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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Synopsis of population statistics for the District of Columbia, Washington City, Georgetown, and Alexandria in 1820 and 1830, compiled from official census by J. Ses-ford, showing breakdowns by whites, slaves, and free colored, with increases and decreases.
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| WHITE'S. | SLAVES. | FREE COLORED. | Grand Total. | |||||||
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | ||
| District, in 1820, | 11,171 | 11,143 | 22,614 | 3,007 | 3,370 | 6,377 | 1,731 | 2,317 | 4,048 | 33,039 |
| Do. | 1830, | 13,769 | 27,655 | 2,772 | 3,288 | 6,060 | 2,649 | 3,517 | 6,163 | 39,879 |
| Increase, | 2,592 | 2,448 | 3,041 | - | - | - | 915 | 2,115 | 6,840 | |
| Decrease, | - | - | - | 227 | 82 | 317 | - | - | - | |
| City, in 1820, | 4,736 | 4,820 | 9,006 | 880 | 1,065 | 1,945 | 750 | 946 | 1,696 | 13,247 |
| Do. | 1830, | 6,581 | 13,379 | 1,610 | 1,369 | 2,319 | 1,342 | 1,793 | 2,135 | 18,836 |
| Increase, | 1,705 | 1,978 | 3,773 | 130 | 244 | 374 | 592 | 847 | 5,589 | |
| Decrease, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Georgetown, in 1820, | 2,475 | 2,165 | 4,910 | 710 | 816 | 1,526 | 375 | 519 | 894 | 7,360 |
| Do. | 1830, | 3,052 | 3,006 | 6,058 | 515 | 660 | 1,175 | 500 | 709 | 8,441 |
| Increase, | 577 | 541 | 1,118 | - | - | - | 425 | 190 | 1,081 | |
| Decrease, | - | - | - | 195 | 160 | 351 | - | - | - | |
| Alexandria, in 1820, | 2,697 | 2,948 | 5,615 | 608 | 829 | 1,435 | 461 | 707 | 1,168 | 8,218 |
| Do. | 1830, | 2,719 | 2,969 | 5,681 | 462 | 739 | 1,201 | 566 | 816 | 8,263 |
| Increase, | 45 | 21 | 66 | - | - | - | 101 | 109 | 213 | |
| Decrease, | - | - | - | 144 | 90 | 234 | - | - | - |
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District Of Columbia
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1820 And 1830
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Population synopsis compiled from official census showing breakdowns for whites (males, females, total), slaves (males, females, total), free colored (males, females, total), and grand totals for District, City (Washington), Georgetown, and Alexandria in 1820 and 1830, with increases and decreases noted.