Jefferson County, Alabama Population, 1830-2000
| YEAR |
POPULATION |
PERCENT CHANGE |
| 1830 |
6,855 1 |
|
| 1840 |
7,131 1 |
4.0 |
| 1850 |
8,989 1 |
26.1 |
| 1860 |
11,746 1 |
30.7 |
| 1870 |
12,345 1 |
5.1 |
| 1880 |
23,272 1 |
88.5 |
| 1890 |
88,501 1 |
280.3 |
| 1900 |
140,420 1 |
58.7 |
| 1910 |
226,476 1 |
61.3 |
| 1920 |
310,054 1 |
36.9 |
| 1930 |
431,493 1 |
39.2 |
| 1940 |
459,930 1 |
6.6 |
| 1950 |
558,928 1 |
21.5 |
| 1960 |
634,864 1 |
13.6 |
| 1970 |
644,991 1 |
1.6 |
| 1980 |
671,324 1 |
4.1 |
| 1990 |
651,525 1 |
-2.9 |
| 2000 |
662,047 2 |
1.6 |
1Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to
1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses. Washington: U.S. Dept. of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1996.
[Part III – Population of Counties, p. 8-9]
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22000 Census of Population and Housing: Summary Population and
Housing Characteristics, PHC-1-2: Alabama. Washington: U.S. Census Bureau,
2002.
[Table 4 – Race and Hispanic or Latino: 2000, p. 76]
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Jefferson County's Population by Race, 1830 – 2000
| YEAR |
TOTAL |
BLACK |
%BLACK |
WHITE |
%WHITE |
| 1830 |
6,855 1 |
1,715 1 |
25.02 |
5,140 1 |
74.98 |
| 1840 |
7,131 2 |
1,635 2 |
22.92 |
5,483 2 |
76.89 |
| 1850 |
8,989 3 |
2,275 3 |
25.30 |
6,714 3 |
74.69 |
| 1860 |
11,746 4 |
2,668 5 |
22.71 |
9,078 5 |
77.28 |
| 1870 |
12,345 4 |
2,506 5 |
20.29 |
9,839 5 |
79.70 |
| 1880 |
23,272 4 |
5,053 5 |
21.71 |
18,219 5 |
78.28 |
| 1890 |
88,501 6 |
32,142 7 |
36.31 |
56,334 7 |
63.65 |
| 1900 |
140,420 6 |
56,917 7 |
40.53 |
83,489 7 |
59.45 |
| 1910 |
226,476 8 |
90,617 8 |
40.01 |
135,839 8 |
59.97 |
| 1920 |
310,054 9 |
130,291 9 |
42.02 |
179,730 9 |
57.96 |
| 1930 |
431,49310 |
167,95710 |
38.92 |
263,50210 |
61.06 |
| 1940 |
459,93010 |
179,15010 |
38.95 |
280,75610 |
61.04 |
| 1950 |
558,92811 |
208,61611 |
37.32 |
350,05311 |
62.62 |
| 1960 |
634,86412 |
219,54212 |
34.58 |
415,03512 |
65.37 |
| 1970 |
644,99113 |
206,46413 |
32.01 |
437,43313 |
67.82 |
| 1980 |
671,32414 |
223,75914 |
33.33 |
444,42614 |
66.20 |
| 1990 |
651,52515 |
228,52115 |
35.07 |
418,31715 |
64.20 |
| 2000 |
662,04716 |
260,60816 |
39.36 |
384,63916 |
58.09 |
1Abstract of the Returns of the Fifth Census Showing the Number of
Free People, the Number of Slaves, the Federal or Representative Number and the
Aggregate of Each County of Each State of the United States. Washington:
Duff Green, 1832. (Arno Press reprint of the 1832 ed.) [p. 39]
(I 6.5: 2) [CENSUS 21]
2Compendium of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants and Statistics
of the United States, as Obtained at the Department of State, From the Returns
of the Sixth Census, by Counties and Principal Towns, Exhibiting the Population,
Wealth, and Resources of the Country… Washington: Thomas Allen, 1841.
