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Fort Collins History and ArchitectureTABLE 1FORT COLLINS POPULATION TRENDS, 1880-1990 |
| Year | Population | Increase | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,356 | -- | -- |
| 1890 | 2,011 | 655 | 48.3 |
| 1900 | 3,053 | 1,042 | 51.8 |
| 1910 | 8,210 | 5,157 | 168.9 |
| 1920 | 8,755 | 545 | 6.6 |
| 1930 | 11,489 | 2,734 | 31.2 |
| 1940 | 12,251 | 762 | 6.6 |
| 1950 | 14,937 | 2,686 | 18 |
| 1960 | 25,027 | 10,090 | 40.3 |
| 1970 | 43,337 | 18,310 | 42.3 |
| 1980 | 65,092 | 21,755 | 33.4 |
| 1990 | 87,758 | 22,666 | 25.8 |
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SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census for indicated Census years. LARIMER COUNTY POPULATION TRENDS, 1900-1960 |
| Year | Population | Increase | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 12,168 | -- | -- |
| 1910 | 25,270 | 13,102 | 61.8 |
| 1920 | 27,872 | 2,602 | 9.3 |
| 1930 | 33,137 | 5,265 | 15.9 |
| 1940 | 35,539 | 2,402 | 6.8 |
| 1950 | 43,554 | 8,015 | 18.4 |
| 1960 | 53,343 | 9,789 | 22.5 |
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SOURCE: Colorado State Planning Division, 1961. Links to Historic ContextsEuro-American Exploration and the Fur Trade, ca. 1540-1858 The Colorado Gold Rush, Early Settlement, and the Creation of Fort Collins, 1844-1866 Establishing the City: Old Town and New Town, 1866-1877 The Railroad Era, Colorado Agricultural College, and the Growth of the City, 1877-1900 Sugar Beets, Streetcar Suburbs, and the City Beautiful, 1900-1919 Post World War I Urban Growth, 1919-1941 Table 1 - Population Growth |