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1810 US Census: America by the Numbers | US History and historical demographics | Free & Slave

The 1810 US Census shows a quickly growing population. There are now three states west of the Appalachian Mountains with Ohio joining the Union in 1803. There were 7.2 million Americans in 1810. Virginia and New York State nearly have one million residents each. Pennsylvania has over 800,000 residents. Kentucky has already matured to a larger state population than many of the older states. The largest city in the nation is New York City with nearly 100,000 residents. Philadelphia had over 50,000 residents. New Orleans in the Orleans territory is one of the largest cities in the nation even though it isn't in a formal state yet. Charleston, South Carolina is the largest state in the South. Albany, New York had 11,000 residents in 1810, one of the largest cities in the country. The Census was required to differentiate between free and slave populations in order to consider the Three-Fifths Compromise in the US Constitution for the tabulation of state representation. A number of states in the North have abolished slavery. Massachusetts and the district of Maine, as well as New Hampshire and Vermont, have zero slaves in 1810. New Jersey is the only northern state with more slaves than free African Americans, however, that will change by the next census. Delaware has more free African Americans than enslaved. Maryland, Tennessee and Virginia show much more slavery in the flatlands where tobacco is grown. The Appalachian Mountain regions have much less slavery. Virginia has the most slaves of any state in 1810. Maryland has many slaves, but it also has a large population of free African Americans. South Carolina has the highest rate of slavery at nearly 50% of the total population. American territories are quickly growing. The Mississippi Territory contains future Alabama and Mississippi. The Orleans Territory is future Louisiana. The Louisiana Purchase territory includes Arkansas and Missouri. Tecumseh is gathering warriors in the northwest, where Americans are settling the territories of Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. Spanish Florida and British Canada, along with Natives in the west, form boundary challenges for the United States and represent conditions for the War of 1812. A short film by Jeffrey Meyer