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Washington County, Florida

Year	Population
1840	859
1850	1,950
1860	2,154
1870	2,302
1880	4,089
1890	6,426
1900	10,154
1910	16,403
1920	11,828
1930	12,180
1940	12,302
1950	11,888
1960	11,249
1970	11,453
1980	14,509
1990	16,919
2000	20,973

Notes:

Bay County was established on April 24, 1913, from a segment of Washington 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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