Note 3 — Chapter I · "Up from Slavery"
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Population of New York from 1800 to 1900: Total and Negro.
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
Total Negro Percentage of Negroes
180060,515 6,38210.5
181096,373 9,82310.2
1820123,706 10,8868.8
1830202,589 13,9766.9
1840312,710 16,3585.2
1850515,547 13,8152.7
1860805,658 12,5741.6
1870942,292 13,0721.5
BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN AND BRONX
18801,206,299 19,6631.6
18901,515,301 23,6011.6
19002,050,600 38,6161.9
GREATER NEW YORK
19003,437,20260,666 1.8