1790
1790: The Northern province reported a population of 11,996 whites and 164,656 enslaved Africans distributed across twenty-five parishes.
1790: The Northern province reported a population of 11,996 whites and 164,656 enslaved Africans distributed across twenty-five parishes. This region included the highly fertile plain of the Cape, which was considered one of the most productive sugar districts in the world.
Source · p. 130
Edwards, Historical Survey, 130