Rahway, New Jersey
Demographics

Rahway, New Jersey

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1860	7,130	—

1870	6,258	*	−12.2%

1880	6,455	3.1%

1890	7,105	10.1%

1900	7,935	11.7%

1910	9,337	17.7%

1920	11,042	18.3%

1930	16,011	45.0%

1940	17,498	9.3%

1950	21,290	21.7%

1960	27,699	30.1%

1970	29,114	5.1%

1980	26,723	−8.2%

1990	25,325	−5.2%

2000	26,500	4.6%

2010	27,346	3.2%

Est. 2016	29,451	7.7%

Population sources: 1860-1920 1860-1960 1860-1870 1870 1890-1910 1860-1930 1900-1990 2000 2010 * = Lost territory in previous decade.

Sentence(s)

As of the 2000 Census, there were 26,500 people residing in Rahway, New Jersey.

final_sentence: As of the 2000 Census, there were 26,500 people residing in Rahway, New Jersey.