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Douglas County Population Growth
"From its very early start with less than 5000 residents, the Alexandria Lakes Area has grown significantly throughout the last century. New residents seeking “life on the lakes” has helped keep Alexandria’s population growing at a rapid pace.”
| douglas county population | |
|---|---|
| 1870-1990 | |
| year | population |
| 1870 | 4,239 |
| 1880 | 9,130 |
| 1890 | 14,606 |
| 1900 | 17,964 |
| 1910 | 17,669 |
| 1920 | 19,039 |
| 1930 | 18,813 |
| 1940 | 20,369 |
| 1950 | 21,304 |
| 1960 | 21,313 |
| 1970 | 22,892 |
| 1980 | 27,839 |
| 1990 | 28,839 |
| 2000 | 32,821 |
| u.s. bureau of census data | |
| foreign population of douglas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| county: 1880, 1905, 1930 | |||
| nation of birth | 1880 | 1905 | 1930 |
| sweden | 1,161 | 2,277 | 1,279 |
| norway | 1,048 | 1,179 | 544 |
| germany | 576 | 890 | 469 |
| canada | 139 | 106* | 63 |
| finland | 103** | 119 | 99 |
| england, scotland, wales | 99 | 70 | 24 |
| denmark | 96 | 242 | 121 |
| ireland | 95 | 56 | 8 |
| czechoslovakia | 24 | 164 | 129 |
| holland and luxembourg | 24 | 34*** | 19 |
| poland | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| switzerland | 14 | 5 | |
| *1910 date | |||
| **1895 date | |||
| ***1900 date | |||