Tarboro, North Carolina
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1810	523	—
1850	709	—
1860	1,048	47.8%
1870	1,340	27.9%
1880	1,600	19.4%
1890	1,924	20.3%
1900	2,499	29.9%
1910	4,129	65.2%
1920	4,568	10.6%
1930	6,379	39.6%
1940	7,148	12.1%
1950	8,120	13.6%
1960	8,411	3.6%
1970	9,425	12.1%
1980	8,741	−7.3%
1990	11,037	26.3%
2000	11,138	0.9%
2010	11,415	2.5%
2016 (est.)	10,994	[1]	−3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

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