Bunkie, Louisiana
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1890	299	—
1900	873	192.0%
1910	1,765	102.2%
1920	1,743	−1.2%
1930	2,464	41.4%
1940	3,575	45.1%
1950	4,666	30.5%
1960	5,188	11.2%
1970	5,395	4.0%
1980	5,364	−0.6%
1990	5,044	−6.0%
2000	4,662	−7.6%
2010	4,171	−10.5%
2016 (est.)	4,064	[3]	−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

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