mencement of the revolution: but the population at that time could not have amounted to more than 2,500,000. After the peace, a census of the population has been taken every ten years. In 1790 the number of inhabitants in the old states amounted to 3,929,326, including 629,697 slaves, and also the population of Vermont, which had increased to 85,530; and that of Kentucky, into which emigration rushed with rapidity from the New England states, amounting to 173,677. The slave population were distributed as follows:-158 in New Hampshire; 16 in Vermont; 948 in Rhode Island; 2764 in Connecticut; 21,324 in New York; 11,423 in New Jersey; 8887 in Delaware; 3737 in Pennsylvania; 103,036 in Maryland; 292,627 in Virginia; 100,572 in North Carolina; 107,094 in South Carolina; 29,264 in Georgia; 12,430 in Kentucky; and 3417 in different territories. Total slaves in 1790,-629,697. In 1800 the population increased to 5,319,762, including 896,849 slaves. In 1810 the census gave 6,048,539 free, and 1,191,364 slaves. Total, 7,239,903. In 1820 the number of freemen were 8,100,108, and of slaves 1,538,118. Total, 9,638,166. In 1830, the returns gave 10,857,177 free, and 2,009,043 slaves. Total 12,866,020 inhabitants. By this census it appears that Vermont, with 280,622 free inhabitants, was the only state or district without a slave. Massachusetts had one registered slave, 610,477 free. Maine, 2 slaves, 399,953 free. Indiana, 3 slaves, 343,025 free. New Hampshire, 3 slaves, 269,325 free. Ohio, 6 slaves, 937,897 free. Rhode Island, 17 slaves, 97,181 free. Michigan, 32 slaves, 31,607 free. Illinois, 747 slaves, 156,698 free. New Jersey, 2254 slaves, 318,569 free. Delaware, 3292 slaves, 73,456 free. Arkansas, 4576 slaves, 25,812 free. District of Columbia (the territory of the capital of the land of freedom), 6119 slaves, 33,715 free. Territory of Florida, 15,501 slaves, 19,229 free. free. Mississippi, 65,659 slaves, 70,962 free. free. Louisiana, 109,588 slaves, 106,151 free. free. Tennessee, 141,603 slaves, 540,301 free. free. Georgia, 217,531 slaves, 299,292 free. 492,386 free. South Carolina, 315,401 slaves, 265,784 free. And Virginia, 469,757 slaves, 741,648 free. Thus it appears that there were, in 1830, of the whole population, nearly one-fifth slaves. Missouri, 25,091 slaves, 115,364 Maryland, 102,994 slaves, 344,046 Alabama, 117,549 slaves, 191,978 Kentucky, 165,213 slaves, 522,704 North Carolina, 245,601 slaves, By the census of 1840, the total number of the population was 17,068,666, consisting of 7,249,266 free males, and 6,939,842 free females. Total free, 14,189,108, and of 186,467, free coloured males, and 199,778 free coloured females. Total free coloured, 386,245 of 1,246,408 male slaves, and 1,240,805 female slaves. Total slaves, 2,487,213. In Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Michigan, there were no slaves; in New Hampshire, 1 female slave; in Rhode Island, 5 male slaves; in Connecticut 17 female slaves; in New York, 4 slaves; in Ohio, 3 slaves; in Indiana, 3 slaves; in New Jersey, 674 slaves; in Pennsylvania, 64 slaves; in Delaware 2505 slaves; in Maryland, 89,495 slaves; in Virginia, 449,187 slaves; in North Carolina, 245,317 slaves; in South Carolina, 327,038 slaves; in Georgia, 280,944 slaves; in Alabama, 253,530 slaves; in Mississippi, 195,211 slaves; in Louisiana, 167,822 slaves; in Tennessee, 183,058 slaves; in Kentucky, 182,258 slaves; in Illinois, 271 slaves; in Missouri, 58,240 slaves; in Arkansas, 19,953 slaves; in