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	Table I-A April 1, 1999 Population of Pierce County Cities and Towns

Caution: Annual change may not be valid due to corrections and data changes. Estimates for individual years may not be comparable. Estimates in this series are not revised based on information that becomes available after the estimate date. Evaluate growth by looking at the growth between the last census and most current estimate.

County
Municipality	1990		1991		1992		1993	1994		1995		1996		1997		1998	1999

Pierce	586,203		603,800		624,000		640,700	648,900		660,200		665,200		674,300		686,800	700,000
Unincorporated	339,679		354,102		370,432		383,130	388,321		396,357		295,533		301,196		308,270	316,566
Incorporated	246,524		249,698		253,568		257,570	260,579		263,843		369,667		373,104		378,530	383,434
Bonney Lake	7,494		7,860		8,110		8,500	8,805		9,085		9,350		9,590		9,825	10,060
Buckley	3,516		3,560		3,600		3,720	3,840		3,870		3,905		3,920		3,950	3,980
Carbonado	495		495		500		505	540		605		584	+	629	+	630	649	+
Du Pont	592		590		585		585	585		590		680		915		1,370	1,755
Eatonville	1,374		1,435		1,470		1,545	1,555		1,610		1,680		1,780		1,905	1,915
Edgewood	--		--		--		--	--		--		10,534	@	10,630		10,690	10,700
Fife	3,864		3,870		4,300		4,455	4,420		4,250		4,475		4,545		5,000	5,155
Fircrest	5,258		5,280		5,310		5,315	5,330		5,375		5,445		5,895		5,930	5,935
Gig Harbor	3,236		3,310		3,600		3,660	3,730		3,890		4,110		4,130		6,350	6,405
Lakewood	--		--		--		--	--		--		62,786	@	62,240		62,540	63,820
Milton part	4,298		4,300		4,365		4,410	4,450		4,475		4,540		4,680		4,715	4,785
Orting	2,106		2,240		2,240		2,240	2,245		2,475		2,960		3,385		3,575	3,825
Pacific part	--		--		0		0	0		0		195		195		195	195
Puyallup	23,878	$	24,453	$	25,400		26,140	26,680		27,250		28,660		29,490		29,910	30,740
Roy	258		337	*	355		345	340	*	380		362	*	360		375	370
Ruston	693		695		700		705	705		720		735		740		745	745
South Prairie	245	$	245	$	343	*	345	445	*	533	*	533		535		530	485
Steilacoom	5,728		5,790		5,910		5,980	6,065		6,120		6,135		6,185		6,185	6,240
Sumner	6,459	$	7,368	$	7,410		7,550	7,645		7,700		7,840		8,070		8,130	8,495
Tacoma	176,664		177,500		179,000		181,200	182,800		184,500		185,000		185,600		186,000	187,200
University Place	--		--		--		--	--		--		28,751	@	29,160		29,550	29,550
Wilkeson	366		370		370		370	399	*	415		407	+	430		430	430

The county and municipal populations shown for 1990 are, with a few exceptions, the 1990 federal census Summary Tape File 1 counts. Some 1990 counts may differ from the federal counts. * State Certified Special Census. A population and housing count that meets all special census certification requirements. # Informal Census. A population and housing count that is considered accurate but does not meet all special census certification requirements. ‘+ Informal Count. A population count that is considered accurate but does not meet all special census certification requirements. $ Indicates a correction to the federal 1990 census count and/or a revised state estimate. @ Incorporation Base. First Office of Financial Management April 1 estimate after incorporation. Shoreline and University Place incorporated in August 1995. Edgewood and Lakewood incorporated in February 1996. City of Pacific annexed housing units and population in Pierce County in July 1995.