| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 3,381 | — |
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| 1800 | 3,617 | +0.97% |
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| 1806 | 3,890 | +1.22% |
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| 1821 | 3,893 | +0.01% |
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| 1831 | 4,568 | +1.61% |
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| 1836 | 4,092 | −2.18% |
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| 1841 | 4,083 | −0.04% |
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| 1846 | 4,184 | +0.49% |
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| 1851 | 4,429 | +1.14% |
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| 1856 | 4,437 | +0.04% |
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| 1861 | 4,616 | +0.79% |
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| 1866 | 4,556 | −0.26% |
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| 1872 | 4,346 | −0.78% |
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| 1876 | 4,304 | −0.24% |
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| 1881 | 4,193 | −0.52% |
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| 1886 | 4,156 | −0.18% |
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| 1891 | 4,015 | −0.69% |
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| 1896 | 3,826 | −0.96% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 3,900 | +0.38% |
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| 1906 | 3,444 | −2.46% |
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| 1911 | 3,378 | −0.39% |
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| 1921 | 3,126 | −0.77% |
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| 1926 | 3,187 | +0.39% |
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| 1931 | 3,720 | +3.14% |
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| 1936 | 3,743 | +0.12% |
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| 1946 | 3,656 | −0.23% |
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| 1954 | 3,780 | +0.42% |
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| 1962 | 3,623 | −0.53% |
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| 1968 | 3,522 | −0.47% |
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| 1975 | 3,865 | +1.34% |
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| 1982 | 3,857 | −0.03% |
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| 1990 | 3,966 | +0.35% |
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| 1999 | 4,240 | +0.75% |
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| 2007 | 4,689 | +1.27% |
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| 2012 | 4,838 | +0.63% |
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| 2017 | 4,811 | −0.11% |
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