Riverhead (town), New York
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 33,506 people and 15,424 households residing in the town. The population density was 497.1 people per square mile (192.0/km²).

Riverhead (town), New York

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2010, there were 33,506 people and 15,424 households residing in the town. The population density was 497.1 people per square mile (192.0/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1800	1,498	—

1810	1,711	14.2%

1820	1,857	8.5%

1830	2,016	8.6%

1840	2,449	21.5%

1850	2,540	3.7%

1860	3,044	19.8%

1870	3,461	13.7%

1880	3,939	13.8%

1890	4,010	1.8%

1900	4,503	12.3%

1910	5,345	18.7%

1920	5,753	7.6%

1930	7,956	38.3%

1940	8,922	12.1%

1950	9,973	11.8%

1960	14,519	45.6%

1970	18,909	30.2%

1980	20,243	7.1%

1990	23,011	13.7%

2000	27,680	20.3%

2010	33,506	21.0%

Est. 2016	33,637	0.4%

U.S. Decennial Census

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As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,506.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,506.