City Population History from 1850–2000
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Texas Almanac: City Population History from 1850–2000 The Texas Almanac table shows, for a selected list of cities, a complete record of popu- unincorporated towns that meet certain federal criteria. These are called “Census Desig- lation for each decennial year, insofar as such record exists. The official census record is nated Places,” and some are included in this list. At least one town from each county is presented below, with a few exceptions. Unofficial figures are given where census figures listed. Where no figure is given, it means that no census was taken for it. It does not neces- are unavailable. These, as well as other anomalies, are explained in footnotes. sarily mean that the town did not exist. Some Texas towns were in existence many years In recent years, the official census has included not only incorporated towns, but also before incorporating. % Change City, County 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 90–00 2000 Abernathy, Hale ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 858 847 1,692 2,491 2,625 2,904 2,720 4.38 2,839 Abilene, Taylor ... ... ... ... 3,194 3,411 9,204 10,274 23,175 26,612 45,570 90,368 89,653 98,315 106,707 8.64 115,930 Addison, Dallas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 308 593 5,553 8,783 61.29 14,166 Alamo, Hidalgo ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,018 1,944 3,017 4,121 4,291 5,831 8,210 79.78 14,760 Alamo Heights, Bexar ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,874 5,700 8,000 7,552 6,933 6,252 6,502 12.57 7,319 Albany, Shackelford ... ... ... 129 857 999 ... 1,469 2,422 2,230 2,255 2,200 1,978 2,450 1,962 - 2.09 1,921 Alice, Jim Wells ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,136 1,880 4,239 7,792 16,449 20,861 20,121 20,961 19,788 - 3.93 19,010 Allen, Collin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 659 1,940 8,314 19,315 125.49 43,554 Alpine, Brewster ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 931 3,495 3,866 5,261 4,740 5,971 5,465 5,622 2.92 5,786 Alton, Hidalgo ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,732 3,069 42.85 4,384 Alvarado, Johnson ... ... ... ... 1,543 1,342 1,155 1,284 1,210 1,324 1,656 1,907 2,129 2,701 2,918 12.68 3,288 Alvin, Brazoria ... ... ... ... 261 996 1,453 1,519 1,511 3,087 3,701 5,643 10,671 16,515 19,220 11.41 21,413 Amarillo, Potter ... ... ... ... 482 1,442 9,957 15,494 43,132 51,686 74,246 137,969 127,010 149,230 157,571 10.19 173,627 Anahuac, Chambers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ‡500 ‡800 ‡1,500 1,282 2,105 1,881 1,840 1,993 10.89 2,210 Andrews, Andrews ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 611 3,294 11,135 8,625 11,061 10,678 - 9.61 9,652 Angleton, Brazoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,043 1,229 1,763 3,399 7,312 9,770 13,929 17,140 5.78 18,130 Anson, Jones ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,842 1,425 2,093 2,338 2,708 2,890 2,615 2,831 2,644 - 3.33 2,556 Anthony, El Paso ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,082 2,154 2,640 3,328 15.69 3,850 Aransas Pass, San Patricio ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,197 1,569 2,482 4,095 5,396 6,956 5,813 7,173 7,180 13.34 8,138 Archer City, Archer ... ... ... ... ... 187 825 689 1,512 1,675 1,895 1,974 1,722 1,862 1,784 3.59 1,848 Arlington, Tarrant ... ... ... ... 664 1,079 1,794 3,031 3,661 4,240 7,692 44,775 89,723 160,123 261,717 27.22 332,969 Aspermont, Stonewall ... ... ... ... 205 205 ... 436 769 1,041 1,060 1,275 1,198 1,357 1,214 - 15.90 1,021 Athens, Henderson *177 ... †500 ... ... ... 2,261 3,176 4,342 4,765 5,194 7,086 9,582 10,197 10,982 2.87 11,297 Atlanta, Cass ... ... ... ... 1,764 1,301 1,604 1,469 1,685 2,453 3,782 4,076 5,007 6,272 6,118 - 6.10 5,745 Austin, Travis 629 3,494 4,428 11,013 14,575 22,258 29,860 34,876 53,120 87,930 132,459 186,545 251,808 345,496 472,020 39.10 656,562 Azle, Tarrant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,969 4,493 5,822 8,868 8.25 9,600 % Change City, County 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 90–00 2000 Balch Springs, Dallas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,821 10,464 13,746 17,406 11.31 19,375 Balcones Heights, Bexar ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 376 950 2,504 2,853 3,022 - 0.20 3,016 Ballinger, Runnels ... ... ... ... 