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Alachua County, Florida

Year	Population
1840	2,282
1850	2,524
1860	8,232
1870	17,328
1880	16,462
1890	22,934
1900	32,245
1910	34,305
1920	31,689
1930	34,365
1940	38,607
1950	57,026
1960	74,074
1970	104,764
1980	151,348
1990	181,596
2000	217,955

Notes:

Hernando County was established on February 24, 1843, from segments of Hillsborough County, Mosquito County, and Alachua County.
Marion County was established on March 14, 1844, from segments of Alachua County and Mosquito County (Orange County).
Levy County was established on March 10, 1845, from a segment of Alachua County.
Putnam County was established on January 13, 1849, from segments of St. Johns County and Alachua County.
Bradford County was established on December 21, 1858, from segments of Columbia County and Alachua County.
Gilchrist County was established on December 4, 1925, from a segment of Alachua 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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