Fenton, Michigan
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1860	735	—
1870	2,353	220.1%
1880	2,152	−8.5%
1890	2,182	1.4%
1900	2,408	10.4%
1910	2,331	−3.2%
1920	2,507	7.6%
1930	3,171	26.5%
1940	3,377	6.5%
1950	4,226	25.1%
1960	6,142	45.3%
1970	8,284	34.9%
1980	8,098	−2.2%
1990	8,444	4.3%
2000	10,582	25.3%
2010	11,756	11.1%
2017 (est.)	11,286	[3]	−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[15]

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