Population of the District of Columbia
Year Total white black free* slave* other**** AI/E/A A/PI Asian NH&OPI Two or more
1800 14,093 10,066d 4,027 783 3,244    
1810 24,023* 16,079d 7,914 2,549 5,395d    
1820 33,039* 23,164* 10.425 4,048 6,377d    
1830 39,834* 27,563* 12,271 6,152 6,119    
1840 43,711*** 30,657d 13,054 8,360d 4,694    
1850 51,687 37,941 13,746 10,059 3,687    
1860 75,080 60,763 14,316 11,131 3,185 1    
1870 131,700 88,278 43,404   18    
1880 177,624 118,006 59,596   22    
1890 230,392 154,695 75,572   125    
1900 278,718 191,532 86,702   484    
1910 331,069* 236,128* 94,446*   495    
1920 437,571 326,860* 109,996   745    
1930 486,869 353,981** 132,068   820    
1940 663,091 474,326* 187,266   1,499    
1950 802,178* 517,865 280,803   3,510    
1960 763,956 345,263 411,737   6,956    
1970 756,510 209,272 537,712   9,526    
1980 638,333 171,796 448,229   1,031 6,636    
1990 606,900 179,667 399,604   1,559 11,233    
2000 572,059 176,101 343,312   21,950 1,713   15,189 348 13.446
                       
Notes/Sources:
Dodd, Donald B. [comp.] Historical statistics of the United States: Two centuries of the census.
1993
d DeBow, J.D.B Statistical view of the United States…. 1854
*Green, Constance. Washington.
**1960 census
***corrected addition by MBG
****Other includes
© Matthew Gilmore, April 1996, July 2001