Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 12,270 |
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| 1860 | 17,081 | 39.2% | |
| 1870 | 17,672 | 3.5% | |
| 1880 | 17,043 | −3.6% | |
| 1890 | 16,253 | −4.6% | |
| 1900 | 17,354 | 6.8% | |
| 1910 | 15,020 | −13.4% | |
| 1920 | 14,060 | −6.4% | |
| 1930 | 12,603 | −10.4% | |
| 1940 | 12,053 | −4.4% | |
| 1950 | 11,007 | −8.7% | |
| 1960 | 9,778 | −11.2% | |
| 1970 | 8,643 | −11.6% | |
| 1980 | 8,626 | −0.2% | |
| 1990 | 7,676 | −11.0% | |
| 2000 | 7,809 | 1.7% | |
| 2010 | 7,570 | −3.1% | |
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