Population Changes
| 1850 | 245 |
| 1870 | 197 |
| 1878 | 400 |
| 1890 | 268 |
| 1900 | 180 |
| 1920 | 263 |
| 1950 | 408 |
| 1955 | 920 |
| 1960 | 1104 |
| 1965 | 1845 |
| 1970 | 3737 |
| 1975 | 10,098 |
| 1980 | 20,459 |
| 1985 | 28,060 |
| 1990 | 33,700 |
| 1995 | 36,599 |
| 1999 | 39,279 |
| 2010 | 40,123 |
Source: G. Andrew Pouncey, City Historian (10-16-2020)