Surry County, North Carolina
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1790	7,192	—
1800	9,505	32.2%
1810	10,366	9.1%
1820	12,320	18.9%
1830	14,504	17.7%
1840	15,079	4.0%
1850	18,443	22.3%
1860	10,380	−43.7%
1870	11,252	8.4%
1880	15,302	36.0%
1890	19,281	26.0%
1900	25,515	32.3%
1910	29,705	16.4%
1920	32,464	9.3%
1930	39,749	22.4%
1940	41,783	5.1%
1950	45,593	9.1%
1960	48,205	5.7%
1970	51,415	6.7%
1980	59,449	15.6%
1990	61,704	3.8%
2000	71,219	15.4%
2010	73,673	3.4%
2016 (est.)	72,113	[4]	−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2013[1]

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