In 1844, the population of the region known as Sierra Leone* was just under 45 thousand people; of this 45 thousand, 41 thousand were classified as "black and coloured people", 3.7 thousand were classified as "aliens and resident strangers", and just 175 were white. In this population, approximately 24.6 thousand were male, and 20.4 thousand were female.
Population of Sierra Leone in 1844, by ethnic classification and gender
*In 1844, the region known as Sierra Leone had very different borders to the present-day country of Sierra Leone. In particular, in 1844, Sierra Leone's borders were much closer to the coast, and did not extend as far inwards as they have since the early 1900s.
Release date is date of most recent access. The source was originally published ion 1850.
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