Matagorda County, Texas
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 37,957 people, 13,901 households, and 9,925 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²).

Matagorda County, Texas

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 37,957 people, 13,901 households, and 9,925 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1850	2,124	—

1860	3,454	62.6%

1870	3,377	−2.2%

1880	3,940	16.7%

1890	3,985	1.1%

1900	6,097	53.0%

1910	13,597	123.0%

1920	16,589	22.0%

1930	17,678	6.6%

1940	20,066	13.5%

1950	21,559	7.4%

1960	25,744	19.4%

1970	27,913	8.4%

1980	37,828	35.5%

1990	36,928	−2.4%

2000	37,957	2.8%

2010	36,702	−3.3%

Est. 2016	37,187	1.3%

U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010–2014

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As of the 2010 census, the population of Matagorda County, Texas was 36,702.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, the population of Matagorda County, Texas was 36,702.