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SELECTED CALIFORNIA COUNTIES: 1900-1987 POPULATION GROWTH

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Clipboard researched by Rick VanderKnyff, Susan Greene, Henry Rivero, Deborrah Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times

County 1900 1920 1940 1960 1970 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Orange 19,696 61,375 130,760 703,925 1,420,386 Los Angeles 170,298 936,455 2,785,643 6,038,771 7,036,887 Riverside 17,897 50,297 105,524 306,191 459,074 San Bernardino 27,929 73,401 161,108 503,591 681,535 San Diego 35,090 112,248 289,348 1,033,011 1,357,854 Santa Barbara 18,934 41,097 70,555 168,962 264,324 Ventura 14,367 28,724 69,685 199,138 378,497 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Alameda 130,197 344,177 513,011 908,209 1,073,184 Contra Costa 18,046 53,889 100,450 409,030 555,805 Sacramento 45,915 91,029 170,333 502,778 634,190 San Mateo 12,094 36,781 111,782 444,387 556,601 Santa Clara 60,216 100,676 174,949 642,315 1,066,421 Solano 24,143 40,602 49,118 134,597 171,815

County 1980 1984 1985 1986 1987 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Orange 1,921,500 2,063,900 2,110,600 2,151,500 2,193,600 Los Angeles 7,446,900 7,861,300 8,027,800 8,246,200 8,403,500 Riverside 655,900 760,500 800,900 838,700 886,200 San Bernardino 878,700 1,017,000 1,062,700 1,109,300 1,167,200 San Diego 1,850,500 2,041,400 2,102,500 2,165,500 2,240,700 Santa Barbara 298,100 320,200 329,700 335,100 341,800 Ventura 523,100 578,900 594,300 605,400 619,300 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Alameda 1,104,800 1,167,500 1,187,000 1,201,400 1,214,100 Contra Costa 653,600 694,400 711,600 720,900 734,500 Sacramento 777,800 859,200 883,700 901,100 928,700 San Mateo 588,000 602,700 614,100 614,000 617,100 Santa Clara 1,289,600 1,363,300 1,390,900 1,398,900 1,407,900 Solano 231,900 263,700 271,0000 281,100 291,300

Source: Population Research Unit, California Department of Finance

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