3/27/95 NORTH CAROLINA Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 Compiled and edited by Richard L. Forstall Population Division US Bureau of the Census Washington, DC 20233 Please see file, 1900-90.doc for explanatory notes and documentation. FIPS 1990 1980 1970 1960 00000 248709873 226545805 203211926 179323175 United States 37000 6628637 5881766 5082059 4556155 North Carolina 37001 108213 99319 96362 85674 Alamance County 37003 27544 24999 19466 15625 Alexander County 37005 9590 9587 8134 7734 Alleghany County 37007 23474 25649 23488 24962 Anson County 37009 22209 22325 19571 19768 Ashe County 37011 14867 14409 12655 12009 Avery County 37013 42283 40355 35980 36014 Beaufort County 37015 20388 21024 20528 24350 Bertie County 37017 28663 30491 26477 28881 Bladen County 37019 50985 35777 24223 20278 Brunswick County 37021 174821 160934 145056 130074 Buncombe County 37023 75744 72504 60364 52701 Burke County 37025 98935 85895 74629 68137 Cabarrus County 37027 70709 67746 56699 49552 Caldwell County 37029 5904 5829 5453 5598 Camden County 37031 52556 41092 31603 30940 Carteret County 37033 20693 20705 19055 19912 Caswell County 37035 118412 105208 90873 73191 Catawba County 37037 38759 33415 29554 26785 Chatham County 37039 20170 18933 16330 16335 Cherokee County 37041 13506 12558 10764 11729 Chowan County 37043 7155 6619 5180 5526 Clay County 37045 84714 83435 72556 66048 Cleveland County 37047 49587 51037 46937 48973 Columbus County 37049 81613 71043 62554 58773 Craven County 37051 274566 247160 212042 148418 Cumberland County 37053 13736 11089 6976 6601 Currituck County 37055 22746 13377 6995 5935 Dare County 37057 126677 113162 95627 79493 Davidson County 37059 27859 24599 18855 16728 Davie County 37061 39995 40952 38015 40270 Duplin County 37063 181835 152785 132681 111995 Durham County 37065 56558 55988 52341 54226 Edgecombe County 37067 265878 243683 214348 189428 Forsyth County 37069 36414 30055 26820 28755 Franklin County 37071 175093 162568 148415 127074 Gaston County 37073 9305 8875 8524 9254 Gates County 37075 7196 7217 6562 6432 Graham County 37077 38345 34043 32762 33110 Granville County 37079 15384 16117 14967 16741 Greene County 37081 347420 317154 288590 246520 Guilford County 37083 55516 55286 53884 58956 Halifax County 37085 67822 59570 49667 48236 Harnett County 37087 46942 46495 41710 39711 Haywood County 37089 69285 58580 42804 36163 Henderson County 37091 22523 23368 23529 22718 Hertford County 37093 22856 20383 16436 16356 Hoke County 37095 5411 5873 5571 5765 Hyde County 37097 92931 82538 72197 62526 Iredell County 37099 26846 25811 21593 17780 Jackson County 37101 81306 70599 61737 62936 Johnston County 37103 9414 9705 9779 11005 Jones County 37105 41374 36718 30467 26561 Lee County 37107 57274 59819 55204 55276 Lenoir County 37109 50319 42372 32682 28814 Lincoln County 37111 35681 35135 30648 26742 McDowell County 37113 23499 20178 15788 14935 Macon County 37115 16953 16827 16003 17217 Madison County 37117 25078 25948 24730 27139 Martin County 37119 511433 404270 354656 272111 Mecklenburg County 37121 14433 14428 13447 13906 Mitchell County 37123 23346 22469 19267 18408 Montgomery County 37125 59013 50505 39048 36733 Moore County 37127 76677 67153 59122 61002 Nash County 37129 120284 103471 82996 71742 New Hanover County 37131 20798 22584 24009 26811 Northampton County 37133 149838 112784 103126 82706 Onslow County 37135 93851 77055 57707 42970 Orange County 37137 11372 10398 9467 9850 Pamlico County 37139 31298 28462 26824 25630 Pasquotank County 37141 28855 22215 18149 18508 Pender County 37143 10447 9486 8351 9178 Perquimans County 37145 30180 29164 25914 26394 Person County 37147 107924 90146 73900 69942 Pitt County 37149 14416 12984 11735 11395 Polk County 37151 106546 91728 76358 61497 Randolph County 37153 44518 45481 39889 39202 Richmond County 37155 105179 101610 84842 89102 Robeson County 37157 86064 83426 72402 69629 Rockingham County 37159 110605 99186 90035 82817 Rowan County 37161 56918 53787 47337 45091 Rutherford County 37163 47297 49687 44954 48013 Sampson County 37165 33754 32273 26929 25183 Scotland County 37167 51765 48517 42822 40873 Stanly County 37169 37223 33086 23782 22314 Stokes County 37171 61704 59449 51415 48205 Surry County 37173 11268 