 619 



1800. 4.307,196 



1810. 5.862,004 



1820. 7,866695 



1830. 10,541.291 



1840. 14,165,843 



1.134.577or 35.8 per cent. 

 1.554.808 " 36.1 " 

 2.004.691 " 34 2 " 

 2,674,599 " 34.0 " 

 3,624,549 " 34.2 " 











747 



25,0yl 23,860 



32 



4.576 14,393 



6 119 



18 



2,127,847 1,827,654 340 068 

 1,827,654 39,875 



563 



31 



1,425 



39,875 



Increase 

 of slaves 



? 300,193 



300,193 



(6) This apparent increase results fi-om count- 

 ing as slaves the 43 A'ricans oflhe Amisiad. De- 

 duciing these, the present number of slaves in 

 Connecticut is eleven ; being a decrease of 14 

 since 1830. 



Year. 

 1790. 

 1800. 

 1810. 

 1820. 

 1830. 



Progress of free colored population. 

 Increase. 



Number. 

 59,512 

 104,880 

 186,446 

 233.400 

 319,576 

 1840. about 385,000 



45,368 or 76.2 per cent. 

 81.566 " 76.8 " 

 37,064 " 19.8 " 

 96,066 " 41.2 " 

 65,424 " 20.4 " 



Year. 

 1790. 

 1800. 

 1810. 

 1820. 

 1830. 



Progress of the slave population. 

 Number. Increase. 



697,696 



896.849 



1 191.364 



1 538 036 



2.009,050 



1840. abt. 2 350,000 



199.153 or 28.7 per cent. 

 294.515 " 32.1 " 

 346.672 " 29.1 " 

 471,014 " SOG " 

 340,950 " 16.7 " 



Progress of the whole colored population. 



