Philadelphia
Demographics

Philadelphia

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: None

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%

1683	600	—

1731	12,000	+1900.0%

1790	28,522	+137.7%

1800	41,220	+44.5%

1810	53,722	+30.3%

1820	63,802	+18.8%

1830	80,462	+26.1%

1840	93,665	+16.4%

1850	121,376	+29.6%

1860	565,529	+365.9%

1870	674,022	+19.2%

1880	847,170	+25.7%

1890	1,046,964	+23.6%

1900	1,293,697	+23.6%

1910	1,549,008	+19.7%

1920	1,823,779	+17.7%

1930	1,950,961	+7.0%

1940	1,931,334	−1.0%

1950	2,071,605	+7.3%

1960	2,002,512	−3.3%

1970	1,948,609	−2.7%

1980	1,688,210	−13.4%

1990	1,585,577	−6.1%

2000	1,517,550	−4.3%

2010	1,526,006	+0.6%

2018	1,584,138	+3.8%

Populations for City of Philadelphia, not for Philadelphia County. Population for Philadelphia County was 54,388 (including 42,520 urban) in 1790; 81,009 (including 69,403 urban) in 1800; 111,210 (including 91,874 urban) in 1810; 137,097 (including 112,772 urban) in 1820; 188,797 (including 161,410 urban) in 1830; 258,037 (including 220,423 urban) in 1840; and 408,762 (including 340,045 urban) in 1850.

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After the 1950 Census in which a record high of 2,071,605 was recorded, the Philadelphia's population began declining.

final_sentence: After the 1950 Census in which a record high of 2,071,605 was recorded, the Philadelphia's population began declining.