Demographics of Houston
Population and households

Demographics of Houston

Section Title: Population and households
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City of Houston Past censuses

Year	Population	Rank

1850	2,396	?

1860	4,845	?

1870	9,332	?

1880	16,513	?

1890	27,557	?

1900	44,633	85

1910	78,800	68

1920	138,276	45

1930	292,352	26

1940	384,514	21

1950	596,163	14

1960	938,219	7

1970	1,232,802	6

1980	1,595,138	5

1990	1,630,553	4

2000	1,953,631	4

2010	2,099,451	4

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,953,631 people in Houston.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 1,953,631 people in Houston.