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Population by Age by Sex: Mercer County

Children, Youth and Young Adults
Females
All Ages
0 - 4 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 Males
All Ages
0 - 4 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24
-- 1940 4,291 324 357 421 365 320 4,475 334 351 364 412 335
-- 1950 3,544 286 302 280 236 188 3,691 290 308 297 286 186
-- 1960 2,894 244 213 220 203 102 2,856 219 224 245 202 107
-- 1970 2,489 124 155 229 186 79 2,421 131 174 254 180 101
-- 1980 2,373 130 146 150 151 155 2,312 139 136 152 185 178
-- 1990 1,912 82 126 123 107 54 1,811 100 133 127 116 75
Adults
Females
25 - 29
30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 Males
25 - 29
30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54
-- 1940 295 307 271 273 249 254 300 302 285 303 259 242
-- 1950 205 223 243 255 221 236 212 217 217 277 232 253
-- 1960 120 133 162 194 206 201 111 124 146 168 194 221
-- 1970 88 99 116 140 164 161 82 92 111 136 131 166
-- 1980 143 93 97 114 138 136 161 118 104 91 127 137
-- 1990 96 126 128 83 80 96 93 130 122 105 98 77
Older Adults
Females
55 - 59
60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 or Older Males
55 - 59
60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 or Older
-- 1940 212 196 164 154 129 247 236 165 173 167
-- 1950 204 187 182 131 165 199 203 177 152 185
-- 1960 183 208 152 144 209 210 189 161 137 198
-- 1970 202 205 164 160 217 174 207 160 153 169
-- 1980 153 141 191 169 266 152 167 147 146 172
-- 1990 127 127 140 111 306 122 114 111 109 179
SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of the Census
Comma-delimited file - all MO Countieshistage.csv


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