How many people lived in US Colonies in 1776?

Answer 1

The estimated population of the 13 colonies in 1770 was 2,148.076. This number includes the populations of the territories that later became Maine, Kentucky, Vermont, and Tennessee. The population excluding these territories was 2,090,119.

Answer 2

The population of the original thirteen colonies in 1776 was two and one half million people. Most of the people lived in the northern colonies.

Answer 3

By 1776, the population of the 13 colonies was approaching 2.5 million.

Answer 4

It is estimated that in 1776 there were 2.5 million people living in the American Colonies. The first official census, 1790, recorded 3,929,214 citizens of the United States.

Answer 5

About 2.5 million people