| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 1,520 | — |
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| 1800 | 1,396 | −1.21% |
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| 1806 | 1,425 | +0.34% |
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| 1821 | 1,379 | −0.22% |
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| 1831 | 1,660 | +1.87% |
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| 1836 | 1,620 | −0.49% |
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| 1841 | 1,976 | +4.05% |
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| 1846 | 2,126 | +1.47% |
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| 1851 | 2,299 | +1.58% |
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| 1866 | 2,550 | +0.69% |
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| 1872 | 2,599 | +0.32% |
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| 1876 | 3,024 | +3.86% |
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| 1881 | 3,383 | +2.27% |
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| 1886 | 3,699 | +1.80% |
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| 1891 | 3,870 | +0.91% |
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| 1896 | 4,150 | +1.41% |
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| 1901 | 4,272 | +0.58% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1906 | 4,170 | −0.48% |
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| 1911 | 4,456 | +1.34% |
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| 1921 | 3,621 | −2.05% |
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| 1926 | 3,842 | +1.19% |
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| 1931 | 3,889 | +0.24% |
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| 1936 | 3,705 | −0.96% |
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| 1946 | 3,018 | −2.03% |
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| 1954 | 3,468 | +1.75% |
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| 1962 | 3,589 | +0.43% |
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| 1968 | 3,212 | −1.83% |
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| 1975 | 3,299 | +0.38% |
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| 1982 | 3,103 | −0.87% |
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| 1990 | 2,866 | −0.99% |
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| 1999 | 2,791 | −0.29% |
|---|
| 2007 | 2,533 | −1.21% |
|---|
| 2012 | 2,423 | −0.88% |
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| 2017 | 2,335 | −0.74% |
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