Rutland (town), Vermont
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1790	1,407	—
1800	2,125	51.0%
1810	2,379	12.0%
1820	2,369	−0.4%
1830	2,753	16.2%
1840	2,708	−1.6%
1850	3,715	37.2%
1860	7,577	104.0%
1870	9,834	29.8%
1880	12,149	23.5%
1890	11,760	−3.2%
1900	1,109	−90.6%
1910	1,311	18.2%
1920	1,270	−3.1%
1930	1,387	9.2%
1940	1,350	−2.7%
1950	1,416	4.9%
1960	1,542	8.9%
1970	2,248	45.8%
1980	3,300	46.8%
1990	3,781	14.6%
2000	4,038	6.8%
2010	4,054	0.4%
2014 (est.)	4,019	[6]	−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

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