| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 4,512 | — |
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| 1800 | 4,985 | +1.43% |
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| 1806 | 5,551 | +1.81% |
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| 1821 | 5,351 | −0.24% |
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| 1831 | 6,585 | +2.10% |
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| 1836 | 6,771 | +0.56% |
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| 1841 | 7,184 | +1.19% |
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| 1846 | 7,581 | +1.08% |
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| 1851 | 7,499 | −0.22% |
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| 1866 | 7,400 | −0.09% |
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| 1872 | 7,086 | −0.72% |
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| 1876 | 7,415 | +1.14% |
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| 1881 | 7,403 | −0.03% |
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| 1886 | 7,432 | +0.08% |
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| 1891 | 7,136 | −0.81% |
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| 1896 | 6,742 | −1.13% |
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| 1901 | 6,434 | −0.93% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1906 | 5,708 | −2.37% |
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| 1911 | 5,187 | −1.90% |
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| 1921 | 4,813 | −0.75% |
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| 1926 | 5,940 | +4.30% |
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| 1931 | 5,428 | −1.79% |
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| 1936 | 5,662 | +0.85% |
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| 1946 | 4,718 | −1.81% |
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| 1954 | 5,686 | +2.36% |
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| 1962 | 7,359 | +3.28% |
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| 1968 | 7,804 | +0.98% |
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| 1975 | 8,361 | +0.99% |
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| 1982 | 8,339 | −0.04% |
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| 1990 | 7,923 | −0.64% |
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| 1999 | 8,052 | +0.18% |
|---|
| 2007 | 7,793 | −0.41% |
|---|
| 2012 | 7,724 | −0.18% |
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| 2017 | 7,592 | −0.34% |
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