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The Historical Society of Cecil County |
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Preserving Cecil County's History |
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When enumerators counted the population in 1790, their tabulation revealed that that 3,407 people or 25% of the population were slaves. When the count was last completed in 1860, there were 950 or 4% of the population enslaved.
The tables and charts below provide more details.
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Decade |
Slave |
Count—Change |
% Change |
% of Slaves |
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1790 |
3407 |
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25% |
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1800 |
2103 |
-1304 |
-38% |
23% |
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1810 |
2467 |
364 |
17% |
19% |
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1820 |
2342 |
-125 |
-5% |
15% |
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1830 |
1705 |
-637 |
-27% |
11% |
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1840 |
1352 |
-353 |
-21% |
8% |
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1850 |
844 |
-508 |
-38% |
4% |
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1860 |
950 |
106 |
13% |
4% |