Population Figures

Population of Washington Co. in 1800.        
Being somewhat of an antiquarian, we occasionally find, in the pursuit of this natural bent of the mind, an item of information, among the musty records of the past, of sufficient interest to the present generation to warrant its reproduction. Accordingly, a few days ago, in perusing the faded and time-worn files of he “Washington Spy,” the first newspaper printed in Hagerstown, we discovered a Census of Washington County, taken in the year 1800, which is herewith subjoined;-
Free white Males under 10 years ~ 2975

We understand by Mr. John L. Smith, clerk of the County Commissioners that the slave property of County stricken from the assessment this spring amounts to the sum of $182,330 and belonged to the districts as follows
Sharpsburg – 16,770
Williamsport 34,375
Hagerstown – 22,465
Clearspring – 22,950
Hancock – 12,545
Boonsboro – 19,325
Cavetown – 13, 440
Pleasant Valley - 22,348
Leitersburg – 4,000
Funkstown – 14,055
 

A Telegraph to Chambersburg.

Slave Statistics.

The last News contains a table of the number and value, age and sex, of the Slaves in Washington County, which was prepared for that paper by Mr. HARBAUGH, and from which we quote as follows: