Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 2,693 |
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| 1890 | 5,664 | 110.3% | |
| 1900 | 9,589 | 69.3% | |
| 1910 | 14,331 | 49.5% | |
| 1920 | 21,961 | 53.2% | |
| 1930 | 28,619 | 30.3% | |
| 1940 | 32,580 | 13.8% | |
| 1950 | 38,256 | 17.4% | |
| 1960 | 46,662 | 22.0% | |
| 1970 | 53,365 | 14.4% | |
| 1980 | 61,383 | 15.0% | |
| 1990 | 74,111 | 20.7% | |
| 2000 | 90,599 | 22.2% | |
| 2010 | 105,549 | 16.5% | |
| Est. 2011 | 107,349 | 1.7% | |
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2011 estimate |
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According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition was as follows:
- White: 92.4% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 91.0%)
- Black or African American: 2.5%
- American Indian: 1.3%
- Asian: 2.1%
- Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Some other race: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2.1%
Source:
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the top ten European ancestries were the following:
- German: 42.7%
- Norwegian: 35.0%
- Irish: 9.4%
- Swedish: 6.2%
- English: 5.3%
- French: 4.7%
- Polish: 2.9%
- Russian: 2.4%
- Scottish: 1.7%
- Scotch-Irish: 1.7%
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