Whitehall (village), New York
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1870	4,322	—
1880	4,270	−1.2%
1890	4,434	3.8%
1900	4,377	−1.3%
1910	4,917	12.3%
1920	5,258	6.9%
1930	5,191	−1.3%
1940	4,851	−6.5%
1950	4,457	−8.1%
1960	4,016	−9.9%
1970	3,764	−6.3%
1980	3,241	−13.9%
1990	3,071	−5.2%
2000	2,667	−13.2%
2010	2,614	−2.0%
2016 (est.)	2,556	[1]	−2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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