This ca. 1860 printed document presents the results of the 1860 Missouri census, showing the population of whites, “free colored” and slaves in each county. The table lists the total state population as 1,182,012, with 1,063,599 whites, 3,572 Free Colored, and 114,931 slaves. Lafayette County has the largest slave population with 6,374 slaves. The table also reveals a small American Indian population in Gasconade and Jackson Counties.

Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
American Indians
African Americans

Andrew County, Missouri
Atchison County, Missouri
Bates County, Missouri
Buchanan County, Missouri
Caldwell County, Missouri
Carroll County, Missouri
Cass County, Missouri
Chariton County, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
Clinton County, Missouri
Cooper County, Missouri
Dekalb County, Missouri
Gentry County, Missouri
Grundy County, Missouri
Harrison County, Missouri
Henry County, Missoui
Holt County, Missouri
Howard County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Johnson County, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri
Linn County, Missouri
Livingston County, Missouri
Mercer County, Missouri
Nodaway County, Missouri
Platte County, Missouri
Putnam County, Missouri
Ray County, Missouri
Saline County, Missouri
Sullivan County, Missouri
Vernon County, Missouri

Government Document

Missouri State Archives

Missouri State Convention, 1861-1863: Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, final folder

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