Wellsburg, West Virginia
Demographics

Wellsburg, West Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1870	1,366	—

1880	1,815	32.9%

1890	2,235	23.1%

1900	2,588	15.8%

1910	4,189	61.9%

1920	4,918	17.4%

1930	6,398	30.1%

1940	6,255	−2.2%

1950	5,787	−7.5%

1960	5,514	−4.7%

1970	4,600	−16.6%

1980	3,963	−13.8%

1990	3,385	−14.6%

2000	2,891	−14.6%

2010	2,805	−3.0%

Est. 2017	2,589	−7.7%

U.S. Decennial Census

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The 2010 census recorded a Wellsburg population of 2,805.

final_sentence: The 2010 census recorded a Wellsburg population of 2,805.