Green Island, New York
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1860	1,600	—
1870	3,135	95.9%
1880	4,160	32.7%
1890	4,463	7.3%
1900	4,770	6.9%
1910	4,737	−0.7%
1920	4,411	−6.9%
1930	4,331	−1.8%
1940	3,988	−7.9%
1950	4,016	0.7%
1960	3,533	−12.0%
1970	3,297	−6.7%
1980	2,696	−18.2%
1990	2,490	−7.6%
2000	2,278	−8.5%
2010	2,620	15.0%
2016 (est.)	2,598	[2]	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[28]

Referring to the tabular data covering 'Green Island, New York' (see 'Demographics'), give a one-line statement limited to the highlighted cells and format it within the following JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.