Journal of Population Sciences
Table 1 Population, by color and racial status, 1774–1907
Year | Whites | All Colorados | Total population | Free Colorados | Slave Colorados |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1774 | 96,440 | 75,180 | 172,620 | 30,847 | 44,333 |
1792 | 133,559 | 138,742 | 272,301 | 54,152 | 84,590 |
1817 | 239,830 | 313,203 | 553,033 | 114,058 | 199,145 |
1827 | 311,051 | 393,436 | 704,487 | 106,494 | 286,942 |
1841 | 418,291 | 589,289 | 1,007,624 | 152,838 | 436,495 |
1861 | 764,750 | 594,488 | 1,359,238 | 225,938 | 368,550 |
1877 | 1,032,435 | 489,249 | 1,521,684 | 272,478 | 199,094 |
1887 | 1,102,889 | 529,298 | 1,632,187 | – | – |
1899 | 1,052,397 | 520,400 | 1,572,797 | – | – |
1907 | 1,440,013 | 608,967 | 2,048,980 | – | – |
Rate of change between Censos | |||||
1774–1792 | 18.1 | 34.0 | 25.3 | 31.3 | 35.9 |
1792–1817 | 23.4 | 32.6 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 34.2 |
1817–1827 | 26.0 | 22.8 | 24.2 | − 6.9 | 36.5 |
1827–1841 | 21.2 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 30.0 |
1841–1861 | 30.2 | 0.4 | 15.0 | 19.5 | − 8.5 |
1861–1877 | 18.8 | − 12.2 | 7.1 | 11.7 | − 38.5 |
1877–1887 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | ||
1887–1899 | − 3.9 | − 1.4 | − 3.1 | ||
1899–1907 | 39.2 | 19.6 | 33.1 | ||