Fayette County, Illinois
Demographics

Fayette County, Illinois

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1830	2,704	—

1840	6,328	134.0%

1850	8,075	27.6%

1860	11,189	38.6%

1870	19,638	75.5%

1880	23,241	18.3%

1890	23,367	0.5%

1900	28,065	20.1%

1910	28,075	0.0%

1920	26,187	−6.7%

1930	23,487	−10.3%

1940	29,159	24.1%

1950	24,582	−15.7%

1960	21,946	−10.7%

1970	20,752	−5.4%

1980	22,167	6.8%

1990	20,893	−5.7%

2000	21,802	4.4%

2010	22,140	1.6%

Est. 2016	21,789	−1.6%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 22,140 peoples residing in the Fayette county.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 22,140 peoples residing in the Fayette county.