[pp. 52-54]
(I 7.2: C 73) [CENSUS 26]
3The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, Embracing a
Statistical View of Each of the States and Territories, Arranged by Counties,
Towns, Etc., Under the Following Divisions… Washington: Robert Armstrong,
Public Printer, 1853.
[pp. 420-422]
(I 8.5: 1) [CENSUS 30]
4Compendium of the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880), Compiled Pursuant
to an Act of Congress Approved August 7, 1882, Part I. Washington:
Government Printing Office, 1883. [Table: XVIII: Aggregate Population by
Counties: 1880, 1970, 1860]
(I 11.2: C 73) [CENSUS 153, pt.1]
5Compendium of the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880), Compiled Pursuant
to an Act of Congress Approved August 7, 1882, Part I. Washington:
Government Printing Office, 1883.
[Table: XXIII: Population by Race and by Counties: 1880, 1970, 1860]
(I 11.2: C 73) [CENSUS 153, pt.1]
6Twelfth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1900.
Washington: Dept. of the Interior, Census Office, 1901.
[Table 5: Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880
and 1890, p. 58]
(I 13.5: v.1) [CENSUS 252]
7Twelfth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1900.
Washington: Dept. of the Interior, Census Office, 1901.
[Table 19: White, Negro, and Indian Population, by Counties: 1880 to 1900, p.
529]
(I 13.5: v.1) [CENSUS 252]
8Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1910,
vol. 2: Population 1910: Reports by States, with Statistics for Counties,
Cities, and other Civil Divisions, Alabama – Montana. Washington: Government
Printing Office, 1913.
[Table I: Composition and Characteristics of the Population for the State and
for Counties, p. 53]
(C 3.16: v.2) [CENSUS 313]
9Fourteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1920,
vol. III: Population 1920: Composition and Characteristics of the Population by
States. Washington: Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1922.
[Table 9: Composition and Characteristics of the Population, for Counties: 1920,
p. 62.]
(C 3.28/5: 3) [CENSUS 470]
10Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940: Population, vol.
II: Characteristics of the Population, part 1: United States Summary and Alabama
– District of Columbia. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943.
[Table 22: Age, Race, and Sex, by Counties: 1940 and 1930, p. 247]
(C 3.940-5: P 81/v.2/pt.2) [CENSUS 957]
11Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States:
Census of Population: 1950, vol. II: Characteristics of the Population, part 2:
Alabama. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1952.
[Table 41: Age by Color and Sex, for Counties: 1950, p. 2-79]
Note: Reported as white and nonwhite; nonwhite recorded as
black.
(C 3.950-7/5: v.2/pt.2)
12Eighteenth Decennial Census of the United States: Census of
Population: 1960, vol. 1: Characteristics of the Population, part 2: Alabama.
[Table 28: Characteristics of the Population, for Counties: 1960, p. 2-94]
(C 3.223/9: 960/pt.2)
131970 Census of Population, vol. 1: Characteristics of the
Population, part 2: Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census, 1973.
[Table 34: Race by Sex, for Counties: 1970]
(C 3.223/9: 970/v.1/pt.2)
141980 Census of Population, vol. 1: Characteristics of
Population, chapter B: General Population Characteristics, part 2: Alabama.
Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1982.
[Table 15: Persons by Race: 1980, p. 2-15]
(C 3.223/6: 990 CP-1-2)
151990 Census of Population: General Population Characteristics:
Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1992.
[Table 5: Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990, p. 16]
(C 3.223/6: 990 CP-1-2)
16 2000 Census of Population and Housing: Summary Population and
Housing Characteristics, PHC-1-2: Alabama. Washington: U.S. Census Bureau,
2002.
[Table 4 – Race and Hispanic or Latino: 2000, p. 76]
C 3.223/18: 2000 PHC-1-2
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-1-2.pdf