Clay County, NC Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 5,180 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 5,300 | 2.3 | 120 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 5,300 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 5,500 | 3.8 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 5,500 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 5,800 | 5.5 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 5,800 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 5,900 | 1.7 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 6,200 | 5.1 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 6,500 | 4.8 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 6,619 | 1.8 | 119 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 6,789 | 2.6 | 170 |
106 | 82 | - | - |
| 1982 | 6,878 | 1.3 | 89 |
79 | 73 | - | - |
| 1983 | 6,923 | 0.7 | 45 |
80 | 74 | - | - |
| 1984 | 7,025 | 1.5 | 102 |
83 | 72 | - | - |
| 1985 | 7,005 | -0.3 | -20 |
78 | 75 | - | - |
| 1986 | 7,168 | 2.3 | 163 |
73 | 78 | - | - |
| 1987 | 7,173 | 0.1 | 5 |
71 | 74 | - | - |
| 1988 | 7,189 | 0.2 | 16 |
71 | 72 | - | - |
| 1989 | 7,134 | -0.8 | -55 |
72 | 73 | - | - |
| 1990 | 7,155 | 0.3 | 21 |
53 | 56 | - | - |
| 1991 | 7,251 | 1.3 | 96 |
86 | 79 | 0 | 103 |
| 1992 | 7,292 | 0.6 | 41 |
73 | 74 | -1 | 54 |
| 1993 | 7,470 | 2.4 | 178 |
70 | 71 | 1 | 200 |
| 1994 | 7,699 | 3.1 | 229 |
60 | 81 | 2 | 275 |
| 1995 | 7,889 | 2.5 | 190 |
61 | 91 | 1 | 235 |
| 1996 | 8,022 | 1.7 | 133 |
71 | 106 | 1 | 177 |
| 1997 | 8,267 | 3.1 | 245 |
74 | 116 | -1 | 297 |
| 1998 | 8,499 | 2.8 | 232 |
73 | 101 | 2 | 267 |
| 1999 | 8,649 | 1.8 | 150 |
79 | 120 | 4 | 207 |
| 2000 | 8,775 | 1.5 | 126 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 9,061 | 3.3 | 286 |
96 | 145 | 3 | 337 |
| 2002 | 9,228 | 1.8 | 167 |
67 | 118 | 1 | 218 |
| 2003 | 9,357 | 1.4 | 129 |
103 | 112 | -1 | 141 |
| 2004 | 9,487 | 1.4 | 130 |
91 | 111 | 2 | 157 |
| 2005 | 9,710 | 2.4 | 223 |
88 | 117 | 1 | 256 |
| 2006 | 10,008 | 3.1 | 298 |
84 | 127 | 1 | 346 |
| 2007 | 10,238 | 2.3 | 230 |
96 | 125 | 1 | 265 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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