Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 21,000 | — |
1800 | 20,240 | −3.6% |
1806 | 21,703 | +7.2% |
1821 | 21,928 | +1.0% |
1831 | 23,235 | +6.0% |
1836 | 26,669 | +14.8% |
1841 | 30,072 | +12.8% |
1846 | 30,766 | +2.3% |
1851 | 33,530 | +9.0% |
1856 | 38,055 | +13.5% |
1861 | 41,061 | +7.9% |
1866 | 42,450 | +3.4% |
1872 | 43,368 | +2.2% |
1876 | 48,325 | +11.4% |
1881 | 52,209 | +8.0% |
1886 | 59,585 | +14.1% |
1891 | 60,335 | +1.3% |
1896 | 63,267 | +4.9% |
1901 | 64,695 | +2.3% |
1906 | 67,601 | +4.5% |
1911 | 73,398 | +8.6% |
1921 | 75,096 | +2.3% |
1926 | 77,192 | +2.8% |
1931 | 78,585 | +1.8% |
1936 | 83,753 | +6.6% |
1946 | 80,044 | −4.4% |
1954 | 83,618 | +4.5% |
1962 | 92,944 | +11.2% |
1968 | 128,120 | +37.8% |
1975 | 140,686 | +9.8% |
1982 | 132,209 | −6.0% |
1990 | 129,509 | −2.0% |
1999 | 132,677 | +2.4% |
2006 | 136,942 | +3.2% |
2009 | 135,218 | −1.3% |
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