Charleston, West Virginia
Demographics

Charleston, West Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1850	1,050	—

1860	1,520	44.8%

1870	3,162	108.0%

1880	4,192	32.6%

1890	6,742	60.8%

1900	11,099	64.6%

1910	22,996	107.2%

1920	39,608	72.2%

1930	60,408	52.5%

1940	67,914	12.4%

1950	73,501	8.2%

1960	85,796	16.7%

1970	71,505	−16.7%

1980	63,968	−10.5%

1990	57,287	−10.4%

2000	53,421	−6.7%

2010	51,400	−3.8%

Est. 2017	47,929	−6.8%

U.S. Decennial Census 2017 Estimate

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The Population of Charleston was 6,742.

final_sentence: The Population of Charleston was 6,742.