▁The ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁census , ▁which ▁was ▁reported ly ▁not ▁very ▁accurate , ▁found ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 0 7 , 5 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁the ▁colonial ▁census ▁was ▁taken . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 8 7 . 3 1 5 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 2 2 5 . 1 0 1 ▁( 5 8 . 1 1 %) ▁were ▁black s , ▁ 1 4 2 . 6 7 9 ▁( 3 6 . 8 4 %) ▁were ▁whites , ▁ 1 9 . 2 8 2 ▁( 4 . 9 8 %) ▁were ▁color eds ▁and ▁ 2 5 3 ▁( 0 . 0 7 %) ▁were ▁ind ians . ▁The ▁largest ▁cities ▁were ▁Blo em f onte in ▁( 3 3 . 8 8 3 ) ▁( wh ites ▁- ▁ 1 5 . 5 0 1 ▁or ▁ 4 5 . 7 4 % ), ▁ ▁Harr ism ith ▁( 8 . 3 0 0 ) ▁( wh ites ▁- ▁ 4 . 8 1 7 ▁or ▁ 5 8 . 0 3 % ), ▁K ro on stad ▁( 7 . 1 9 1 ) ▁( wh ites ▁- ▁ 3 . 7 0 8 ▁or ▁ 5 1 . 5 6 %). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 2 8 . 1 7 4 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 3 2 5 . 8 2 4 ▁( 6 1 . 6