New Bedford, Massachusetts
Demographics

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%

1790	3,313	—

1800	4,361	+31.6%

1810	5,651	+29.6%

1820	3,947	−30.2%

1830	7,592	+92.3%

1840	12,087	+59.2%

1850	16,443	+36.0%

1860	22,300	+35.6%

1870	21,320	−4.4%

1880	26,845	+25.9%

1890	40,783	+51.9%

1900	62,442	+53.1%

1910	96,652	+54.8%

1920	121,217	+25.4%

1930	112,597	−7.1%

1940	110,341	−2.0%

1950	109,189	−1.0%

1960	102,477	−6.1%

1970	101,777	−0.7%

1980	98,478	−3.2%

1990	99,922	+1.5%

2000	93,768	−6.2%

2010	95,072	+1.4%

2017	95,120	+0.1%

* = population estimate. Source: United States Census records and Population Estimates Program data. Source: U.S. Decennial Census

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As of the 2010 census, New Bedford had a population of 95,072.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, New Bedford had a population of 95,072.