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Leon County, Florida

Year	Population
1840	10,713
1850	11,442
1860	12,343
1870	15,236
1880	19,662
1890	17,752
1900	19,887
1910	19,427
1920	18,059
1930	23,476
1940	31,646
1950	51,590
1960	74,225
1970	103,047
1980	148,655
1990	192,493
2000	239,452

Notes:

Wakulla County was established on March 11, 1843, from a segment of Leon 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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