Silsbee, Texas
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1940	2,525	—
1950	3,179	25.9%
1960	6,277	97.5%
1970	7,271	15.8%
1980	7,684	5.7%
1990	6,368	−17.1%
2000	6,393	0.4%
2010	6,611	3.4%
2016 (est.)	6,735	[7]	1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

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