Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 798 |
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| 1860 | 4,324 | 441.9% | |
| 1870 | 4,951 | 14.5% | |
| 1880 | 8,018 | 61.9% | |
| 1890 | 34,987 | 336.4% | |
| 1900 | 35,090 | 0.3% | |
| 1910 | 61,665 | 75.7% | |
| 1920 | 112,248 | 82.0% | |
| 1930 | 209,659 | 86.8% | |
| 1940 | 289,348 | 38.0% | |
| 1950 | 556,808 | 92.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,033,011 | 85.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,357,854 | 31.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,861,846 | 37.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,498,016 | 34.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,813,833 | 12.6% | |
| 2010 | 3,095,313 | 10.0% | |
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