A roun d 1800 , th e popul a tion of S p a nish - c ontroll ed L ouisi a n a w a s a pproxim a t e ly 50 , 000 r e si de nts B y th e tim e of th e 1803 L ouisi a n a P ur c h a s e , th e non - n a tiv e popul a tion w a s roughly 60 , 000 , with a n add ition a l e stim a t ed 7 , 000 – 10 , 000 in th e in d ig e nous popul a tion Ne w O rl ea ns , th e m a in c ity , h ad f e w e r th a n 10 , 000 inh ab it a nts a t th a t tim e Re gion a l C ont e xt : T h e b ro ade r L ouisi a n a Te rritory ( be for e th e 1803 pur c h a s e ) s a w r a pi d , lo ca liz ed popul a tion growth , with non - n a tiv e , non - sl a v e r e si de nts tot a ling a roun d 60 , 000 , of whi c h roughly h a lf w e r e A fri ca n sl a v e s Ne w O rl ea ns P opul a tion : I n 1791 , th e S p a nish ce nsus r ec or ded 5 , 497 p e opl e in Ne w O rl ea ns B y 1800 , this num be r w a s still un de r 10 , 000 , b ut it gr e w qui c kly a ft e rw a r d to ov e r 17 , 000 b y 1810 C ultur a l C omposition : T h e popul a tion w a s ov e rwh e lmingly F r e n c h - sp ea king , a tr e n d th a t c ontinu ed w e ll into th e 19 th ce ntury H istori c Ne w O rl ea ns C oll ec tion + 2 Redd it + 3 C oming to Ne w O rl ea ns , Pa rt II J ul 3 , 2023 — O v e r th e c ours e of th e first h a lf of th e 19 th ce ntury Ne w O rl ea ns w e nt from a sm a ll , l a rg e ly ignor ed F r e n c h c oloni a l outpost to on ... H istori c Ne w O rl ea ns C oll ec tion H ow m a ny p e opl e w e r e living in L ouisi a n a Te rritory wh e n Le wis a n d ... Feb 13 , 2018 — * A T ot a l popul a tion living in L ouisi a n a Te rritory in 1803 , a roun d 70 , 000 . * N on - n a tiv e popul a tion w a s a roun d 60 , 000 inh ab it a nts , Q uor a AI O v e rvi e w AI M o de A ll I m a g e s Ne ws V i de os S hopping S hort vi de os M or e T ools Sign in popul a tion louisi a n a 1800 2/23/26, 3:49 PM population louisiana 1800 - Google Search https://www.google.com/search?q=population+louisiana+1800&sca_esv=2cf39a8e3998f015&ei=U-acabnkCtCW5OMP0PKV-Qc&biw=1536&bih=730&... 1/4