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Walton County, Florida

Year	Population
1840	1,461
1850	1,817
1860	3,037
1870	3,041
1880	4,201
1890	4,816
1900	9,346
1910	16,460
1920	12,119
1930	14,576
1940	14,246
1950	14,725
1960	15,576
1970	16,087
1980	21,300
1990	27,760
2000	40,601

Notes:

Holmes County was established on January 8, 1848, from segments of Walton County and Jackson County.
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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