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Santa Rosa County, Florida

Year	Population
1850	2,883
1860	5,480
1870	3,312
1880	6,645
1890	7,961
1900	10,293
1910	14,897
1920	13,670
1930	14,083
1940	16,085
1950	18,554
1960	29,547
1970	37,741
1980	55,988
1990	81,608
2000	117,743

Notes:

Okaloosa County was established on June 13, 1915, from segments of Santa Rosa County and Walton 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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