Were there fewer people living in the northeast in 2000 then the 1800

In 1800, there were 5,308,483 people living in the Northeast. In 2000, there were  281,421,906 people. The answer is 2000.

frederick the great and the war of austrian succession. frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. he also declared himself king of bohemia, and maria theresa sent troops to retake bohemia. in august he led 80,000 of these men across the frontier into bohemia, his

i think the answer is   b.