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Population Totals |
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Year |
Total |
| 1820 | 2,459 |
| 1830 | 6,013 |
| 1840 | 7,705 |
| 1850 | 8,170 |
| 1860 | 9,115 |
| 1870 | 10,209 |
| 1880 | 11,301 |
| 1890 | 11,471 |
| 1900 | 12,936 |
| 1910 | 12,062 |
| 1920 | 12,877 |
| 1930 | 12,134 |
| 1940 | 13,638 |
| 1950 | 13,864 |
| 1960 | 11,908 |
| 1970 | 12,365 |
| 1980 | 13,946 |
| 1990 | 12,935 |
| 2000 | 16,842* |
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* The 2000 population total includes the inmate population at the Tennessee State Prison and Bootcamp located at Clifton and accounts for some of the large increase in the population between 1990 and 2000. |
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Sources:
The US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
The United States Historical Census Data Browser at Fisher
Library, University of Virginia
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/