1790

Mecklenburg County 11,395

1800

Mecklenburg County 10,439

1810

Mecklenburg County 14,272

1820

Mecklenburg County 16,895

1830

Mecklenburg County 20,073

 1840

Mecklenburg County 18,273
 
1850

Mecklenburg County 13,914
City of Charlotte* 1,065

*Population not enumerated separately prior to 1850

1860

Mecklenburg County 17,374
City of Charlotte 2,265

1870

Mecklenburg County 24,299
City of Charlotte 4,473

1880

Mecklenburg County 34,175 
City of Charlotte 7,094 

1890

Mecklenburg County 42,673 
City of Charlotte 11,557

1900

Mecklenburg County 55,268 
City of Charlotte 18,091 

1910

Mecklenburg County 67,031
City of Charlotte 34,014

1930

Mecklenburg County 127,971
City of Charlotte 82,675  

1940

Mecklenburg County 151,826   
City of Charlotte 100,899 

1950

Mecklenburg County 197,052
City of Charlotte 134,042 

1960

Mecklenburg County 272,111
City of Charlotte 201,564 
 
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.