Morganton, North Carolina
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 16,918 people, 7,618 households, and 4,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 953.0 people per square mile (368.0/km²).

Morganton, North Carolina

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2010, there were 16,918 people, 7,618 households, and 4,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 953.0 people per square mile (368.0/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1850	558	—

1870	554	—

1880	861	55.4%

1890	1,557	80.8%

1900	1,938	24.5%

1910	2,712	39.9%

1920	2,867	5.7%

1930	6,001	109.3%

1940	7,670	27.8%

1950	8,311	8.4%

1960	9,186	10.5%

1970	13,625	48.3%

1980	13,763	1.0%

1990	15,085	9.6%

2000	17,310	14.7%

2010	16,918	−2.3%

Est. 2016	16,665	−1.5%

U.S. Decennial Census

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The population was 16,918 at the 2010 census in Morganton, North Carolina.

final_sentence: The population was 16,918 at the 2010 census in Morganton, North Carolina.