| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 3,085 | — |
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| 1800 | 3,039 | −0.21% |
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| 1806 | 3,097 | +0.32% |
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| 1821 | 2,729 | −0.84% |
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| 1831 | 3,072 | +1.19% |
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| 1836 | 3,241 | +1.08% |
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| 1841 | 3,543 | +1.80% |
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| 1846 | 3,528 | −0.08% |
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| 1851 | 4,060 | +2.85% |
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| 1856 | 3,684 | −1.92% |
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| 1861 | 4,529 | +4.22% |
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| 1866 | 5,289 | +3.15% |
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| 1872 | 5,659 | +1.13% |
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| 1876 | 6,250 | +2.51% |
|---|
| 1881 | 7,131 | +2.67% |
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| 1886 | 7,677 | +1.49% |
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| 1891 | 8,153 | +1.21% |
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| 1896 | 8,082 | −0.17% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 7,310 | −1.99% |
|---|
| 1906 | 7,776 | +1.24% |
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| 1911 | 8,099 | +0.82% |
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| 1921 | 6,185 | −2.66% |
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| 1926 | 7,097 | +2.79% |
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| 1931 | 7,110 | +0.04% |
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| 1936 | 6,981 | −0.37% |
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| 1946 | 6,031 | −1.45% |
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| 1954 | 6,091 | +0.12% |
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| 1962 | 6,284 | +0.39% |
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| 1968 | 6,805 | +1.34% |
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| 1975 | 6,642 | −0.35% |
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| 1982 | 6,195 | −0.99% |
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| 1990 | 5,976 | −0.45% |
|---|
| 1999 | 5,901 | −0.14% |
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| 2007 | 5,489 | −0.90% |
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| 2012 | 5,182 | −1.14% |
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| 2017 | 4,824 | −1.42% |
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