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Monroe County, Florida

Year	Population
1840	688
1850	2,645
1860	2,913
1870	5,657
1880	10,940
1890	18,786
1900	18,006
1910	21,563
1920	19,550
1930	13,624
1940	14,078
1950	29,957
1960	47,921
1970	52,586
1980	63,188
1990	78,024
2000	79,589

Notes:

Lee County was established on May 13, 1887, from a segment of Monroe 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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