NUMBER OF INHABITANTS 7-7 

Table 4.-POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF 10,000 OR MORE FROM EARLIEST CENSUS TO 1950 

[Minus sign (-)'denotes decrease. Percent not shown where less than 0.1] 

Increase over pre· Increosc over pre- Increase over preIncorporated place arid Popula· ceding censns Incorporatetl place and Popula· ceding census Incorporated place and Popnla- ccdin~ census 

census year ti on census year ti on census year tion . 

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 

------ Ansonia cl ty: Mi<ldletown city: Norwich city: 

1950 •• --·------------- 18, 706 -504 -2.6 1050 ____ - - -------·---- 29, 711 3,216 12.1 1950 •.••..•..•••.••••.• 23, 420 -223 -0.9 

1Q40. ----------------- 19, 210 -688 -3.5 1940 •••. - - --·--------- 26, 405 1, 941 7. 9 194Q _________ -----···-- 23, 652 631 2. 7 1930. -·--------------- 19, 898 2,255 12. 8 1930 ____ - ------------- 24, 554 10, 916 80. 0 1930 •••••.••. ---------- 23, 021 717 3.2 

1920. ----------------- 17, 643 2, 491 16. 4 1920 ____ - - ------------ 13, 638 1, 787 15.1 1920 .••..•••.•.••••••.• 22, 304 1, 937 9.6 

1910 •••. - ------------- 15, 152 2,471 19.5 1910 •••... ------------- 11, 851 2,262. 23.6 1910 _________ ---------- 20, 367 3, 116 18.1 

1900 .••. -------------- 12, 681 2,339 22.6 1900 ••.. - - ------------ 9, 589 576 6.4 moo ..•...••. __________ 17, 251 1,09.5 6.8 

1890 .•.. -------------· 110, 342 6,487 le8.3 1890 ••.• - ------------- 9,013 2, 187 32.0 1890 .•.••.••••••••••• --- 16, 156 1,044 6.9 

1880 •••• -------------- 3,855 l, 106 40.2 1880 •.•• - - - ----------- 6, 826 -97 -1.4 1880 ___________________ 15, 112 -1,541 -9.3 

1870 •.•. - ------------. 2,749 ---------- .. --------- 1870 ____ - - ------------ 6, 023 1, 741 33. 6 1870 •• ----------------- 16, 653 2,605 18. 6 

1860 •.•. - ------------- 5, 182 971 23.1 1860 .• ----------------- 14, 048 7,909 128.8 Bridgeport city: 

1950. -··-------------- 158, 700 11, 588 7. 9 1850 ____ - - ---------·-- 4, 211 700 19. 9 1850. --------·-·----·--- 6, 139 1, 939 46.2 

1940. ----------------- 147, 121 405 0,3 1840 ____ -------------- 3, 511 388 12. 4 1840 ••••.•••. ---------- 4, 200 1,005 34.0 

lll30. --·-------------- 146, 716 3, 161 2.2 1830 ____ ~ ------------- '3, 123 505 ~ 19. 3 1830 .•••....• ---------- 3, 135 152 li.1 

1920 .••. -------------- 143, 555 41, 501 40. 7 1820 ____ - ------------- 2, 618 604 30.0 1820 .••...••. ---------- 2, 983 7 0.2 

11!10 •••• - ------------- 102,054 31, 058 43, 7 1810 ••.• - ------------- 2,014 ___ ,.. ______ ---------- 1810 ••••••••. -----·---- 2, 076 ---------- ---------- 1900 •.•. -------------- 70, 996 22, 130 45.3 

1800 ..•. ----·--------- 48, 806 21, 223 76. 8 Naugatuck borough: 

1880 ..•. - - ------------ 27, 643 8,674 45. 7 1950 .... - -.•.. c ....... 17, 455 2,067 13. 4 Shelton city: 1870 ••.. - ------------- 18, 969 6,863 56, 7 1940 ••.• - ------------- 15, 388 1,073 7. 5 1950 .••.•••.. ---------- 12, 694 1, 723 1.5.7 1800 •••. - ------------- 112, 100 6,026 99.1 1930 .... - ------------- 14, 315 -736 -4.9 1940 ..•...... ---------- 10, 971 858 8.li 

1850 .... - ------------- 1 6,080 2, 786 84.6 1020 •••. - ------------- 1.5, 051 2, 329 18. 3 1930 .••••.... ---------- 10, 113 638 6.7 1840 ••..• ------------- 3,294 ---------- ---------- 1910 _____ ------------- 12, 722 2, 181 20. 7 1920 _________ ---------- 9,475 4, 668 97.1 1900 ____ - - ------------ 10, 541 ---------- ---------- 191Q ____________________ 4,807 1, 970 69.4 Bristol city: 1900 ___________________ 2,837 885 45. 3 1950 ..•• -------------- 35, 961 5, 794 19.2 New Britain city: 1890 .••.•.••. ---------- 1, 952 ---------- ---------- 1940 •.•. - ------------- 30, 167 1, 716 6.0 1950 ...• - - -----------. 73, 726 5,041 7.3 

