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The Evolution of Slavery in Montgomery County
* 1790: 879 owners, avg. 7 slaves each; 6,030 [total enslaved people]; total county population 18,003
* 1800: 864 owners, avg. 7 slaves each; 6,288 [total enslaved people]; total county population 15,058
* 1810: 934 owners; avg. 9 slaves each; 50% under the age of 14 8,056 [total enslaved people]; total county population 17,980
* Following the end of the Atlantic Slave Trade in 1808, a heavier reliance on enslaved families to replenish the labor supply meant a substantial percentage of enslaved people were, in fact, children.
* 1820: 522 owners, avg. 13 slaves each; 50% under the age of 14 6,936 [total enslaved people]; total county population 16,400
* In 1825, Josiah Henson recalled there were 22 enslaved people including 2 of his own children, at the Riley plantation.
* 1830: 830 owners, avg. 7 slaves each; 47% under the age of 14 6,447 [total enslaved people]; total county population 19,816
* 1840: 1,124 owners, avg. 5 slaves each; 47% under the age of 10 5,377 [total enslaved people]; total county population 15,456
* 1850: 837 owners, avg. 6 slaves each; 45% under the age of 14 5,114[total enslaved people]; total county population 15,860
* 1860: 762 owners, avg. 6 slaves each; 44% under the age of 14 4,903 [total enslaved people]; total county population 18,322 |