South Hadley, Massachusetts
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,196 people, 6,586 households, and 4,208 families residing in the town. The population density was 971.0 people per square mile (374.9/km²).

South Hadley, Massachusetts

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 17,196 people, 6,586 households, and 4,208 families residing in the town. The population density was 971.0 people per square mile (374.9/km²).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%

1850	2,495	—

1860	2,277	−8.7%

1870	2,840	+24.7%

1880	3,538	+24.6%

1890	4,261	+20.4%

1900	4,526	+6.2%

1910	4,894	+8.1%

1920	5,527	+12.9%

1930	6,773	+22.5%

1940	6,856	+1.2%

1950	10,145	+48.0%

1960	14,956	+47.4%

1970	17,033	+13.9%

1980	16,399	−3.7%

1990	16,685	+1.7%

2000	17,196	+3.1%

2010	17,514	+1.8%

2017*	17,791	+1.6%

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

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The population was 17,514 at the 2010 census and was estimated to be 17,791 in 2017.

final_sentence: The population was 17,514 at the 2010 census and was estimated to be 17,791 in 2017.