Historical Population Data (Past)
This sections includes three tables: general and detailed census data from 1990 and 2000 for all Whatcom County areas; general and detailed census data from 1990 and 2000 by Census Tract; and annual population totals for Whatcom County cities from 1968-2007.
Census by area
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Census by census tract
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City Populations, 1968-2007
| City Populations, 1968-2007 |
| Year |
Bellingham |
Blaine |
Everson |
Ferndale |
Lynden |
Nooksack |
Sumas |
| 1968 |
36,960 |
1,830 |
650 |
1,950 |
2,900 |
320 |
702 |
| 1969 |
38,000 |
1,865 |
650 |
2,100 |
2,950 |
320 |
706 |
| 1970 Census |
39,375 |
1,955 |
633 |
2,164 |
2,808 |
322 |
722 |
| 1971 |
39,700 |
2,000 |
670 |
2,500 |
2,850 |
352 |
724 |
| 1972 |
40,500 |
2,000 |
675 |
2,740 |
2,900 |
352 |
723 |
| 1973 |
40,200 |
2,050 |
680 |
2,800 |
2,950 |
352 |
673 |
| 1974 |
40,500 |
2,120 |
690 |
2,927 |
3,360 |
352 |
694 |
| 1975 |
41,000 |
2,240 |
700 |
3,030 |
3,525 |
353 |
694 |
| 1976 |
42,100 |
2,265 |
730 |
3,100 |
3,540 |
413 |
696 |
| 1977 |
43,160 |
2,360 |
755 |
3,180 |
3,655 |
415 |
708 |
| 1978 |
43,400 |
2,410 |
805 |
3,440 |
3,735 |
415 |
714 |
| 1979 |
44,400 |
2,500 |
820 |
3,660 |
3,850 |
435 |
734 |
| 1980 Census |
45,794 |
2,363 |
898 |
3,855 |
4,028 |
429 |
712 |
| 1981 |
46,626 |
2,336 |
956 |
4,048 |
4,116 |
446 |
714 |
| 1982 |
46,803 |
2,392 |
986 |
4,166 |
4,388 |
464 |
751 |
| 1983 |
47,159 |
2,476 |
1,050 |
4,644 |
4,487 |
503 |
781 |
| 1984 |
47,465 |
2,513 |
1,134 |
4,703 |
4,764 |
575 |
771 |
| 1985 |
47,768 |
2,544 |
1,179 |
4,749 |
4,911 |
597 |
736 |
| 1986 |
48,203 |
2,569 |
1,203 |
4,755 |
5,006 |
540 |
733 |
| 1987 |
48,496 |
2,615 |
1,200 |
4,841 |
5,255 |
549 |
717 |
| 1988 |
49,341 |
2,655 |
1,226 |
4,939 |
5,368 |
535 |
711 |
| 1989 |
50,617 |
2,736 |
1,341 |
5,014 |
5,498 |
551 |
752 |
| 1990 Census |
52,179 |
2,489 |
1,490 |
5,398 |
5,709 |
584 |
744 |
| 1991 |
53,248 |
2,640 |
1,605 |
6,001 |
5,833 |
622 |
767 |
| 1992 |
54,111 |
2,753 |
1,695 |
6,397 |
6,133 |
660 |
788 |
| 1993 |
56,307 |
2,922 |
1,743 |
6,687 |
6,412 |
677 |
839 |
| 1994 |
58,108 |
2,993 |
1,829 |
6,866 |
6,723 |
787 |
873 |
| 1995 |
59,544 |
3,211 |
1,897 |
7,156 |
7,154 |
821 |
940 |
| 1996 |
62,052 |
3,311 |
1,912 |
7,329 |
7,604 |
836 |
968 |
| 1997 |
63,190 |
3,641 |
1,940 |
7,687 |
7,879 |
845 |
973 |
| 1998 |
64,801 |
3,700 |
1,979 |
8,429 |
8,493 |
838 |
954 |
| 1999 |
65,884 |
3,724 |
2,004 |
8,789 |
8,879 |
837 |
976 |
| 2000 Census |
67,171 |
3,770 |
2,035 |
8,758 |
9,020 |
851 |
978 |
| 2001 |
68,890 |
3,855 |
2,050 |
8,925 |
9,285 |
918 |
995 |
| 2002 |
69,260 |
3,975 |
2,015 |
8,925 |
9,380 |
920 |
1,007 |
| 2003 |
69,850 |
4,025 |
2,030 |
9,155 |
9,740 |
902 |
1,002 |
| 2004 |
71,080 |
4,115 |
2,055 |
9,305 |
10,010 |
910 |
1,079 |
| 2005 |
72,320 |
4,240 |
2,080 |
9,750 |
10,480 |
970 |
1,112 |
| 2006 |
73,460 |
4,480 |
2,135 |
10,280 |
10,750 |
1,004 |
1,125 |
| 2007 |
75,220 |
4,650 |
2,165 |
10,540 |
11,150 |
1,075 |
1,191 |
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