Wood County, West Virginia
Demographics

Wood County, West Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1800	1,217	—

1810	3,036	149.5%

1820	5,860	93.0%

1830	6,429	9.7%

1840	7,923	23.2%

1850	9,450	19.3%

1860	11,046	16.9%

1870	19,000	72.0%

1880	25,006	31.6%

1890	28,612	14.4%

1900	34,452	20.4%

1910	38,001	10.3%

1920	42,306	11.3%

1930	56,521	33.6%

1940	62,399	10.4%

1950	66,540	6.6%

1960	78,331	17.7%

1970	86,818	10.8%

1980	93,648	7.9%

1990	86,915	−7.2%

2000	87,986	1.2%

2010	86,956	−1.2%

Est. 2016	85,643	−1.5%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2015

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 87,986 people residing in the Wood County.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 87,986 people residing in the Wood County.