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Lafayette County, Florida

Year	Population
1860	2,068
1870	1,783
1880	2,441
1890	3,686
1900	4,987
1910	6,710
1920	6,242
1930	4,361
1940	4,405
1950	3,440
1960	2,889
1970	2,892
1980	4,035
1990	5,578
2000	7,022

Notes:

Dixie County was established on April 25, 1921, from a segment of Lafayette 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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