Demographics
| Kirksville historical populations |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 658 |
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| 1870 | 1,471 | 123.6% | |
| 1880 | 2,314 | 57.3% | |
| 1890 | 3,510 | 51.7% | |
| 1900 | 5,966 | 70.0% | |
| 1910 | 6,347 | 6.4% | |
| 1920 | 7,213 | 13.6% | |
| 1930 | 8,293 | 15.0% | |
| 1940 | 10,080 | 21.5% | |
| 1950 | 11,110 | 10.2% | |
| 1960 | 13,123 | 18.1% | |
| 1970 | 15,569 | 18.6% | |
| 1980 | 17,167 | 10.3% | |
| 1990 | 17,152 | −0.1% | |
| 2000 | 16,988 | −1.0% | |
| 2010 | 17,505 | 3.0% | |
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