Empire, Michigan
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1900	609	—
1910	578	−5.1%
1920	298	−48.4%
1930	302	1.3%
1940	266	−11.9%
1950	251	−5.6%
1960	448	78.5%
1970	409	−8.7%
1980	340	−16.9%
1990	355	4.4%
2000	378	6.5%
2010	375	−0.8%
2017 (est.)	372	[3]	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

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