16/08/2023
Here is some interesting data regarding the population of Barre since it was settled.
The population was thru the roof during tge Civil War. New York supplied the highest number of forces to fight out if any other state in the Union. Many served from the town of Barre.
After the war, many left due to western expansion...
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1820 1,767 —
1830 4,801 171.7%
1840 5,539 15.4%
1850 6,437 16.2%
1860 7,228 12.3%
1870 6,756 −6.5%
1880 2,325 −65.6%
1890 2,154 −7.4%
1900 1,937 −10.1%
1910 1,812 −6.5%
1920 1,622 −10.5%
1930 1,686 3.9%
1940 1,545 −8.4%
1950 1,623 5.0%
1960 1,922 18.4%
1970 2,135 11.1%
1980 2,164 1.4%
1990 2,093 −3.3%
2000 2,124 1.5%
2010 2,025 −4.7%
2016 (est.) 1,921 [2] −5.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
