Piscataway, New Jersey
Demographics

Piscataway, New Jersey

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1790	2,261	—

1810	2,475	—

1820	2,648	7.0%

1830	2,664	0.6%

1840	2,828	6.2%

1850	2,975	5.2%

1860	3,186	7.1%

1870	2,757	*	−13.5%

1880	2,425	−12.0%

1890	2,226	*	−8.2%

1900	2,628	18.1%

1910	3,523	34.1%

1920	5,385	*	52.9%

1930	5,865	*	8.9%

1940	7,243	23.5%

1950	10,180	40.5%

1960	19,890	95.4%

1970	36,418	83.1%

1980	42,223	15.9%

1990	47,089	11.5%

2000	50,482	7.2%

2010	56,044	11.0%

Est. 2016	57,602	2.8%

Population sources: 1790-1920 1840 1850-1870 1850 1870 1880-1890 1890-1910 1910-1930 1930-1990 2000 2010 * = Lost territory in previous decade.

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 United States Census, Piscataway, New Jersey's population was 56,044, reflecting an increase of 5,562 (+11.0%) from the 50,482 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,393 (+7.2%) from the 47,089 counted in 1990.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 United States Census, Piscataway, New Jersey's population was 56,044, reflecting an increase of 5,562 (+11.0%) from the 50,482 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,393 (+7.2%) from the 47,089 counted in 1990.