Dornbirn District
The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is a rather young district, which was split from the Feldkirch district only in 1969.
Area of the district is 172.37 km², population is 75,901 (May 15, 2001), and population density 440 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Dornbirn.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 16,801 | — |
| 1880 | 18,056 | +7.5% |
| 1890 | 20,836 | +15.4% |
| 1900 | 25,066 | +20.3% |
| 1910 | 31,159 | +24.3% |
| 1923 | 27,899 | −10.5% |
| 1934 | 30,897 | +10.7% |
| 1939 | 32,079 | +3.8% |
| 1951 | 39,814 | +24.1% |
| 1961 | 49,845 | +25.2% |
| 1971 | 62,051 | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 68,708 | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 72,750 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 75,901 | +4.3% |
| Source: Statistik Austria | ||
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