Exeter, Rhode Island
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,045 people, 2,085 households, and 1,592 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.7 people per square mile (40.4/km²).

Exeter, Rhode Island

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 6,045 people, 2,085 households, and 1,592 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.7 people per square mile (40.4/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1790	2,495	—

1800	2,476	−0.8%

1810	2,256	−8.9%

1820	2,581	14.4%

1830	2,883	11.7%

1840	1,776	−38.4%

1850	1,634	−8.0%

1860	1,741	6.5%

1870	1,462	−16.0%

1880	1,310	−10.4%

1890	964	−26.4%

1900	841	−12.8%

1910	778	−7.5%

1920	1,033	32.8%

1930	1,314	27.2%

1940	1,790	36.2%

1950	1,870	4.5%

1960	2,298	22.9%

1970	3,245	41.2%

1980	4,453	37.2%

1990	5,461	22.6%

2000	6,045	10.7%

2010	6,425	6.3%

Est. 2015	6,587	2.5%

U.S. Decennial Census

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The population was 6,425 as of the 2010 census.

final_sentence: The population was 6,425 as of the 2010 census.