Population of Sierra Leone 1844, by race and gender
In 1844, the population of the region known as Sierra Leone* was just under 45 thousand people; of this 45 thousand, 41 thousand were classified as "black and coloured people", 3.7 thousand were classified as "aliens and resident strangers", and just 175 were white. In this population, approximately 24.6 thousand were male, and 20.4 thousand were female.