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Population Estimates

since 1900
Montgomery County, Maryland

Year
Estimated Population
Change

1900*

30,451

n/a

1910*

32,089

1,638

1920*

34,921

2,832

1930*

49,206

14,285

1940*

83,912

34,706

1950*

164,401

80,489

1960*

340,928

176,527

1970*

522,809

181,881

1971

530,900

8,091

1972

544,900

14,000

1973

561,100

16,200

1974

579,600

18,500

1975

589,400

9,800

1976

585,800

-3,600

1977

581,100

-4,700

1978

579,100

-2,000

1979

578,300

-800

1980*

579,053

753

1981

582,500

3,447

1982

586,500

4,000

1983

590,000

3,500

1984

604,000

14,000

1985

628,000

24,000

1986

645,000

17,000

1987

680,000

35,000

1988

710,000

30,000

1989

735,000

25,000

1990*

757,027

22,027

1991

764,600

7,573

1992

775,100

10,500

1993

786,200

11,100

1994

795,900

9,700

1995

804,600

8,700

1996

814,100

9,500

1997

827,200

13,100

1998

841,500

14,300

1999

855,000

13,500

2000*

873,341

18,341

2001

885,000

11,659

2002

902,000

17,000

2003

917,000

15,000

2004

929,000

12,000

2005

938,000

9,000

2006

947,000

9,000

2007

956,000

9,000

Source: M-NCPPC Research & Technology Center; U.S. Census (years marked with *) Updated April, 2007.
Note: U.S. Census data are for April 1 and M-NCPPC estimates are for January 1 of the reported year.

 

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