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Miami-Dade County, Florida

(Dade County 1836-1997)

Year	Population
1840	446
1850	159
1860	83
1870	85
1880	257
1890	861
1900	4,955
1910	11,933
1920	42,753
1930	142,955
1940	267,739
1950	495,084
1960	935,047
1970	1,267,792
1980	1,625,781
1990	1,937,094
2000	2,253,362

Notes:

Palm Beach County was established on April 30, 1909, from a segment of Dade County.
Broward County was established on April 30, 1915, from a segment of Dade 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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