Mason County, Kentucky
Demographics

Mason County, Kentucky

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1790	2,729	—

1800	12,182	346.4%

1810	12,459	2.3%

1820	13,588	9.1%

1830	16,199	19.2%

1840	15,719	−3.0%

1850	18,344	16.7%

1860	18,222	−0.7%

1870	18,126	−0.5%

1880	20,469	12.9%

1890	20,773	1.5%

1900	20,446	−1.6%

1910	18,611	−9.0%

1920	17,760	−4.6%

1930	18,862	6.2%

1940	19,066	1.1%

1950	18,486	−3.0%

1960	18,454	−0.2%

1970	17,273	−6.4%

1980	17,765	2.8%

1990	16,666	−6.2%

2000	16,800	0.8%

2010	17,490	4.1%

Est. 2016	17,190	−1.7%

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

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,800 people residing in the Mason County.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 16,800 people residing in the Mason County.