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Subject: [NYKINGS] Kings County (Brooklyn) Population from 1790 to 2000
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:34:32 EST

With the release of the 2000 Census population county for Kings County, I
thought it would interesting to offer a look at the long term population
trends in Kings County.

Please note: while the current population of 2,465,326 is up on the 1990
count of 2,300,664 -- it is remains below the 1950 peak of 2,738,175.

Here are the numbers for Kings County by each census:

1790 4,495 (c)
1800 5,740 (c)
1810 8,303 (c)
1820 11,187 (c)
1830 20,535 (c)
1840 47,613 (c)
1850 138,882 (c)
1860 279,122 (c)
1870 419,921 (c)
1880 599,495 (c)
1890 838,547 (c)
1900 1,166,582 (b)
1910 1,634,351
1920 2,018,356
1930 2,560,401
1940 2,698,285
1950 2,738,175
1960 2,627,319
1970 2,602,012
1980 2,231,028
1990 2,300,664
2000 2,465,326


(c) population based on 1980 boundary.
(b) boundary change.

Source: New York State Population, 1790-1980, by Barbara Shupe and published
by Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 23 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013.


Regards,

Walter Greenspan

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