South Amboy, New Jersey
Demographics
As The New York Times said of South Amboy in 2000: "The population mix has not changed much since the beginning of the 20th century, when Irish and Polish immigrants came to work on the three railroads that crisscrossed the city." South Amboy remains a strong enclave of Polish ethnicity, including 21% of its population in the 2000 census, and the historic Sacred Heart Church and School.

South Amboy, New Jersey

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As The New York Times said of South Amboy in 2000: "The population mix has not changed much since the beginning of the 20th century, when Irish and Polish immigrants came to work on the three railroads that crisscrossed the city." South Amboy remains a strong enclave of Polish ethnicity, including 21% of its population in the 2000 census, and the historic Sacred Heart Church and School.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1790	2,626	—

1810	3,071	—

1820	3,406	10.9%

1830	3,782	11.0%

1840	1,825	*	−51.7%

1850	2,266	24.2%

1860	3,652	61.2%

1870	4,525	*	23.9%

1880	3,648	*	−19.4%

1890	4,330	18.7%

1900	6,349	46.6%

1910	7,007	10.4%

1920	7,897	12.7%

1930	8,476	7.3%

1940	7,802	−8.0%

1950	8,422	7.9%

1960	8,422	0.0%

1970	9,338	10.9%

1980	8,322	−10.9%

1990	7,863	−5.5%

2000	7,913	0.6%

2010	8,631	9.1%

Est. 2016	8,778	1.7%

Population sources: 1790-1920 1840 1850-1870 1850 1870 1880-1890 1890-1910 1910-1930 1930-1990 2000 2010 * = Lost territory in previous decade.

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As of 2010, South Amboy's population was 8,631, reflecting an increase of 9.1% from the 7,913 counted in the 2000, which had in turn increased by 0.6% from the 7,863 counted in the 1990.

final_sentence: As of 2010, South Amboy's population was 8,631, reflecting an increase of 9.1% from the 7,913 counted in the 2000, which had in turn increased by 0.6% from the 7,863 counted in the 1990.