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"American Population before the 1790 Census"
by Evarts B. Greene and Virginia Harrington
transcribed by Kim Torp
"The Illinois Country"
1723: 334 inhabitants according to census made by M. Diron in June, 1723, as follows:
|
Settlers |
White Workmen |
Women |
Children |
|
|
Kaskaskias |
64 |
41 |
37 |
54 |
|
Fort Chartres |
39 |
42 |
28 |
17 |
|
Cahokia |
7 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1726: 700 men. 280 "masters," 37 hired persons or servants, 129 Negro slaves, 66 Indian slaves
1732: 672 [699] total inhabitants according to census as follows:
|
Whites |
Slaves |
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|
Men |
Women |
Legitimate Children |
Orphans & Bastards |
Negroes |
Indians |
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|
Men |
Women |
Children |
Men |
Women |
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|
La Prairie du Fort Chartres |
43 |
27 |
66 |
6 |
13 |
6 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
|
Cascassias |
48 |
36 |
87 |
14 |
38 |
23 |
41 |
30 |
38 |
|
Cahoquias |
5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
1 |
-- |
7 |
3 |
|
Concession de Renault |
12 |
3 |
17 |
-- |
14 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Officers |
3 |
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|
Soldiers |
41 |
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|
Jesuits |
4 |
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|
Priests |
3 |
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|
159 |
39 [66] |
170 |
20 |
68 |
33 |
64 |
57 |
62 |
|
1743: 2,000 to 3,000 whites in the Illinois settlements of Kaskaskia, St. Philippe, Cahokia and Prairie du Rocher.
1750: 140 families in the 5 French villages. 1,100 white people, 300 blacks and about 60 red slaves in the 5 French villages.
1763: 670 white inhabitants and 300 Negroes in all Illinois:
|
Kaskaskia |
400 |
100 |
Indian warriors besides |
|
Fort Chartres |
100 |
40 |
Indian warriors besides |
|
Prairie du Rocher |
50 |
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|
St. Philippe |
20 |
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|
Cahokia |
100 |
60 |
Indian warriors besides |
|
670 |
200 |
Total Indian warriors |
1764: 1,400 inhabitants, including women and children, according to last census. 600 fighting men and 1,000 Negroes
1765: 90 families: 50 in Kaskaskias, and 40 at Cahokia. "Those [villages] of Prairie du Roche, Fort Chartres, and St. Philippe are almost totally abandoned."
| 2,950 inhabitants: | ||||
|
White men able to bear arms |
White women |
White children |
Negroes of both sexes |
Indians able to bear arms |
|
700 |
500 |
850 |
900 |
650 |
1766: 400 French families. 700 white men able to bear arms. 168 French families plus 80 houses, as follows
|
Kaskaskia |
80 houses |
15 cabins of Indians |
|
Prairie du Rocher |
14 families |
|
|
St. Philippe |
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|
Cahokia |
43 families |
20 cabins of Indians |
|
Point Coupee |
110 families |
|
Kaskaskia |
600 whites |
142 Negro men 81 Negro women 80 Negro boys |
|
Cahokia |
60 families |
|
|
Prairie du Roche |
25 families |
|
|
St. Philippe |
3 families |
|
|
Fort Chartres |
3 families |
1770: 2,000 white inhabitants of all ages and sexes in the Illinois country, including Vincennes
|
Kaskaskia |
65 families, an officer and 20 men |
|
Prairie du Roches |
12 dwelling houses and 1 company militia |
|
Fort Chartres |
3 or 4 families |
|
Cahokia |
45 dwelling houses |
1771: 300 fencible men and 230 Negroes on the eastern side of the Mississippi.
1772: 1,500 inhabitants. 900 whites; 560 or 660 blacks:
| Kaskaskia |
500 whites |
400 to 500 blacks |
| Prairie du Roche |
100 whites |
80 blacks |
| St. Philippe |
1 to 3 families |
|
| Cahokia |
300 whites |
80 blacks |
1787: 606 males, according to census, as follows:
| Cahokia |
239 French |
| Kaskaskia |
191 French |
| Prairie du Rocher |
79 French |
| American male inhabitants |
97 |
1788: 146 or 147 families, according to report of Congressional Committee, as follows:
| Kaskaskia |
80 |
| Prairie du Rocher |
12 |
| Fort Chartres and St. Philippe |
4 or 5 |
| Cahokia |
50 |
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