Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 330 |
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| 1800 | 816 | 147.3% | |
| 1810 | 1,690 | 107.1% | |
| 1820 | 2,111 | 24.9% | |
| 1830 | 3,526 | 67.0% | |
| 1840 | 4,271 | 21.1% | |
| 1850 | 7,585 | 77.6% | |
| 1860 | 7,713 | 1.7% | |
| 1870 | 13,596 | 76.3% | |
| 1880 | 11,365 | −16.4% | |
| 1890 | 14,590 | 28.4% | |
| 1900 | 18,640 | 27.8% | |
| 1910 | 20,468 | 9.8% | |
| 1920 | 22,779 | 11.3% | |
| 1930 | 24,789 | 8.8% | |
| 1940 | 27,686 | 11.7% | |
| 1950 | 33,155 | 19.8% | |
| 1960 | 35,531 | 7.2% | |
| 1970 | 38,633 | 8.7% | |
| 1980 | 37,712 | −2.4% | |
| 1990 | 39,127 | 3.8% | |
| 2000 | 38,889 | −0.6% | |
| 2010 | 42,417 | 9.1% | |
| Est. 2011 | 42,645 | 0.5% | |
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As of the census of 2010, there were 42,417 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 88.9% White, 3.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.6% Asian, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
There were 16,851 households and the average number of persons per household was 2.13.
At the 2005-2007 American Community Survey Estimates, the city's population was 94.4% White (91.1% non-Hispanic White alone), 3.5% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0% Asian, 1.0% from some other race and 1.7% from two or more races. About 30% of the population has French or French-Canadian ancestry, the largest group of the total population. 2.4% of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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