Population of Atlanta

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After steadily growing for its first 100 years, the population within the city limits of Atlanta began to fall while the metro area continued to grow. The intown trend has reversed as of the mid-1990s.

1850 - 2,572

City limits a circle with radius of 1 mile (3.14 square miles)

1860 - 9,554

1870 - 21,789

1874 city limits enlarged to 1.5 miles (7 square miles)

1880 - 37,409

1889 saw annexation of Inman Park

1890 - 65,533

1895 city limits enlarged to 1.75 miles (9.6 square miles)
1896 saw annexation of West End (11 square miles)

1900 - 89,872, including 2500 persons of foreign birth and 35,900 of negro descent.

1909 (January) Copenhill area annexed

1910 - 154,839 (metro 522,442)

1920 - 200,616 (metro 622,283)

1940 - 302,288 (metro 820,579)

1950 - 331,000 (metro 997,666)

1952 saw annexation of Buckhead, Adam's Park, Cascade & Lakewood adding 100,000 people (130 square miles)

1960 - 487,000 (metro 1,312,474)

1970 - 497,000 (metro 1,763,626)

1980 - 425,000 (metro 2,233,324)

1990 - 394,017 (metro 2,959,950)

2000 - 416,474 (metro 4,112,198)

2005 - 470,688 (metro 5,103,766)

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