Colchester, New York
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,042 people, 837 households, and 547 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.9 people per square mile (5.7/km²).

Colchester, New York

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 2,042 people, 837 households, and 547 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.9 people per square mile (5.7/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1820	1,064	—

1830	1,424	33.8%

1840	1,567	10.0%

1850	2,184	39.4%

1860	2,480	13.6%

1870	2,052	−17.3%

1880	2,941	43.3%

1890	2,973	1.1%

1900	3,156	6.2%

1910	3,193	1.2%

1920	2,849	−10.8%

1930	2,489	−12.6%

1940	2,092	−16.0%

1950	2,340	11.9%

1960	1,920	−17.9%

1970	1,665	−13.3%

1980	1,848	11.0%

1990	1,928	4.3%

2000	2,042	5.9%

2010	2,077	1.7%

Est. 2016	2,001	−3.7%

U.S. Decennial Census

Sentence(s)

The population was 2,077 at the 2010 census.

final_sentence: The population was 2,077 at the 2010 census.