with the interest in the upcoming census, I decided to take a look back at the population of Carbondale over the past several censuses
1940--8550
1950--10,920 +21.7 %
1960--14,670 +25.5%
1970--22,816 +55%
1980--26,414 +15.8 %
1990--27033 +2.3%
2000--25.597 -5.3%
2010--25,902 +1.2%
2017--25,899 (est.) 0.00%
The population of Carbondale doubled between 1950 and 1970, primarily because of people drawn here by SIUC. Not by coincidence, I would bet, the town's population peaked the same year SIUC's did and, while Carbondale has not seen the same decline in numbers than SIUC has, the town is only about 3 times as large as it was prior to WW2.
1940--8550
1950--10,920 +21.7 %
1960--14,670 +25.5%
1970--22,816 +55%
1980--26,414 +15.8 %
1990--27033 +2.3%
2000--25.597 -5.3%
2010--25,902 +1.2%
2017--25,899 (est.) 0.00%
The population of Carbondale doubled between 1950 and 1970, primarily because of people drawn here by SIUC. Not by coincidence, I would bet, the town's population peaked the same year SIUC's did and, while Carbondale has not seen the same decline in numbers than SIUC has, the town is only about 3 times as large as it was prior to WW2.
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