East New Market

Census Records

1790 - 1950 Population Statistics

Dorchester County, Maryland

Year  Free white Free white  Other Free
        males     females     persons    Slaves
1790    4,971      5,039         528     5,337
1800    4,740      4,675       2,365     4,566
1810    5,194      5,221       2,661     5,032
Year  Free white  Free white  Free colored   Free colored   Slaves   Slaves 
        males      females        males         females     males    females
1820    5,131       4,964         1,193          1,303      2,698     2,470
1830    5,351       5,334         1,486          1,514      2,624     2,377
1840    5,355       5,274         1,925          2,062      2,216     2,011
1850    5,433       5,314         1,851          1,997      2,177     2,105
1860    5,933       5,721         2,373          2,311      2,105     2,018
         Total    Total    Total    Total
Year     males   females   white   colored
1870     9,707    9,751   11,902    7,556
1880    11,706   11,404   14,634    8,476
1890    12,696   12,147   16,133    8,709
1900    14,352   13,610   18,476    9,486
1910    14,658   14,011   19,247    9,421
1920    14,170   13,725   19,175    8,719
1930    13,686   13,127   18,981    7.830
1940    14,395   13,611   19,917    8,086
1950    13,877   13,938   20,112    7,690