POPULATION HISTORY

Year

Big Spring Total
Population

Percent
Change

Howard County
Total Population

Percent
Change

Big Spring
as Percent of
Howard County

 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%

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