Florida territory, 25,713 slaves; in Wisconsin territory, 11 slaves; in Iowa territory, 16 slaves; in the district of Colombia, 4696 slaves. The decennial increase per cent of the population has been as follows: viz., in the ten years ending 1800, 35.01 per cent; 1810, 36:45 per cent; 1820, 33-35 per cent; 1830, 33 26 per cent; 1840, 32-67 per cent. The total population of 1845, which will include an increase of nearly six years, may be estimated at about 20,000,000. In 1850, if the population of the United States shall have increased, as is probable, in the same ratio as during the ten years ending 1840, the total number will be about 22,500,000, of which number the slaves will amount probably to not more than three millions; as no slaves are imported, and as the slave population has not increased in the same ratio as the free. The numbers of male and female slaves at present are about equal. TABLE I. Showing the Population by Census of 1830 and 1840-the numerical increase and the ratio per cent increase in Ten Years, in each State and Territory. Total.. under 10. TABLE IV.-Population of the States and Territories of the United States, in 1840, exhibiting the general Aggregate Amount of each description of Persons, as compiled from the Official Returns of the Marshals of the several States and Territories, as received at the State Department, under the Act for taking the Sixth Census. WHITE PERSONS.-MA LES. 1,270,790 1,024,072 879,499 756,022 1,322,440 866,431 536,568 314,505 174,226 80,851 21,679 2507 476 7,249,266 30 and under 40. WHITE PERSON S.-FEMALES. Maine... 38,185 34,458 30,044 27,940 42,165 29,046 20,024 12,304 New Hampshire 17,959 16,693 15,689 Massachusetts.. 45,313 40,115 36,832 Wisconsin ditto. lowa ditto... District of Columbia... 1,322 2,220 1,219 7,703 4,122 1,274 174 247,449 15,457 24,679 18,269 14,183 9,824 6,702 4,000 1,388 181 8 145,032 40,360 74,750 49,324 33,109 22,684 14,645 8,387 2,955 375 2 368,351 6,030 10,833 7,138 4,891 3,430 2,176 1,196 16,88 15,964 16,478| 27,120 20,110 14,863 10,792 7,220 4,274 18,877 16,677 15,744 24,225 18,163 12,807 8,612 5,423 2,875 951 100 154,525 134,977 137,414 227,137 143,882 90,163 53,496 30,190 14,281| 4,152 522 23,161 20,362 19,701 31,514 20,530 14,009 8,841 5,253 2,769 803 82 115,570 97,972 96,692 153,803 92,864 60,838 37,965 21,007 9,783 2,725 316 4,751 3,859 3,404 3,337 5,707 3,469 2,173 1,341 837 320 92 25,680 19,978 17,560 18,349 31,021 19,343 12,477 7,859 4,376 1,801 65,286 52,264 43,996 42,475 65,797 40,082 26,928 16,865 9,986 4,468 43,637 35,221 29,616 26,965 43,132 25,906 18,114 11,374 6,754 2,943 18,741 15,822 14,691 22,392 13,471 9,145 5,551 3,168 1,443 32,080 25,993 22,395 31,705 19,603 12,300 6,795 3,679 1,485 26,804 21,786 17,911 25,574 15,152 9,184 13,328 10,919 8,911 14,464 7,847 4,284 10,395 7,760 7,947 13,602 7,907 4,099 51,013 42,327 35,965 51,907 30,597 19,198 11,535 55,419 44,022 37,298 33,207 47,970 28,608 18,050 10,907 137,725 110,949 91,294 84.872 127,730 75,799| 48,588 28,037 66,397 53,805 42,890) 36,904 55,176 32,708 19,967 10,759 44,775 34,913 28,496 24,078 38,-23 22,676 12,712 6,514 32,600 24,321 19,679 16,952 26,330 14,889 8,580 4,259 8,108 5,853 4,869 3,911 5,881 3,317 1,715 805 18,401 15,989 11,798 10,819 18,706 11,864 2,241 1,761 1,448 2,528 1,692 1,289 4,082 2,962 2,188 Total 2,294 1,203,349 1,771 1,899 2,077 3,030 2,026 1,338 986,921 836,588 792,168 1,253,395 779,097 502,143 304,810 173,299 80,562 23,964 3231 315 6,939,842 under 60. TOTAL. |