POPULATION HISTORY
|
Year |
Big Spring Total |
Percent |
Howard County |
Percent |
Big Spring |
|
1900 |
1,255 |
N/A |
2,528 |
N/A |
49.64% |
|
1910 |
4,102 |
226.85% |
8,881 |
251.31% |
46.19% |
|
1920 |
4,273 |
4.17% |
6,962 |
-21.61% |
61.38% |
|
1930 |
13,735 |
221.44% |
22,888 |
228.76% |
60.01% |
|
1940 |
12,604 |
-8.23% |
20,990 |
-8.29% |
60.05% |
|
1950 |
17,286 |
37.15% |
26,722 |
27.31% |
64.69% |
|
1960 |
32,230 |
86.45% |
40,139 |
50.21% |
80.29% |
|
1970 |
28,735 |
-7.99% |
37,796 |
-5.84% |
76.03% |
|
1980 |
24,804 |
-13.68% |
33,142 |
-12.31% |
74.84% |
|
1990 |
23,093 |
-6.90% |
32,343 |
-2.41% |
71.40% |
|
2000 |
25,233 |
9.27% |
33,627 |
3.91% |
75.04% |
|
2010 |
27,282 |
-4.0% |
35,012 |
-2.0% |
73.53% |







