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African Americans in the 1830 CensusDauphin County, PennsylvaniaThe 1830 Census in Dauphin County shows a substantial growth in the free African American population in the county, and particularly in the town of Harrisburg. More than one hundred households in Harrisburg alone have been identified in which the head of the household is African American or the majority of the residents are African American. These are found on page four of the database. In Harrisburg, at least 46 households of white families also contained at least one African American resident, generally in the position of a household servant. Two enslaved persons are also enumerated. This database identifies 779 individuals. Harrisburg historian and researcher Calobe Jackson, Jr. has noted that county census summary pages give the total African American population as 961 and then note later additions that bring the total number of African Americans in the county to 1025, a difference from these figures of 246 individuals. It is not clear why there is such a large discrepency in these figures. 1830 Census transcripts, African American residents
Additional historical data on central Pennsylvania African AmericansDauphin County
SourcePopulation Schedules of the Fifth Census of the United States: 1830. Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. Microfilm in the
Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
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