Columbus 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 | 46,937 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 48,000 | 2.3 | 1,063 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 48,500 | 1.0 | 500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 49,300 | 1.6 | 800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 49,500 | 0.4 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 49,900 | 0.8 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 50,700 | 1.6 | 800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 50,800 | 0.2 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 51,000 | 0.4 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 50,900 | -0.2 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 51,037 | 0.3 | 137 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 51,226 | 0.4 | 189 |
1,045 | 617 | - | - |
| 1982 | 50,859 | -0.7 | -367 |
809 | 493 | - | - |
| 1983 | 50,733 | -0.2 | -126 |
831 | 511 | - | - |
| 1984 | 50,780 | 0.1 | 47 |
799 | 498 | - | - |
| 1985 | 50,675 | -0.2 | -105 |
758 | 502 | - | - |
| 1986 | 50,463 | -0.4 | -212 |
760 | 546 | - | - |
| 1987 | 50,724 | 0.5 | 261 |
747 | 532 | - | - |
| 1988 | 50,205 | -1.0 | -519 |
711 | 540 | - | - |
| 1989 | 50,144 | -0.1 | -61 |
739 | 567 | - | - |
| 1990 | 49,587 | -1.1 | -557 |
587 | 419 | - | - |
| 1991 | 49,927 | 0.7 | 340 |
955 | 661 | 20 | -139 |
| 1992 | 50,518 | 1.2 | 591 |
747 | 557 | 13 | 240 |
| 1993 | 51,172 | 1.3 | 654 |
688 | 564 | 28 | 367 |
| 1994 | 51,691 | 1.0 | 519 |
714 | 554 | 14 | 202 |
| 1995 | 52,177 | 0.9 | 486 |
764 | 563 | 13 | 118 |
| 1996 | 52,905 | 1.4 | 728 |
724 | 580 | 33 | 391 |
| 1997 | 53,587 | 1.3 | 682 |
742 | 589 | 25 | 328 |
| 1998 | 54,121 | 1.0 | 534 |
810 | 590 | 27 | 122 |
| 1999 | 54,522 | 0.7 | 401 |
787 | 613 | 27 | 21 |
| 2000 | 54,749 | 0.4 | 227 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 54,544 | -0.4 | -205 |
1,014 | 835 | 41 | -382 |
| 2002 | 54,475 | -0.1 | -69 |
797 | 660 | 31 | -197 |
| 2003 | 54,202 | -0.5 | -273 |
771 | 586 | 20 | -433 |
| 2004 | 54,082 | -0.2 | -120 |
745 | 647 | 24 | -210 |
| 2005 | 53,848 | -0.4 | -234 |
759 | 651 | 23 | -327 |
| 2006 | 54,020 | 0.3 | 172 |
725 | 644 | 25 | 85 |
| 2007 | 54,046 | 0.0 | 26 |
765 | 645 | 23 | -111 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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