TABLE P1

POPULATION BY DECADE 1790 - 2000
   Bethel

Bridge-

water

 Brookfield Danbury New
Fairfield		 New
Milford		 Newtown Redding Ridgefield Sherman Region State Region
as % of CT		 Regional
% 10 YR
Increase
(Decrease)
1790 * ** 1,018 3,031 1,573 3,167 2,764 1,503 1,947 *** 15,003 237,946 6.3%  
1800 * ** 1,010 3,180 1,665 3,221 2,903 1,632 2,025 *** 15,636 250,902 6.2% 4.2%
1810 * ** 1,037 3,606 772 3,537 2,834 1,717 2,103 949 16,555 261,942 6.3% 5.9%
1820 * ** 1,159 3,873 788 3,830 2,879 1,678 2,301 957 17,465 275,248 6.3% 5.5%
1830 * ** 1,255 4,311 939 3,979 3,096 1,686 2,305 947 18,518 297,675 6.2% 6.0%
1840 * ** 1,255 4,504 956 3,974 3,189 1,674 2,474 938 18,964 310,015 6.1% 2.4%
1850 * ** 1,359 5,964 927 4,508 3,338 1,754 2,237 984 21,071 370,792 5.7% 11.1%
1860 1,711 1,048 1,224 7,234 915 3,535 3,578 1,652 2,213 911 24,021 460,147 5.2% 14.0%
1870 2,311 877 1,193 8,753 870 3,586 3,681 1,624 1,919 846 25,660 537,454 4.8% 6.8%
1880 2,727 708 1,152 11,666 791 3,907 4,013 1,540 2,028 828 29,360 622,700 4.7% 14.4%
1890 3,401 617 989 19,473 670 3,917 3,539 1,546 2,235 668 37,055 746,258 5.0% 26.2%
1900 3,327 649 1,046 19,474 584 4,804 3,276 1,426 2,626 658 37,870 908,420 4.2% 2.2%
1910 3,792 600 1,101 23,502 551 5,010 3,012 1,617 3,118 569 42,872 1,114,756 3.8% 13.2%
1920 3,201 481 896 22,325 468 4,781 2,751 1,315 2,707 533 39,458 1,380,631 2.9% -8.0%
1930 3,886 432 926 26,955 434 4,700 2,635 1,599 3,580 391 45,538 1,606,903 2.8% 15.4%
1940 4,105 537 1,345 27,921 608 5,559 4,023 1,758 3,900 477 50,233 1,709,242 2.9% 10.3%
1950 5,104 639 1,688 30,337 1,236 5,799 7,448 2,037 4,356 549 59,193 2,007,280 2.9% 17.8%
1960 8,200 898 3,405 39,382 3,355 8,318 11,373 3,359 8,165 825 87,280 2,535,234 3.4% 47.4%
1970 10,945 1,277 9,688 50,781 6,991 14,601 16,942 5,590 18,188 1,459 136,462 3,031,709 4.5% 56.3%
1980 16,004 1,563 12,872 60,470 11,260 19,420 19,107 7,272 20,120 2,281 170,369 3,107,576 5.5% 24.8%
1990 17,541 1,654 14,113 65,585 12,911 23,629 20,779 7,927 20,919 2,809 187,867 3,287,116 5.7% 10.3%
2000 18,067 1,824 15,664 74,848 13,953 27,121 25,031 8,270 23,643 3,827 212,248 3,405,565 6.2% 13.0%

Source: Census data summarized by HVCEO and 1979 CT State Register and Manual.  * Bethel was part of Danbury until 1855. ** Bridgewater was part of New Milford until 1856. *** Sherman was part of New Fairfield until 1802.