Van Buren, Maine
Demographics
Van Buren is part of Francophone North America: 76.6 per cent of residents are habitual speakers of French. Links with Québec and New Brunswick are consequently strong.

Van Buren, Maine

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: Van Buren is part of Francophone North America: 76.6 per cent of residents are habitual speakers of French. Links with Québec and New Brunswick are consequently strong.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1850	1,050	—

1860	616	−41.3%

1870	922	49.7%

1880	1,110	20.4%

1890	1,168	5.2%

1900	1,878	60.8%

1910	3,065	63.2%

1920	4,594	49.9%

1930	4,721	2.8%

1940	5,380	14.0%

1950	5,094	−5.3%

1960	4,679	−8.1%

1970	3,971	−15.1%

1980	3,557	−10.4%

1990	3,045	−14.4%

2000	2,631	−13.6%

2010	2,171	−17.5%

Est. 2014	2,085	−4.0%

U.S. Decennial Census

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As of the census of 2010, there were 2,171 people residing in Van Buren.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2010, there were 2,171 people residing in Van Buren.