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Escambia County, Florida

Year	Population
1840	3,993
1850	4,351
1860	5,768
1870	7,817
1880	12,156
1890	20,188
1900	28,313
1910	38,029
1920	49,386
1930	53,594
1940	74,667
1950	112,706
1960	173,829
1970	205,334
1980	233,794
1990	262,798
2000	294,410

Notes:

Santa Rosa County was established on February 18, 1842, from a segment of Escambia County.

Sources:

• For years 1840-1890:

  University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center. United States Historical Census Data Browser. ONLINE. 1998. University of Virginia. Available: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/. [18 August, 2004].

• For years 1900-1990:

  Richard L. Forstall. Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990. ONLINE. 1995. Population Division, US Bureau of the Census. Available: http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt. [18 August, 2004].

• For year 2000:

  Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File ONLINE. 2000. US Bureau of the Census. Available: http://factfinder.census.gov/ [18 August, 2004].

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