Clarke County Population History

As you can see, Clarke County got off to a bang by 1860 when it was ranked 43rd in the state and continued to grow through 1900 hitting a top of 12440.. But then, the population started to decline through 1970 when the population hit bottom at 7581.. However, there has been a small uptick since then, growing to 9133 in 2000. In 1860, Since then, it has bottomed out at 98th early in the 20th century, climbing back to 84th by the start of the 21st century.

 

 

Year
Population
Rank
1850
79
48
1860
5,427
43
1870
8,735
57
1880
11513
72
1890
11,332
86
1900
12,440
94
1910
10,736
95
1920
10,506
97
1930
10,384
98
1940
10,233
98
1950
9,369
98
1960
8,222
97
1970
7,581
97
1980
8,612
93
1990
8,287
89
2000
9,133
84

 

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Source: https://www.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/CountyAll/copopranking18502000.pdf

Last updated June11, 2020