Lincoln County, Washington
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1890	9,312	—
1900	11,969	28.5%
1910	17,539	46.5%
1920	15,141	−13.7%
1930	11,876	−21.6%
1940	11,361	−4.3%
1950	10,970	−3.4%
1960	10,919	−0.5%
1970	9,572	−12.3%
1980	9,604	0.3%
1990	8,864	−7.7%
2000	10,184	14.9%
2010	10,570	3.8%
2017 (est.)	10,579	[8]	0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790–1960[10] 1900–1990[11]
1990–2000[12] 2010–2016[1]

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