Census of Albemarle County and Charlottesville
From 1790—1900.
1790—12,585; 1800—164,39; 1810—18,
268; 1820—32,618; 1830—19,747; 1840—
22,618; 1850—22,924; 1860—32,337; 1870
—25,800; 1880—26,625; 1890—27,556;
1900—28,473. The population of Charlottesville
was for the first time taken
separately from that of the county in
1870. Its numbers are as follows:
1870—2,838; 1880—2,676; 1890—5,591;
1900—6,449.
The Act establishing the county of
Albemarle was passed by the Legislature
in September 1744. The name
Albemarle was given from the title of
William Anne Keppel, second Earl of
Albemarle, at that time Governor
General of the colony.