1930 •... -------------- 28, 451 7, 831 38.0 1940 .••. - ------------- 08, 685 557 0.8 

1920 .... - ------------- 20, 620 11, 093 116.4 1930 .•. - -------------- 68, 128 8,812 14. 9 Stam ford city: 1910 •••. - - --··-------· 9,527 3, 259 52.0 1920 ____ - ------------- 50, 316 15, 400 35.1 1900 •••...• _________ - - 0, 268 1910 .••. - - ------------ 43, 016 17, 918 68. 0 1950 _________ ----·----- 74, 293 26, 355 55.0 ---------- ---------- 1900 _____ ------------- 25, 998 9,479 57. 4 1940 __________________ - 47, 938 1, 592 3.4 

Danbury city: 1890 ____ - - ------------ 16, 510 4, 719 40.0 1930 •.•••... ------------ 46, 346 11, 250 32, l 

1950 •••• -------------- 22, 067 -272 -1.2 1880 ____ - - ------------ 11, 800 3, 798 47. 5 1920 .•• ----------------- 35, 096 9, 958 39. 6 

1940 .••. - ------------- 22, 339 78 0.4 1870 .••• - - ------------ 2 8, 002 1910 _________ ---------- 25, 138 9, 141 57.1 ---------- ---------- moo ___________________ 15, 997 5, 601 53. 9 1930 .... --------~----- 22, 261 3, 318 17. 5 

1920 .••. ---'---------- - 18, 943 -1,291 -6.4 New Haven city: 1890 ..•..•.•• ---------- l 10, 396 7, 856 309. 3 

1910 ••.. - ------------- 20, 234 3, 697 22.4 1950 ..•.. ------------- 164, 448 3,838 2.4 1880·--------------·----- 2, 540 ---------- ---------- 1900 .•.. - ------------- 16, 537 -15 -0.1 1940 •••. - ------------- 160, 605 -2,050 -1.3 

1890 •••. - - ------------ 16, 552 7,290 78. 7 1930 •••.• ------------- 162, 655 118 0.1 

1880 .••. - ------------- 2 9, 262 2, 720 41. 6 1920 .... - ------------- 162, 537 28, 932 21. 7 Torrington city: 

1870 •.•. - ------------- 6, 542 2,060 46.0 1910 •.•. - ------------- 133, 605 25, 578 23. 7 1950 •••••••••...••••... 27, 820 832 3. :t 

1860 .... - - ------------ 14,482 ---------- ---------- 1900 •••. - ------------- 108, 027 21, 982 25. 5 1040------------------- 26, 088 948 3. 6' 

1890 ____ - ------------- 1 86, 045 23, 163 36.8 1030 •••••••... _________ 26, 040 5, 417 26. 3'. 

Derby city: 1880 .... - ------------- 62, 882 12, 042 23. 7 1920 ..•.•.•• --• ___ : ____ 20, 623 5, 140 33. 2' 1Q50 ..•• -------------- 10, 259 -28 -0,3 1870 •••. - ------------- 50, 840 11, 573 20. 5 1910 ___________________ 15, 483 7, 123 85. 2· 

1040 •••• ----------·--- 10, 287 -501 -4.6 1860 •.•• - - ------------ 39, 267 18, 922 93. 0 1900------------------- 8,360 4,077 95.2: 

1930 .••• - ------------- 10, 788 -450 -4,0 1890 .•.••••••• _________ - 4,283 rn20 •••. ______________ ---------- ---------- mm 11, 238 2,247 25.0 1850 •••. - - ------------ 20, 345 7, 385 57.0 __________________ 8, 991 1, 061 13.4 1840 •••• - ------------- 12, 960 2, 780 27. 3 

1000 •••. - - ------------ 7, 030 3, 517 70, 7 1830 ••.•. ------------- 10, 180 3, 033 42. 4 Wallingford borough: 1890 ______________ - --- 3 4, 413 1, 387 45.8 1820 .... - ------------- 7, 147 1, 375 23.8 1950. __________________ 11, 904 509 6.01 1880 .... - ------------- • 3, 026 ---------- ---------- 1810 •••. - ------------- 5, 772 1, 723 42. 6 1940. _______________ --- 1800 11, 425 255 2.3 •••. - ______ : ______ 4,049 -438 -9.8 1030 ...•••••. ---------- 11, 170 1, 522 15. 8< Hartford city: 1790 ____ - ------------- I 4, 487 ---------- ---------- 1920 ________ ----------- 0,648 958 n.01 1950 •••.••• ----------- 177, 397 11, 130 6. 7 1910 ••••.•.•• ---------- 8,690 1, 953 i 20.01 1940 ______ ------------ 166, 267 2, 195 1.3 New London city: 1900 •••••••.••...•••••.. 6, 737 2,507 50. 3 

