Tuolumne County, California
2010
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1850	8,351	—
1860	16,229	94.3%
1870	8,150	−49.8%
1880	7,848	−3.7%
1890	6,082	−22.5%
1900	11,166	83.6%
1910	9,979	−10.6%
1920	7,768	−22.2%
1930	9,271	19.3%
1940	10,887	17.4%
1950	12,584	15.6%
1960	14,404	14.5%
1970	22,169	53.9%
1980	33,928	53.0%
1990	48,456	42.8%
2000	54,501	12.5%
2010	55,365	1.6%
2016 (est.)	53,804	[3]	−2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
1790-1960[18] 1900-1990[19]
1990-2000[20] 2010-2015[2]

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