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At the formation of Loudoun, County, there were about 550 enslaved persons, 16 percent of a total population of about 3,500. Photo Credit: https://www.loudoun.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=136474 -
From Loudoun County's formation in 1757 until 1860 (the last census taken, before emancipation) Loudoun's enslaved population grew from 16 percent of the population to more than 28 percent of the population. Here's a quick chronological look at Loudoun's enslaved population by the numbers according to Loudoun's census records.
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At the close of the French and Indian War there are about 1,100 enslaved persons, or 19 percent of 5,800 persons. Photo Credit: http://indians.org/articles/article-images/french-indian-war.jpg -
On the eve of the American Revolution, the population is 11,000, among them 1,950 enslaved—17 ½ percent of the population. Photo Credit: https://cdn.britannica.com/23/143623-050-3708C6A4/Surrender-of-Lord-Cornwallis-canvas-John-Laurens-1820.jpg -
The first U. S. Census lists 18,962 persons; 4,213 enslaved, or 22 percent of the total population in Loudoun County. Photo Credit: https://2010-2014.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/images/2012/march/1790_census-bureau_commerce-department_relief-panel.jpg -
Loudoun registers its largest enslaved population, 6,078 enslaved, or 28 percent of a total 20,523 persons. Photo Credit: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1654/3033/products/D0820_1024x1024.jpg?v=1568780563 -
Loudoun registers its largest pre-Civil War population, 22,072. The enslaved number 5,729, about 25 percent. Photo Credit:
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5,343 enslaved, 23.8 percent of 22, 796 persons, a pre-war high. Photo Credit:
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Free Negroes comprise 6.45 percent, of 1,318 persons of a population of 20,431. The enslaved comprised of 25.8 percent of 5,273 persons. Photo Credit: https://virginiahumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Record-of-Free-Blacks-Cover-Color-scaled.jpg -
Of a population of 22,679, 5,641 or 24.1 percent are enslaved. Photo Credit:
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On the eve of the Civil War, 5,501 or 25 percent of 21,774 persons are enslaved in Loudoun County, Va. Photo Credit: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSdlEd1UMAEjIXu.jpg
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