West Amwell Township, New Jersey
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1850	1,175	*	—
1860	1,089	−7.3%
1870	1,030	−5.4%
1880	1,039	0.9%
1890	866	−16.7%
1900	839	−3.1%
1910	866	3.2%
1920	735	−15.1%
1930	788	7.2%
1940	975	23.7%
1950	1,213	24.4%
1960	1,683	38.7%
1970	2,142	27.3%
1980	2,299	7.3%
1990	2,251	−2.1%
2000	2,383	5.9%
2010	3,840	61.1%
2016 (est.)	2,765	[11][25]	−28.0%
Population sources:
1850-1920[26] 1850-1870[27]
1850[28] 1870[29] 1880-1890[30]
1890-1910[31] 1910-1930[32] 1930-1990[33]
2000[34][35] 2010[8][9][10]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[19]

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