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Sumter County, Florida

Year	Population
1860	1,549
1870	2,952
1880	4,686
1890	5,363
1900	6,187
1910	6,696
1920	7,851
1930	10,644
1940	11,041
1950	11,330
1960	11,869
1970	14,839
1980	24,272
1990	31,577
2000	53,345

Notes:

Lake County was established on May 27, 1887, from segments of Sumter County and Orange 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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