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The census.

--The following is a statement of the population of North Carolina by the census of 1860, as compared with that of 1856. The free colored for 1860 is included under the general heading of free:

Free Pop.Slave Pop.Free Col.Total.Fed. Pop.
1860687,330339,8671,927,197891,250
1830553,028288,54827,463869,039763,619

By the next apportionment, North Carolina loses one Representative, sinking from 8 to 7.

The Daily Dispatch: January 9, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. January 9, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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