Cairo, Illinois
Demographics

Cairo, Illinois

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: None

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1850	242	—

1860	2,188	804.1%

1870	6,267	186.4%

1880	9,011	43.8%

1890	10,324	14.6%

1900	12,566	21.7%

1910	14,548	15.8%

1920	15,203	4.5%

1930	13,532	−11.0%

1940	14,407	6.5%

1950	12,123	−15.9%

1960	9,348	−22.9%

1970	6,277	−32.9%

1980	5,931	−5.5%

1990	4,846	−18.3%

2000	3,632	−25.1%

2010	2,831	−22.1%

Est. 2017	2,281	−19.4%

Decennial US Census

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As of the census of 2010, there were 2,831 people residing in Cairo.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2010, there were 2,831 people residing in Cairo.