Population of Virginia - 1880

This table shows population by political unit 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
HENRICO 82,703
NORFOLK 58,657
PITTSYLVANIA 52,589
CAMPBELL 36,250
AUGUSTA 35,710
HALIFAX 33,588
DINWIDDIE 32,870
ALBEMARLE 32,618
BEDFORD 31,205
ROCKINGHAM 29,567
WASHINGTON 25,203
CHESTERFIELD 25,085
FRANKLIN 25,084
MECKLENBURG 24,610
ACCOMACK 24,408
LOUDOUN 23,634
FAUQUIER 22,993
ROCKBRIDGE 20,003
LOUISA 18,942
AMHERST 18,709
HANOVER 18,588
SHENANDOAH 18,204
SOUTHAMPTON 18,012
FREDERICK 17,553
ARLINGTON/ALEXAND 17,546
CAROLINE 17,243
SCOTT 17,233
BRUNSWICK 16,707
MONTGOMERY 16,693
CHARLOTTE 16,653
NELSON 16,536
FAIRFAX 16,025
HENRY 16,009
NANSEMOND 15,903
BUCKINGHAM 15,540
LEE 15,116
SPOTSYLVANIA 14,828
BOTETOURT 14,809
PRINCE EDWARD 14,668
WYTHE 14,318
RUSSELL 13,906
CULPEPER 13,408
CARROLL 13,323
FLOYD 13,255
ROANOKE 13,105
GRAYSON 13,068
ORANGE 13,052
TAZEWELL 12,861
PATRICK 12,833
SMYTH 12,160
GLOUCESTER 11,876
LUNENBURG 11,535
NOTTOWAY 11,156
ESSEX 11,032
FLUVANNA 10,802
ELIZABETH CITY 10,689
ISLE OF WIGHT 10,572
MADISON 10,562
CUMBERLAND 10,540
KING AND QUEEN 10,502
AMELIA 10,377
GOOCHLAND 10,292
APPOMATTOX 10,080
SUSSEX 10,062
PRINCE GEORGE 10,054
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PRINCESS ANNE 9,394
RAPPAHANNOCK 9,291
PRINCE WILLIAM 9,180
NORTHAMPTON 9,152
WESTMORELAND 8,846
GILES 8,794
PULASKI 8,755
KING WILLIAM 8,751
GREENSVILLE 8,407
NORTHUMBERLAND 7,929
POWHATAN 7,817
WISE 7,772
CLARKE 7,682
MATHEWS 7,501
WARREN 7,399
SURRY 7,391
YORK 7,349
STAFFORD 7,211
RICHMOND 7,195
KING GEORGE 6,397
MIDDLESEX 6,252
LANCASTER 6,160
GREENE 5,830
BUCHANAN 5,694
ALLEGHANY 5,586
NEW KENT 5,515
CHARLES CITY 5,512
JAMES CITY 5,422
HIGHLAND 5,164
BLAND 5,004
BATH 4,482
CRAIG 3,794
WARWICK 2,258
DICKENSON M
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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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