Wheeler County, Texas
Demographics

Wheeler County, Texas

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1880	512	—

1890	778	52.0%

1900	636	−18.3%

1910	5,258	726.7%

1920	7,397	40.7%

1930	15,555	110.3%

1940	12,411	−20.2%

1950	10,317	−16.9%

1960	7,947	−23.0%

1970	6,434	−19.0%

1980	7,137	10.9%

1990	5,879	−17.6%

2000	5,284	−10.1%

2010	5,410	2.4%

Est. 2016	5,546	2.5%

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

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,284 people residing in Wheeler County.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 5,284 people residing in Wheeler County.