10283 7861 8387 Swain County 37175 25520 23417 19713 16372 Transylvania County 37177 3856 3975 3806 4520 Tyrrell County 37179 84211 70380 54714 44670 Union County 37181 38892 36748 32691 32002 Vance County 37183 423380 301327 228453 169082 Wake County 37185 17265 16232 15810 19652 Warren County 37187 13997 14801 14038 13488 Washington County 37189 36952 31666 23404 17529 Watauga County 37191 104666 97054 85408 82059 Wayne County 37193 59393 58657 49524 45269 Wilkes County 37195 66061 63132 57486 57716 Wilson County 37197 30488 28439 24599 22804 Yadkin County 37199 15419 14934 12629 14008 Yancey County FIPS 1950 1940 1930 1920 00000 151325798 132164569 123202624 106021537 United States 37000 4061929 3571623 3170276 2559123 North Carolina 37001 71220 57427 42140 32718 Alamance County 37003 14554 13454 12922 12212 Alexander County 37005 8155 8341 7186 7403 Alleghany County 37007 26781 28443 29349 28334 Anson County 37009 21878 22664 21019 21001 Ashe County 37011 13352 13561 11803 10335 Avery County 37013 37134 36431 35026 31024 Beaufort County 37015 26439 26201 25844 23993 Bertie County 37017 29703 27156 22389 19761 Bladen County 37019 19238 17125 15818 14876 Brunswick County 37021 124403 108755 97937 64148 Buncombe County 37023 45518 38615 29410 23297 Burke County 37025 63783 59393 44331 33730 Cabarrus County 37027 43352 35795 28016 19984 Caldwell County 37029 5223 5440 5461 5382 Camden County 37031 23059 18284 16900 15384 Carteret County 37033 20870 20032 18214 15759 Caswell County 37035 61794 51653 43991 33839 Catawba County 37037 25392 24726 24177 23814 Chatham County 37039 18294 18813 16151 15242 Cherokee County 37041 12540 11572 11282 10649 Chowan County 37043 6006 6405 5434 4646 Clay County 37045 64357 58055 51914 34272 Cleveland County 37047 50621 45663 37720 30124 Columbus County 37049 48823 31298 30665 29048 Craven County 37051 96006 59320 45219 35064 Cumberland County 37053 6201 6709 6710 7268 Currituck County 37055 5405 6041 5202 5115 Dare County 37057 62244 53377 47865 35201 Davidson County 37059 15420 14909 14386 13578 Davie County 37061 41074 39739 35103 30223 Duplin County 37063 101639 80244 67196 42219 Durham County 37065 51634 49162 47894 37995 Edgecombe County 37067 146135 126475 111681 77269 Forsyth County 37069 31341 30382 29456 26667 Franklin County 37071 110836 87531 78093 51242 Gaston County 37073 9555 10060 10551 10537 Gates County 37075 6886 6418 5841 4872 Graham County 37077 31793 29344 28723 26846 Granville County 37079 18024 18548 18656 16212 Greene County 37081 191057 153916 133010 79272 Guilford County 37083 58377 56512 53246 43766 Halifax County 37085 47605 44239 37911 28313 Harnett County 37087 37631 34804 28273 23496 Haywood County 37089 30921 26049 23404 18248 Henderson County 37091 21453 19352 17542 16294 Hertford County 37093 15756 14937 14244 11722 Hoke County 37095 6479 7860 8550 8386 Hyde County 37097 56303 50424 46693 37956 Iredell County 37099 19261 19366 17519 13396 Jackson County 37101 65906 63798 57621 48998 Johnston County 37103 11004 10926 10428 9912 Jones County 37105 23522 18743 16996 13400 Lee County 37107 45953 41211 35716 29555 Lenoir County 37109 27459 24187 22872 17862 Lincoln County 37111 25720 22996 20336 16763 McDowell County 37113 16174 15880 13672 12887 Macon County 37115 20522 22522 20306 20083 Madison County 37117 27938 26111 23400 20828 Martin County 37119 197052 151826 127971 80695 Mecklenburg County 37121 15143 15980 13962 11278 Mitchell County 37123 17260 16280 16218 14607 Montgomery County 37125 33129 30969 28215 21388 Moore County 37127 59919 55608 52782 41061 Nash County 37129 63272 47935 43010 40620 New Hanover County 37131 28432 28299 27161 23184 Northampton County 37133 42047 17939 15289 14703 Onslow County 37135 34435 23072 21171 17895 Orange County 37137 9993 9706 9299 9060 Pamlico County 37139 24347 20568 19143 17670 Pasquotank County 37141 18423 17710 15686 14788 Pender County 37143 9602 9773 10668 11137 Perquimans County 37145 24361 25029 22039 18973 Person County 37147 63789 61244 54466 45569 Pitt County 37149 11627 11874 10216 8832 Polk County 37151 50804 44554 36259 30856 Randolph County 37153 39597 36810 34016 25567 Richmond County 37155 87769 76860 66512 54674 Robeson County 37157 64816 57898 51083 44149 Rockingham County 