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1850 - 2,572
  • City limits a circle with radius of 1 mile (3.14 square miles)


1860 - 9,554

1870 - 21,789
  • 1874 city limits enlarged to 1.5 miles (7 square miles)


1880 - 37,409

1890 - 65,533
  • 1895 city limits enlarged to 1.75 miles (9.6 square miles)

  • 1896 saw annexation of West End (11 square miles)


1900 - 89,872, including 2500 persons of foreign birth and 35,900 of negro descent.
  • 1909 (January) Copenhill area annexed


1910 - 154,839 (metro 522,442)

1920 - 200,616 (metro 622,283)

1940 - 302,288 (metro 820,579)

1950 - 331,000 (metro 997,666)
  • 1952 saw annexation of Buckhead , Adam's Park, Cascade & Lakewood adding 100,000 people (130 square miles)


1960 - 487,000 (metro 1,312,474)

1970 - 497,000 (metro 1,763,626)

1980 - 425,000 (metro 2,233,324)

1990 - 394,017 (metro 2,959,950)

2000 - 416,474 (metro 4,112,198)


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