"Of all debts, men are least willing to pay taxes. What a satire is this on government!" -- Ralph Waldo Emerson





Population by decade
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

United States 151,325,798 179,323,175 203,211,926 226,545,805 248,709,873 281,421,906

Indiana 3,934,224 4,662,498 5,193,669 5,490,224 5,544,159 6,080,485

Monroe County 50,080 59,225 84,849 98,785 108,978 120,563












Percentage population change by decade










1950-60 1960-70 1970-80 1980-90 1990-2000


United States 18.50% 13.32% 11.48% 9.78% 13.15%


Indiana 18.51% 11.39% 5.71% 0.98% 9.67%


Monroe County 18.26% 43.27% 16.42% 10.32% 10.63%












Percentage population change by decade, 1950 basis










1950-60 1950-70 1950-80 1950-90 1950-2000


United States 18.50% 34.29% 49.71% 64.35% 85.97%


Indiana 18.51% 32.01% 39.55% 40.92% 54.55%


Monroe County 18.26% 69.43% 97.25% 117.61% 140.74%












Percentage population change by decade, 1970 basis












1970-80 1970-90 1970-2000




United States 11.48% 22.39% 38.49%




Indiana 5.71% 6.75% 17.07%




Monroe County 16.42% 28.44% 42.09%












Growth, 1970-2000










USA 38.49%






Indiana 17.07%






Monroe County 42.09%





All data from United States Bureau of the Census


Association of Monroe County Taxpayers, PO Box 3066, Bloomington, Indiana 47402                   updated: May 13 2008 08:20:02 PM
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