Population of Virginia - 1870

This table shows population by county, from largest to smallest ("in descending order"), based on the historical census records. Census data is accessible through the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center of the University of Virginia library, by arrangement with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. CAUTION: County boundaries have changed over time; if you are creating statistics on population density, don't mix apples and oranges. New counties were carved out of the acreage of existing counties until Dickenson County was finally created in 1880. Since then, annexations and mergers of cities and counties have also changed the political boundaries.

County TOTAL
POPULATION
HENRICO66,179
NORFOLK46,702
PITTSYLVANIA31,343
DINWIDDIE30,702
AUGUSTA28,763
CAMPBELL28,384
HALIFAX27,828
ALBEMARLE27,544
BEDFORD25,327
ROCKINGHAM23,668
MECKLENBURG21,318
LOUDOUN20,929
ACCOMACK20,409
FAUQUIER19,690
CHESTERFIELD18,470
FRANKLIN18,264
WASHINGTON16,816
ARLINGTON/ALEXAND16,755
FREDERICK16,596
HANOVER16,455
LOUISA16,332
ROCKBRIDGE16,058
CAROLINE15,128
SHENANDOAH14,936
AMHERST14,900
CHARLOTTE14,513
NELSON13,898
BRUNSWICK13,427
BUCKINGHAM13,371
LEE13,268
SCOTT13,036
FAIRFAX12,952
MONTGOMERY12,556
HENRY12,303
SOUTHAMPTON12,285
CULPEPER12,227
PRINCE EDWARD12,004
SPOTSYLVANIA11,728
WYTHE11,611
NANSEMOND11,576
BOTETOURT11,329
RUSSELL11,103
TAZEWELL10,791
LUNENBURG10,403
ORANGE10,396
GOOCHLAND10,313
GLOUCESTER10,211
PATRICK10,161
ESSEX9,927
AMELIA9,878
FLUVANNA9,875
FLOYD9,824
KING AND QUEEN9,709
GRAYSON9,587
ROANOKE9,350
NOTTOWAY9,291
CARROLL9,147
APPOMATTOX8,950
SMYTH8,898
MADISON8,670
PAGE8,462
ISLE OF WIGHT8,320
ELIZABETH CITY8,303
PRINCESS ANNE8,273
RAPPAHANNOCK8,261
CUMBERLAND8,142
NORTHAMPTON8,046
SUSSEX7,885
PRINCE GEORGE7,820
WESTMORELAND7,682
POWHATAN7,667
KING WILLIAM7,515
PRINCE WILLIAM7,504
YORK7,198
NORTHUMBERLAND6,863
CLARKE6,670
PULASKI6,538
RICHMOND6,503
STAFFORD6,420
GREENSVILLE6,362
MATHEWS6,200
GILES5,875
KING GEORGE5,742
WARREN5,716
SURRY5,585
LANCASTER5,355
MIDDLESEX4,981
CHARLES CITY4,975
WISE4,785
GREENE4,634
JAMES CITY4,425
NEW KENT4,381
HIGHLAND4,151
BLAND4,000
BATH3,795
BUCHANAN3,777
ALLEGHANY3,674
CRAIG2,942
WARWICK1,672
  1,512,565

Citation: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. HISTORICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL DATA: THE UNITED STATES, 1790-1970 [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 197?.;


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