Population of Virginia - 1900

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
RICHMOND CITY 85,050
NORFOLK 50,780
PITTSYLVANIA 46,894
NORFOLK CITY 46,624
HALIFAX 37,197
ROCKINGHAM 33,527
ACCOMACK 32,570
AUGUSTA 32,370
BEDFORD 30,356
HENRICO 30,062
WASHINGTON 28,995
ALBEMARLE 28,473
MECKLENBURG 26,551
FRANKLIN 25,953
TAZEWELL 23,384
FAUQUIER 23,374
CAMPBELL 23,256
NANSEMOND 23,078
SOUTHAMPTON 22,848
SCOTT 22,694
LOUDOUN 21,948
PETERSBURG 21,810
ROCKBRIDGE 21,799
ROANOKE CITY 21,495
WYTHE 20,437
SHENANDOAH 20,253
LEE 19,856
WISE 19,653
NEWPORT NEWS 19,635
ELIZABETH CITY 19,460
CARROLL 19,303
HENRY 19,265
LYNCHBURG 18,891
CHESTERFIELD 18,804
FAIRFAX 18,580
BRUNSWICK 18,217
RUSSELL 18,031
AMHERST 17,864
HANOVER 17,618
PORTSMOUTH 17,427
BOTETOURT 17,161
SMYTH 17,121
GRAYSON 16,853
CAROLINE 16,709
DANVILLE 16,520
LOUISA 16,517
ALLEGHANY 16,330
NELSON 16,075
MONTGOMERY 15,852
ROANOKE 15,837
PATRICK 15,403
FLOYD 15,388
DINWIDDIE 15,374
CHARLOTTE 15,343
BUCKINGHAM 15,266
PRINCE EDWARD 15,045
PULASKI 14,609
ALEXANDRIA CITY 14,528
CULPEPER 14,123
PAGE 13,794
NORTHAMPTON 13,770
FREDERICK 13,239
ISLE OF WIGHT 13,102
GLOUCESTER 12,832
ORANGE 12,571
NOTTOWAY 12,366
SUSSEX 12,082
LUNENBURG 11,705
PRINCESS ANNE 11,192
PRINCE WILLIAM 11,112
GILES 10,793
MADISON 10,216
NORTHUMBERLAND 9,846
GREENSVILLE 9,758
MANCHESTER 9,715
ESSEX 9,701
BUCHANAN 9,692
APPOMATTOX 9,662
GOOCHLAND 9,519
KING AND QUEEN 9,265
WESTMORELAND 9,243
SPOTSYLVANIA 9,239
FLUVANNA 9,050
AMELIA 9,037
CUMBERLAND 8,996
LANCASTER 8,949
RAPPAHANNOCK 8,843
WARREN 8,837
SURRY 8,469
KING WILLIAM 8,380
MATHEWS 8,239
MIDDLESEX 8,220
STAFFORD 8,097
CLARKE 7,927
PRINCE GEORGE 7,752
DICKENSON 7,747
YORK 7,482
STAUNTON 7,289
RICHMOND 7,088
KING GEORGE 6,918
POWHATAN 6,824
CHARLOTTESVILLE 6,449
ARLINGTON/ALEXAND 6,430
GREENE 6,214
HIGHLAND 5,647
BATH 5,595
BLAND 5,497
WINCHESTER 5,161
FREDERICKSBURG 5,068
CHARLES CITY 5,040
WARWICK 4,888
NEW KENT 4,865
BRISTOL 4,579
CRAIG 4,293
JAMES CITY 3,688
RADFORD 3,344
BUENA VISTA 2,388
WILLIAMSBURG 2,044
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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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