| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 1,787 | — |
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| 1800 | 1,652 | −1.12% |
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| 1806 | 1,812 | +1.55% |
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| 1821 | 1,944 | +0.47% |
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| 1831 | 2,123 | +0.88% |
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| 1836 | 2,309 | +1.69% |
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| 1841 | 2,631 | +2.65% |
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| 1846 | 2,765 | +1.00% |
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| 1851 | 2,947 | +1.28% |
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| 1866 | 3,208 | +0.57% |
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| 1872 | 3,367 | +0.81% |
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| 1876 | 3,550 | +1.33% |
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| 1881 | 4,136 | +3.10% |
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| 1886 | 4,027 | −0.53% |
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| 1891 | 4,292 | +1.28% |
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| 1896 | 4,690 | +1.79% |
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| 1901 | 5,038 | +1.44% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1906 | 5,377 | +1.31% |
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| 1911 | 5,924 | +1.96% |
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| 1921 | 5,513 | −0.72% |
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| 1926 | 6,996 | +4.88% |
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| 1931 | 7,999 | +2.72% |
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| 1936 | 7,826 | −0.44% |
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| 1946 | 6,551 | −1.76% |
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| 1954 | 8,498 | +3.31% |
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| 1962 | 11,244 | +3.56% |
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| 1968 | 12,156 | +1.31% |
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| 1975 | 11,607 | −0.66% |
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| 1982 | 10,465 | −1.47% |
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| 1990 | 9,371 | −1.37% |
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| 1999 | 8,963 | −0.49% |
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| 2007 | 7,687 | −1.90% |
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| 2012 | 6,979 | −1.91% |
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| 2017 | 6,239 | −2.22% |
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