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The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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Fifth Census of Massachusetts reports county populations totaling 610,014, with breakdowns by gender and colored persons. Free colored population: 7,006, detailed by age and gender. Comparisons show population increases in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, and Virginia from 1820 to 1830.
Merged-components note: Merging population tables (reading_orders 33 and 34) with accompanying census text (reading_order 35) into a single coherent report on Massachusetts and other states' demographics; resulting label domestic_news fits the statistical news content, differing from original 'table' labels.
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| Counties. | Males. | Females. | Colored. | Total. |
| Plymouth | 20905 | 21678 | 410 | 42993 |
| Suffolk | 28586 | 31693 | 1883 | 62162 |
| Nantucket | 3339 | 3584 | 279 | 7202 |
| Hampshire | 14990 | 14995 | 225 | 30210 |
| Bristol | 23366 | 25178 | 930 | 49474 |
| Middlesex | 38107 | 39348 | 513 | 77968 |
| Norfolk | 20436 | 21296 | 169 | 41901 |
| Barnstable | 13997 | 14363 | 165 | 28525 |
| Worcester | 41545 | 42449 | 371 | 84365 |
| Hampden | 15288 | 16003 | 349 | 31640 |
| Franklin | 14447 | 14765 | 132 | 29344 |
| Dukes | 1702 | 1768 | 48 | 3518 |
| Berkshire | 18310 | 18510 | 1005 | 37825 |
| Essex | 39451 | 42929 | 527 | 82887 |
| Totals, | 294449 | 308559 | 7006 | 610014 |
FIFTH CENSUS OF MASSACHUSETTS
Free Colored Population-
Males under ten years of age, 804
of ten and under twenty four, 886
of twenty four and under thirty six, 726
of thirty six and under fifty five, 635
of fifty five and under one hundred, 321
of one hundred and upwards, 5
3,377
Females under ten years of age, 823
of ten and under twenty four, 956
of twenty four and under thirty six, 810
of thirty six and under fifty five, 651
of fifty five and under one hundred, 385
of one hundred and upwards, 4
3,629
Colored males, 3,377
Total number of free colored persons, 7,006
Population of Rhode-Island, in 1830, 97,212; in 1820, 83,059; increase 14,153.
Population of Connecticut, in 1830, 297,726; in 1820, 275,238; increase 22,488.
Population of Delaware, in 1830, 76,739; in 1820, 72,749; increase 3,990.
Population of New-York, in 1830, 1,934,496; in 1820, 1,372,812; increase 561,684.
Virginia.—In 45 counties of Virginia, which by the census of 1820 had a population of 438,165, the present population is found to be 506,516, making an increase of 68,351, or nearly 16 per cent. The increase in the number of whites is 41,468, or 17 per cent; of slaves 20,635, or 12 per cent; and of free blacks 6,248, or 40 per cent. The increase of slaves heretofore has always been in greater ratio than that of whites. There is now a greater increase of whites.
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Massachusetts
Event Date
1830
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Fifth Census of Massachusetts provides county population breakdowns by males, females, colored, and totals, totaling 610,014. Free colored population detailed by age and gender: 3,377 males, 3,629 females, total 7,006. Includes population increases for Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, New York from 1820-1830, and partial data for 45 Virginia counties showing increases in whites, slaves, and free blacks.