1930 •••. - ------------- 164, 072 26, 036 18. 9 1950 .••. - ---------·--- 30, 551 95 0. 3 1800 .••.••••.. _________ 4, 230 I, 213 40.2' 

1920 •••• ---·---------- 138, 036 39, 121 39, 6 1040 _____ ------------- 30, 456 816 2. 8 1880 •.••.•••••••....•. -- 3, 017 ---------- ---------- 1910 •••... - ----------- 98, 915 19, 065 23. 9 1930 .... - ---------·--- 29, 640 3, 952 15. 4 1000 •••. - - ------------ 79, 850 26, 620 50.0 1920 •••. - ------------- 25, 688 6,029 ·so. 7 

1890 .•.. --- -----••• --- 53, 230 11, 215 26. 7 1910 ____ - ------------- 19, 650 2, 111' 12.0 Waterbury city: 1880 •••. - --·----------- 42, 015 4,835 13.0 moo __________________ 17, 548 3, 791 21, 6 

1'870 •... -------------- 37, 180 10, 263 38.1 1890 .... - - ------------ 13, 757 3, 220 30.6 1950 .•......•••••••••. -• 104, 477 5, 183 5. 2 

1860 ••.• - - ------------ 1 26, 917 13, 362 98.6 1880 .••. - ------------- 10, 537 961 10.0 1940 ••••.•••.•••.•..... 99, 314 -588 -0.6 

1870 •••• - ------------- 9, 576 -539 -5.3 1930 ••••••.•. ---------- ·99, 902 8, 187 8.9 

1850 •.•. -------------- 113, 555 4,087 43. 2 1860 ..•. - ------------- 10, 115 1, 124 12. 5 1920 ..•.•••••••••.•••. -- 91, 715 18, 574 25.4 

1840 ..•. -------------- 9,468 2, 394 33.8 

1010 ____________________ 73, 141 27, 282 59. 6 

1830 .•••• ------------- 7,074 2, 348 49. 7 1850 .••. - - ------------ 8, 991 3,472 62. g 1900 .• ------·---------- - 45, 859 11;213 60. l 

1820 •••. -------------- 4, 726 771 19. 5 1840 •••. ----"--------- 5, 519 1, 184 27. 3 1890 •.•••.•••••••••••. -- 28, 646 10, 840 60.D 

1810 •••.. ------------- 3, 955 432 12.3 1830c ••.• ------------- 4,335 1, 005 30. 2 1880 ......•..•• ________ 17, 806 6, 980 64.ll 

1800 _____ - ------------ 2 3, 523 840 31. 3 1820 .••• - ------------- 3, 330 92 2.8 1870------------------- 10, 826 822 8. 2: 

1790 •••. - - ------------ 2 2, 683 ---------- ---------- 1810 •••. - - ------------ 3, 238 -1, 912 -37.1 1860 ••••••.•• --•• ------ 110, 004 -------..... -

__ ,.. _______ 

1800 •••• - - ------------ 5, 150 ---------- ---------- Meriden city: 

1950 ..•. -------------- 44, 088 4,594 H.6 Norwalk city: Willimantic city: 1940 _________ -·------- i 39, 494 1,013 2. 6 1950. ________ ---------- 49, 460 9, 611 24.1 1950. __________________ 13, 586 1,485 12.3' 

1930 •••.• - ----·-----·· 38, 481 8,614 28.8 1940 _________ ---------• 39, 849 3, 830 10.6 1940 •••••••••..••••••••• 12, 10.1 -1 ---·-:.:1~8 1920 _____ -----··------ 29, 867 2,602 9,5 1930 ••.•••••• -• - --- ---- 36, mo 8,276 29.8 1930 ••••••••••.••••••.. 12, 102 -228 

1910 •••.. ----------··- 27, 265 2, 969 12.2 1920 _________ ---------- 27, 743 2Q, 789 .299. 0 1920 .•••........•.••••• 12, 330 1, 100 9.8 

1900 .••• - ------·------ 24, 296 2,644 12. 2 1910 ••••••••• ---------- 6, 954 829 13. 5 1910 .•••••••.• --------- 11, 230 2,293 25. 7 

1800 •••• - ------------- 21, 652 6, 112 39, 3 1900 ___________ , ------- 6, 125 299 5.1 1900 ••••••.•.•• -------- 8, 937 289 3. 3 

1880 •••.• ------------- 15, 640 6, 647 74. 7 189Q _________ ---------- l 5, 826 518 9.8 1800_, __ , _______________ 8, 648 2,04.0 30.9 

1870 ••.•• ------------- 2 8,893 ---------- ____ .. _____ 1880 ••••••••. ---- ---~-- 5, 308 -----.. ---- ---.............. 1880 ••.•.••.. -------• -- 6,608 ---------- -------·--· 

1 Corrected since publication of Vol. I, 1030. 2 Estimated. 

a F1gnres are for Birmingham borough, 

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