Welch, West Virginia
Demographics

Welch, West Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1900	442	—

1910	1,525	245.0%

1920	3,232	111.9%

1930	5,376	66.3%

1940	6,264	16.5%

1950	6,603	5.4%

1960	5,313	−19.5%

1970	4,149	−21.9%

1980	3,885	−6.4%

1990	3,028	−22.1%

2000	2,683	−11.4%

2010	2,406	−10.3%

Est. 2017	1,740	−27.7%

U.S. Decennial Census 2015 Estimate

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,683 people residing in Welch.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 2,683 people residing in Welch.