US Black Heritage 1880 Census Project, Virginia
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US Black Heritage Project; USBH 1880 Project
Goal: To create a profile for every Black American enumerated on the 1880 US federal census in Virginia.
- Total Population of Virginia in 1880: 1,462,565
- Total Black Population of Virginia in 1880: 631,616
| Counties in 1880 | Total Pop. | Black Pop. | Spreadsheet | Status/Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack | 24,408 | 9,393 | Virginia #16 | |
| Albemarle | 32,618 | 16,659 | Virginia #19 | |
| Alexandria | 17,546 | 7,574 | Virginia #9 | |
| Alleghany | 5,586 | 1,132 | ||
| Amelia | 10,377 | 7,340 | ||
| Amherst | 18,709 | 8,702 | ||
| Appomattox | 10,080 | 4,927 | Virginia #1 | |
| Augusta | 35,710 | 9,310 | ||
| Bath | 4,482 | 961 | ||
| Bedford | 31,205 | 12,677 | ||
| Bland | 5,004 | 254 | ||
| Botetourt | 14,815 | 4,656 | ||
| Brunswick | 16,707 | 10,685 | ||
| Buchanan | 5,694 | 33 | Virginia #1 | Completed/Checked |
| Buckingham | 15,540 | 8,773 | ||
| Campbell | 36,250 | 18,953 | ||
| Caroline | 17,243 | 9,628 | Virginia #12 | |
| Carroll | 13,323 | 346 | ||
| Charles City | 5,512 | 3,751 | ||
| Charlotte | 16,653 | 10,949 | ||
| Chesterfield | 25,085 | 11,521 | ||
| Clarke | 7,682 | 2,537 | ||
| Craig | 3,794 | 236 | ||
| Culpeper | 13,408 | 6,623 | Virginia #2 | |
| Cumberland | 10,540 | 7,417 | ||
| Dinwiddie | 32,870 | 18,428 | Virginia #15 | |
| Elizabeth City | 10,689 | 6,531 | ||
| Essex | 11,032 | 7,569 | Virginia #12 | |
| Fairfax | 16,025 | 5,264 | Virginia #7 | |
| Fauquier | 22,993 | 9,305 | Virginia #2 | |
| Floyd | 13,255 | 1,274 | ||
| Fluvanna | 10,802 | 5,290 | Virginia #7 | |
| Franklin | 25,084 | 8,015 | Virginia #20 | |
| Frederick | 17,553 | 2,556 | ||
| Giles | 8,794 | 1,109 | ||
| Gloucester | 11,876 | 6,533 | ||
| Goochland | 10,292 | 6,234 | ||
| Grayson | 13,068 | 997 | ||
| Greene | 5,830 | 1,825 | ||
| Greensville | 8,407 | 5,650 | Virginia #14 | |
| Halifax | 33,588 | 20,295 | Virginia #8 | |
| Hanover | 18,588 | 9,282 | Virginia #9 | |
| Henrico | 82,703 | 37,878 | Virginia #3 (Richmond City) Virginia #4: Other Townships | |
| Henry | 16,009 | 7,395 | Virginia #18 | |
| Highland | 5,164 | 449 | ||
| Isle of Wight | 10,572 | 4,555 | ||
| James City | 5,422 | 3,195 | ||
| King and Queen | 10,502 | 6,078 | ||
| King George | 6,397 | 3,235 | ||
| King William | 8,751 | 5,464 | ||
| Lancaster | 6,160 | 3,534 | ||
| Lee | 15,116 | 922 | ||
| Loudoun | 23,634 | 7,243 | ||
| Louisa | 18,942 | 11,531 | Virginia #13 | |
| Lunenburg | 11,535 | 6,924 | ||
| Madison | 10,562 | 4,556 | ||
| Mathews | 7,501 | 2,459 | ||
| Mecklenburg | 24,610 | 16,388 | ||
| Middlesex | 6,252 | 3,634 | ||
| Montgomery | 16,693 | 4,227 | ||
| Nansemond | 15,903 | 8,175 | ||
| Nelson | 16,536 | 7,508 | ||
| New Kent | 5,515 | 3,232 | ||
| Norfolk | 58,657 | 29,453 | Virginia #5 (Norfolk City) & Virginia #6 (Rest of County) | |
| Northampton | 9,152 | 5,263 | Virginia #14 | |
| Northumberland | 7,929 | 3,483 | ||
| Nottoway | 11,156 | 8,144 | ||
| Orange | 13,052 | 6,842 | ||
| Page | 9,965 | 1,119 | ||
| Patrick | 12,833 | 2,734 | ||
| Pittsylvania | 52,589 | 27,200 | Virginia #10 (Surnames A-K) Virginia #11 (Surnames L-Z) | |
| Powhatan | 7,817 | 5,091 | ||
| Prince Edward | 14,668 | 9,914 | ||
| Prince George | 10,054 | 6,799 | ||
| Princess Anne | 9,394 | 4,262 | ||
| Prince William | 9,180 | 2,600 | ||
| Pulaski | 8,755 | 2,452 | ||
| Rappahannock | 9,291 | 3,536 | Virginia #1 | |
| Richmond | 7,195 | 3,389 | Virginia #13 | |
| Roanoke | 13,105 | 4,828 | Virginia #14 | |
| Rockbridge | 20,003 | 5,343 | ||
| Rockingham | 29,567 | 3,433 | ||
| Russell | 13,906 | 1,272 | ||
| Scott | 17,233 | 676 | ||
| Shenandoah | 18,204 | 1,006 | ||
| Smyth | 12,160 | 1,640 | ||
| Southampton | 18,012 | 10,565 | ||
| Spotsylvania | 14,828 | 6,406 | ||
| Stafford | 7,211 | 1,653 | ||
| Surry | 7,391 | 4,559 | ||
| Sussex | 10,062 | 6,701 | ||
| Tazewell | 12,861 | 1,914 | ||
| Warren | 7,399 | 1,441 | ||
| Warwick | 2,249 | 1,470 | ||
| Washington | 25,203 | 4,086 | ||
| Westmoreland | 8,846 | 5,100 | ||
| Wise | 7,772 | 101 | Virginia #1 | |
| Wythe | 14,318 | 2,850 | Virginia #1 | |
| York | 7,349 | 4,512 |
Thank you to our spreadsheet creation helpers for Virginia
Sources
- "1880 Census: Volume 1. Statistics of the Population of the United States;" Table V: Population, by Race and by Counties: 1880, 1870, 1860; pages 412-413, Virginia; image copy, United States Census Bureau, https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-13.pdf : accessed 30 Dec 2023.
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When you have a moment, could you please provide a spread for Albemarle county, VA? I have family in the Crozet/Yancey Mills area and those families go back generations and are still there. Also, very impressed as to how well documented VA as a whole is. Thank you!