| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 2,147 | — |
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| 1800 | 1,686 | −3.39% |
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| 1806 | 1,818 | +1.26% |
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| 1821 | 1,933 | +0.41% |
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| 1831 | 2,785 | +3.72% |
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| 1836 | 3,097 | +2.15% |
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| 1841 | 3,106 | +0.06% |
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| 1846 | 3,439 | +2.06% |
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| 1851 | 3,648 | +1.19% |
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| 1856 | 3,319 | −1.87% |
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| 1861 | 3,628 | +1.80% |
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| 1866 | 3,565 | −0.35% |
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| 1872 | 3,577 | +0.06% |
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| 1876 | 3,560 | −0.12% |
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| 1881 | 3,526 | −0.19% |
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| 1886 | 3,574 | +0.27% |
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| 1891 | 3,401 | −0.99% |
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| 1896 | 3,384 | −0.10% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 3,377 | −0.04% |
|---|
| 1906 | 3,466 | +0.52% |
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| 1911 | 3,595 | +0.73% |
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| 1921 | 3,711 | +0.32% |
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| 1926 | 3,906 | +1.03% |
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| 1931 | 4,423 | +2.52% |
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| 1936 | 4,420 | −0.01% |
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| 1946 | 4,922 | +1.08% |
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| 1954 | 5,595 | +1.61% |
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| 1962 | 6,111 | +1.11% |
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| 1968 | 6,196 | +0.23% |
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| 1975 | 5,522 | −1.63% |
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| 1982 | 5,657 | +0.35% |
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| 1990 | 5,480 | −0.40% |
|---|
| 1999 | 5,190 | −0.60% |
|---|
| 2007 | 5,076 | −0.28% |
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| 2012 | 5,028 | −0.19% |
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| 2017 | 4,948 | −0.32% |
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