37159 75410 69206 56665 44062 Rowan County 37161 46356 45577 40452 31426 Rutherford County 37163 49780 47440 40082 36002 Sampson County 37165 26336 23232 20174 15600 Scotland County 37167 37130 32834 30216 27429 Stanly County 37169 21520 22656 22290 20575 Stokes County 37171 45593 41783 39749 32464 Surry County 37173 9921 12177 11568 13224 Swain County 37175 15194 12241 9589 9303 Transylvania County 37177 5048 5556 5164 4849 Tyrrell County 37179 42034 39097 40979 36029 Union County 37181 32101 29961 27294 22799 Vance County 37183 136450 109544 94757 75155 Wake County 37185 23539 23145 23364 21593 Warren County 37187 13180 12323 11603 11429 Washington County 37189 18342 18114 15165 13477 Watauga County 37191 64267 58328 53013 43640 Wayne County 37193 45243 43003 36162 32644 Wilkes County 37195 54506 50219 44914 36813 Wilson County 37197 22133 20657 18010 16391 Yadkin County 37199 16306 17202 14486 15093 Yancey County FIPS 1910 1900 00000 92228496 76212168 United States 37000 2206287 1893810 North Carolina 37001 28712 25665 Alamance County 37003 11592 10960 Alexander County 37005 7745 7759 Alleghany County 37007 25465 21870 Anson County 37009 19074 19581 Ashe County 37011 --- --- Avery County 37013 30877 26404 Beaufort County 37015 23039 20538 Bertie County 37017 18006 17677 Bladen County 37019 14432 12657 Brunswick County 37021 49798 44288 Buncombe County 37023 21408 17699 Burke County 37025 26240 22456 Cabarrus County 37027 20579 15694 Caldwell County 37029 5640 5474 Camden County 37031 13776 11811 Carteret County 37033 14858 15028 Caswell County 37035 27918 22133 Catawba County 37037 22635 23912 Chatham County 37039 14136 11860 Cherokee County 37041 11303 10258 Chowan County 37043 3909 4532 Clay County 37045 29494 25078 Cleveland County 37047 28020 21274 Columbus County 37049 25594 24160 Craven County 37051 35284 29249 Cumberland County 37053 7693 6529 Currituck County 37055 4841 4757 Dare County 37057 29404 23403 Davidson County 37059 13394 12115 Davie County 37061 25442 22405 Duplin County 37063 35276 26233 Durham County 37065 32010 26591 Edgecombe County 37067 47311 35261 Forsyth County 37069 24692 25116 Franklin County 37071 37063 27903 Gaston County 37073 10455 10413 Gates County 37075 4749 4343 Graham County 37077 25102 23263 Granville County 37079 13083 12038 Greene County 37081 60497 39074 Guilford County 37083 37646 30793 Halifax County 37085 22174 15988 Harnett County 37087 21020 16222 Haywood County 37089 16262 14104 Henderson County 37091 15436 14294 Hertford County 37093 --- --- Hoke County 37095 8840 9278 Hyde County 37097 34315 29064 Iredell County 37099 12998 11853 Jackson County 37101 41401 32250 Johnston County 37103 8721 8226 Jones County 37105 11376 --- Lee County 37107 22769 18639 Lenoir County 37109 17132 15498 Lincoln County 37111 13538 12567 McDowell County 37113 12191 12104 Macon County 37115 20132 20644 Madison County 37117 17797 15383 Martin County 37119 67031 55268 Mecklenburg County 37121 17245 15221 Mitchell County 37123 14967 14197 Montgomery County 37125 17010 23622 Moore County 37127 33727 25478 Nash County 37129 32037 25785 New Hanover County 37131 22323 21150 Northampton County 37133 14125 11940 Onslow County 37135 15064 14690 Orange County 37137 9966 8045 Pamlico County 37139 16693 13660 Pasquotank County 37141 15471 13381 Pender County 37143 11054 10091 Perquimans County 37145 17356 16685 Person County 37147 36340 30889 Pitt County 37149 7640 7004 Polk County 37151 29491 28232 Randolph County 37153 19673 15855 Richmond County 37155 51945 40371 Robeson County 37157 36442 33163 Rockingham County 37159 37521 31066 Rowan County 37161 28385 25101 Rutherford County 37163 29982 26380 Sampson County 37165 15363 12553 Scotland County 37167 19909 15220 Stanly County 37169 20151 19866 Stokes County 37171 29705 25515 Surry County 37173 10403 8401 Swain County 37175 7191 6620 Transylvania County 37177 5219 4980 Tyrrell County 37179 33277 27156 Union County 37181 19425 16684 Vance County 37183 63229 54626 Wake County 37185 20266 19151 Warren County 37187 11062 10608 Washington County 37189 13556 13417 Watauga County 37191 35698 31356 Wayne County 37193 30282 26872 Wilkes County 37195 28269 23596 Wilson County 37197 15428 14083 Yadkin County 37199 12072 11464 Yancey County