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State’s population has grown since first census

Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000 | 10:53 a.m.

The following is a glance at how Nevada's population has grown in each census since it was first counted in 1860, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday:

2000: 1,998,257

1990: 1,201,833

1980: 800,508

1970: 488,738

1960: 285,278

1950: 160,083

1940: 110,247

1930: 91,058

1920: 77,407

1910: 81,875

1900: 42,335

1890: 47,355

1880: 62,266

1870: 42,491

1860: 6,857

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