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Table 15.Estimates of resident population, by age group: July 1, 1970 to July 1, 1996 [In thousands] 

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         | Total,  | Total,  |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Year   |   all   | 3 to 34 | 3 and 4 | 5 and 6 | 7 to 13 |14 to 17 |18 and 19|20 and 21|22 to 24 |25 to 29 |30 to 34
         |  ages   |  years  |  years  |  years  |  years  |  years  |  years  |  years  |  years  |  years  |  years
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    1    |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11    |   12
_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1970 ....| 203,984 | 108,653 |   6,962 |   7,703 |  28,969 |  15,921 |   7,410 |   6,850 |   9,728 |  13,604 |  11,505
1971 ....| 206,827 | 110,482 |   6,805 |   7,344 |  28,892 |  16,326 |   7,644 |   7,106 |  10,596 |  13,927 |  11,842
1972 ....| 209,284 | 112,287 |   6,789 |   7,051 |  28,628 |  16,637 |   7,854 |   7,447 |  10,418 |  15,142 |  12,321
1973 ....| 211,357 | 113,954 |   6,938 |   6,888 |  28,159 |  16,864 |   8,044 |   7,658 |  10,615 |  15,694 |  13,094
1974 ....| 213,342 | 115,641 |   7,117 |   6,864 |  27,599 |  17,033 |   8,196 |   7,893 |  10,864 |  16,428 |  13,644
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1975 ....| 215,465 | 117,006 |   6,912 |   7,014 |  26,904 |  17,125 |   8,418 |   8,089 |  11,228 |  17,183 |  14,131
1976 ....| 217,563 | 118,073 |   6,437 |   7,194 |  26,321 |  17,117 |   8,604 |   8,240 |  11,554 |  18,177 |  14,428
1977 ....| 219,760 | 118,853 |   6,190 |   6,978 |  25,878 |  17,042 |   8,613 |   8,456 |  11,856 |  18,180 |  15,661
1978 ....| 222,095 | 119,414 |   6,208 |   6,499 |  25,593 |  16,944 |   8,617 |   8,628 |  12,120 |  18,585 |  16,218
1979 ....| 224,567 | 120,126 |   6,252 |   6,256 |  25,174 |  16,610 |   8,698 |   8,653 |  12,443 |  19,077 |  16,961
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1980 ....| 227,225 | 121,132 |   6,366 |   6,291 |  24,800 |  16,143 |   8,718 |   8,669 |  12,716 |  19,686 |  17,743
1981 ....| 229,466 | 121,999 |   6,535 |   6,315 |  24,396 |  15,609 |   8,582 |   8,759 |  12,903 |  20,169 |  18,731
1982 ....| 231,664 | 121,823 |   6,658 |   6,407 |  24,121 |  15,057 |   8,480 |   8,768 |  12,914 |  20,704 |  18,714
1983 ....| 233,792 | 122,302 |   6,877 |   6,572 |  23,709 |  14,740 |   8,290 |   8,652 |  12,981 |  21,414 |  19,067
1984 ....| 235,825 | 122,254 |   7,045 |   6,694 |  23,367 |  14,725 |   7,932 |   8,567 |  12,962 |  21,459 |  19,503
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1985 ....| 237,924 | 122,512 |   7,134 |   6,916 |  22,976 |  14,888 |   7,637 |   8,370 |  12,895 |  21,671 |  20,025
1986 ....| 240,133 | 122,688 |   7,187 |   7,086 |  22,992 |  14,824 |   7,483 |   8,024 |  12,720 |  21,893 |  20,479
1987 ....| 242,289 | 122,672 |   7,132 |   7,178 |  23,325 |  14,502 |   7,502 |   7,742 |  12,450 |  21,857 |  20,984
1988 ....| 244,499 | 122,713 |   7,176 |   7,238 |  23,791 |  14,023 |   7,701 |   7,606 |  12,048 |  21,739 |  21,391
1989 ....| 246,819 | 122,655 |   7,315 |   7,184 |  24,228 |  13,536 |   7,898 |   7,651 |  11,607 |  21,560 |  21,676
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1990 ....| 249,402 | 122,627 |   7,355 |   7,240 |  24,756 |  13,310 |   7,693 |   7,883 |  11,251 |  21,232 |  21,907
1991 ....| 252,131 | 122,580 |   7,434 |   7,383 |  25,113 |  13,418 |   7,173 |   8,013 |  11,156 |  20,732 |  22,158
1992 ....| 255,028 | 122,622 |   7,591 |   7,429 |  25,579 |  13,653 |   6,889 |   7,756 |  11,295 |  20,179 |  22,251
1993 ....| 257,783 | 122,801 |   7,844 |   7,518 |  25,973 |  13,928 |   6,899 |   7,265 |  11,498 |  19,625 |  22,251
1994 ....| 260,372 | 122,935 |   8,011 |   7,644 |  26,059 |  14,453 |   7,009 |   7,059 |  11,395 |  19,150 |  22,156
1995 ....| 262,890 | 123,001 |   8,009 |   7,894 |  26,295 |  14,785 |   7,127 |   7,082 |  10,972 |  18,972 |  21,863
1996 ....| 265,284 | 122,916 |   7,904 |   8,066 |  26,525 |  15,170 |   7,322 |   7,116 |  10,443 |  19,007 |  21,361
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NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1000, 1022, 1045, 1057, 1059, 1092, 1095, and U.S. Population Estimates, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990-1996, PPL-41, PPL-57; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared April 1997.)



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