CHAPTER 19
POPULATION OF IDAHO FALLS
The population of Idaho Falls has been steadily increasing
since its founding. Also, the city has been the economic,
commercial, and cultural center for a much greater population in
surrounding areas.
Below is a chart showing the population of Idaho Falls every
ten years.
Year
| Population
| | 1880
| 249 (Eagle Rock & Willow Creek Precinct)
| | 1883 | 550 (Eagle Rock)
| | *1885 | 1500 (Eagle Rock)
| | 1890 | 472 (Eagle Rock)
| | 1900 | 1262
| | 1910 | 4827
| | 1920 | 8,064
| | 1930 | 9,429
| | 1940 | 15,024
| | 1950 | 19,218
| | 1960 | 33,161
| | 1970 | 35,776
| | 1980 | 39,736
| | 1990 | 43,929
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*An approximation due to the influx of workers at the Railroad
shops. The shops were later moved to Pocatello.
Submitter: Anny Fritzen
Sources:
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1883, 1890- Edith Haroldsen Lovell, Captain Bonneville's
County.
1910- Idaho Falls Public Library- Reference Desk.
1900, 1920-1950- Post Register, June 3, 1959.
1960-1970- Joe Marker, Eagle Rock, U.S.A.
1980-1990- "Population and Growth Package of Idaho Falls,"
City of Idaho Falls, Division of Planning and Building.
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