Cañon City, Colorado
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1870	229	—
1880	1,501	555.5%
1890	2,825	88.2%
1900	3,775	33.6%
1910	5,162	36.7%
1920	4,551	−11.8%
1930	5,938	30.5%
1940	6,690	12.7%
1950	6,345	−5.2%
1960	8,973	41.4%
1970	9,206	2.6%
1980	13,037	41.6%
1990	12,687	−2.7%
2000	15,431	21.6%
2010	16,400	6.3%
2016 (est.)	16,679	[5]	1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[18]

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