Montpelier, Indiana
Demographics
Although Montpelier's peak population shown in the adjacent table (source: U.S. Census) is 3,405, the city is thought to have had over 6,500 residents around 1896 during the Indiana Gas Boom.

Montpelier, Indiana

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: Although Montpelier's peak population shown in the adjacent table (source: U.S. Census) is 3,405, the city is thought to have had over 6,500 residents around 1896 during the Indiana Gas Boom.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1870	231	—

1880	618	167.5%

1890	808	30.7%

1900	3,405	321.4%

1910	2,786	−18.2%

1920	2,297	−17.6%

1930	1,859	−19.1%

1940	1,800	−3.2%

1950	1,826	1.4%

1960	1,954	7.0%

1970	2,093	7.1%

1980	1,995	−4.7%

1990	1,880	−5.8%

2000	1,929	2.6%

2010	1,805	−6.4%

Est. 2016	1,714	−5.0%

U.S. Decennial Census

Sentence(s)

Montpelier's population was 1,805 as of the 2010 census.

final_sentence: Montpelier's population was 1,805 as of the 2010 census.