| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 2,837 | — |
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| 1800 | 2,938 | +0.50% |
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| 1806 | 2,953 | +0.08% |
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| 1821 | 3,388 | +0.92% |
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| 1831 | 3,618 | +0.66% |
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| 1836 | 3,628 | +0.06% |
|---|
| 1841 | 3,840 | +1.14% |
|---|
| 1846 | 3,973 | +0.68% |
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| 1851 | 3,918 | −0.28% |
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| 1856 | 3,876 | −0.22% |
|---|
| 1861 | 3,966 | +0.46% |
|---|
| 1866 | 4,052 | +0.43% |
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| 1872 | 4,015 | −0.15% |
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| 1876 | 4,048 | +0.20% |
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| 1881 | 3,872 | −0.89% |
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| 1886 | 3,900 | +0.14% |
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| 1891 | 3,884 | −0.08% |
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| 1896 | 3,862 | −0.11% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1901 | 3,866 | +0.02% |
|---|
| 1906 | 3,810 | −0.29% |
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| 1911 | 3,756 | −0.29% |
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| 1921 | 3,335 | −1.18% |
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| 1926 | 3,307 | −0.17% |
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| 1931 | 3,075 | −1.44% |
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| 1936 | 2,848 | −1.52% |
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| 1946 | 2,723 | −0.45% |
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| 1954 | 2,840 | +0.53% |
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| 1962 | 2,759 | −0.36% |
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| 1968 | 2,916 | +0.93% |
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| 1975 | 3,275 | +1.67% |
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| 1982 | 3,645 | +1.54% |
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| 1990 | 3,957 | +1.03% |
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| 1999 | 4,487 | +1.41% |
|---|
| 2007 | 5,758 | +3.17% |
|---|
| 2012 | 6,349 | +1.97% |
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| 2017 | 7,028 | +2.05% |
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