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Wilmington, NC MSA Population
and Components of Change
(1999 MSA Definition)

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 107,219-- ----
1971 113,2005.65,981 ----
1972 119,9005.96,700 ----
1973 125,8004.95,900 ----
1974 130,0003.34,200 ----
1975 132,5001.92,500 ----
1976 134,3001.41,800 ----
1977 135,9001.21,600 ----
1978 135,400-0.4-500 ----
1979 136,8001.01,400 ----
1980 139,2481.82,448 ----
1981 142,5232.43,275 2,3981,533--
1982 146,1922.63,669 1,9311,238--
1983 149,1092.02,917 1,9301,221--
1984 152,9822.63,873 1,9921,250--
1985 156,8222.53,840 2,0981,321--
1986 161,0532.74,231 2,1511,345--
1987 164,3622.13,309 2,1791,409--
1988 166,5041.32,142 2,2541,466--
1989 168,4071.11,903 2,3371,438--
1990 171,2691.72,862 1,7581,074--
1991 177,9323.96,663 3,1071,889474,534
1992 183,1192.95,187 2,4841,676733,590
1993 189,6913.66,572 2,5581,638754,897
1994 196,7133.77,022 2,5551,741665,444
1995 204,5774.07,864 2,5221,811896,135
1996 212,0693.77,492 2,5471,830765,757
1997 219,1003.37,031 2,6071,874805,162
1998 225,5663.06,466 2,6961,957964,639
1999 230,1412.04,575 2,7631,9371032,871
2000 233,4501.43,309 ----
2001 239,9942.86,544 3,6272,6175215,122
2002 245,6852.45,691 2,8682,1653634,702
2003 251,2682.35,583 2,8812,1882274,687
2004 259,8923.48,624 2,9902,2793717,936
2005 270,8644.210,972 3,2302,40431910,043
2006 281,2753.810,411 3,4882,3113529,042
2007 289,6463.08,371 3,5862,4413156,876
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 1999 MSA definition.

 
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