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Hillsborough County, Florida

Year	Population
1840	452
1850	2,377
1860	2,981
1870	3,216
1880	5,814
1890	14,941
1900	36,013
1910	78,374
1920	88,257
1930	153,519
1940	180,148
1950	249,894
1960	397,788
1970	490,265
1980	646,960
1990	834,054
2000	998,948

Notes:

Hernando County was established on February 24, 1843, from segments of Hillsborough County, Mosquito County, and Alachua County.
Manatee County was established on January 9, 1855, from segments of Hillsborough County and Orange County.
Polk County was established on February 8, 1861, from segments of Brevard County and Hillsborough County.
Pinellas County was established on May 23, 1911, from a segment of Hillsborough 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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