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Brevard County, Florida

(St. Lucia County 1844-1855)

Year	Population
1850	139
1860	246
1870	1,216
1880	1,478
1890	3,401
1900	5,158
1910	4,717
1920	8,505
1930	13,283
1940	16,142
1950	23,653
1960	111,435
1970	230,006
1980	272,959
1990	398,978
2000	476,230

Notes:

Polk County was established on February 8, 1861, from segments of Brevard County and Hillsborough County.
Osceola County was established on May 12, 1887, from segments of Orange County and Brevard County.
St. Lucie County was established on May 24, 1905, from a segment of Brevard County.
Okeechobee County was established on May 8, 1917, from segments of Osceola County and Brevard 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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