1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870	Mecklenburg County11,395 10,439 14,272 16,895 20,073 18,273 13,914 17,374 24,299	City of Charlotte* 1,065 2,265 4,473	1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960	Mecklenburg County34,175 42,673 55,268 67,031 80,695 127,971 151,826 197,052 272,111	City of Charlotte*7,094 11,557 18,091 34,014 46,338 82,675 100,899 134,042 201,564
*Population not enumerated separately prior to 1850

Of the above figures the Negro population has averaged between 25 and 30 per cent. It has been estimated that of the above whole number more than 99 per cent were native born.