1,390 1,128 3,536 2,767 4,187 4,472 5,302 5,043 4,203 4,207 3,975 6.74 4,243 Bandera, Bandera ... ... ... ... 372 419 ... ‡700 ‡580 ‡1,250 ‡1,325 ‡1,065 891 947 877 9.12 957 Barstow, Ward ... ... ... ... ... 150 ... 490 468 558 688 707 614 637 535 - 24.11 406 Bastrop, Bastrop ... ... ... 1,546 1,634 2,145 1,707 1,828 1,895 1,976 3,176 3,001 3,112 3,789 4,044 32.05 5,340 Bay City, Matagorda ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,156 3,454 4,070 6,594 9,427 11,656 11,733 17,837 18,170 2.74 18,667 **Baytown, Harris ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22,983 28,159 43,980 56,923 63,843 4.05 66,430 Beaumont, Jefferson *151 ... ... ... 3,296 9,427 20,640 40,422 57,732 59,061 94,014 119,175 115,919 118,102 114,323 - 0.40 113,866 Bedford, Tarrant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,706 10,049 20,821 43,762 7.75 47,152 Beeville, Bee ... ... ... ... ‡1,311 ‡2,311 3,269 3,062 4,806 6,789 9,348 13,811 13,506 14,574 13,547 - 3.09 13,129 Bellaire, Harris ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 390 1,124 10,173 19,872 19,009 14,950 13,842 12.99 15,642 Bellmead, McLennan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,127 7,698 7,569 8,336 10.53 9,214 Bellville, Austin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,533 1,347 2,112 2,218 2,371 2,860 3,378 12.31 3,794 Belton, Bell 300 305 777 1,797 3,000 3,700 4,164 5,098 3,779 3,572 6,246 8,163 8,696 10,660 12,463 17.33 14,623 Benavides, Duval ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,081 3,016 2,459 2,112 1,978 1,788 - 5.70 1,686 Benbrook, Tarrant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 617 3,254 8,169 13,579 19,564 3.29 20,208 Benjamin, Knox ... ... ... ... 107 107 ... 500 485 599 531 308 308 257 225 17.33 264 Big Lake, Reagan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 832 763 2,152 2,668 2,489 3,404 3,672 - 21.43 2,885 Big Spring, Howard ... ... ... ... ... ‡1,255 4,102 4,273 13,735 12,604 17,286 31,230 28,735 24,804 23,093 9.27 25,233 Bishop, Nueces ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 953 1,329 2,731 3,722 3,466 3,706 3,337 - 0.96 3,305 Boerne, Kendall ... ... ... ... ... ... 886 1,153 1,117 1,271 1,802 2,169 2,432 3,229 4,361 41.66 6,178 Bonham, Fannin *477 ... ... 1,880 3,361 5,042 4,844 6,008 5,655 6,349 7,049 7,357 7,698 7,338 6,688 49.37 9,990 Borger, Hutchinson ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,532 10,018 18,059 20,911 14,195 15,837 15,675 - 8.76 14,302 Bowie, Montague ... ... ... ... 1,486 2,600 2,874 3,179 3,131 3,470 4,544 4,566 5,185 5,610 4,990 4.59 5,219 Brackettville, Kinney ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,822 2,653 1,858 1,662 1,539 1,676 1,740 7.82 1,876 Brady, McCulloch ... ... ... 115 560 690 2,669 2,197 3,983 5,002 5,944 5,338 5,557 5,969 5,946 - 7.11 5,523 Brazoria, Brazoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 776 1,291 1,681 3,025 2,717 2.58 2,787 Breckenridge, Stephens ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,846 7,569 5,826 6,610 6,273 5,944 6,921 5,665 3.58 5,868 Brenham, Washington ... ... 2,221 4,101 5,209 5,968 4,718 5,066 5,974 6,435 6,941 7,740 8,922 10,966 11,952 13.01 13,507 % Change City, County 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 90–00 2000 Bridge City, Orange ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,677 8,164 7,667 8,010 8.00 8,651 Bridgeport, Wise ... ... ... ... 498 900 2,000 1,872 2,464 1,735 2,049 3,218 3,614 3,737 3,581 20.33 4,309 Brownfield, Terry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,907 4,009 6,161 10,286 9,647 10,387 9,560 - 0.75 9,488 Brownsville, Cameron ... 2,734 4,905 4,938 6,134 6,305 10,517 11,791 22,021 22,083 36,066 48,040 52,522 84,997 107,027 30.55 139,722 Brownwood, Brown ... ... ... 725 2,176 6,965 6,967 8,223 12,789 13,398 20,181 16,974 17,368 19,203 18,387 2.32 18,813 Bryan, Brazos ... ... ... ... 2,979 3,589 4,132 6,307 7,814 11,842 18,102 27,542 33,719 44,337 55,002 19.38 65,660 Buffalo, Leon ... ... ... 190 ... 310 ... 510 470 737 966 1,108 1,242 1,507 1,555 16.01 1,804 Bunker Hill Village, Harris ..