BRIDGEPORT POPULATION
(Earlier population estimates before 1960 vary widely from US Census Data.)
1830 2,800 (US CENSUS)
1840 4,570 (US CENSUS)
1850 7,560 (US CENSUS)
6/1/1860 13,299 (US CENSUS)
1870 19,835 (US CENSUS)
1880 29,148 (US CENSUS)
1890 48,866 (US CENSUS)
1900 70,996 (US CENSUS)
1910 102,054 (US CENSUS)
1920 143,555 (US CENSUS)
1930 146,716 (US CENSUS)
1940 147,121 (US CENSUS)
1950 158,709 (US CENSUS)
1960 156,748 (US CENSUS)
1962 158,000 (DPH)
1963 156,300 (DPH)
1964 156,900 (DPH)
1965 155,300 (DPH)
1966 154,100 (DPH)
1967 155,200 (DPH)
1968 152,300 (DPH)
1969 153,800 (DPH)
1970 156,542 (US CENSUS)
1971 NO ESTIMATE
1972 153,700 (DPH)
1973 155,500 (DPH)
1974 155,500 (DPH)
1975 152,900 (DPH)
1976 152,000 (DPH)
1977 153,000 (DPH)
7/1/78 148,000 (DPH)
1980 142,546 (US CENSUS)
7/1/81 NO ESTIMATE
7/1/82 142,060 (DPH)
7/1/83 142,460 (DPH)
7/1/84 142,670 (DPH)
7/1/85 143,100 (DPH)
7/1/86 143,240 (DPH)
7/1/87 143,500 (DPH)
7/1/88 143,340 (DPH)
7/1/89 142,710 (DPH)
4/1/90 141,686 (US CENSUS)
7/1/93 138,730 (DPH)
7/1/94 136,693 (DPH)
7/1/95 136,817 (DPH)
7/1/96 136,954 (DPH)
7/1/97 137,923 (DPH)
7/1/98 137,425 (DPH) (1990-98 -3.01%)
7/1/99 137,040 (DPH)
7/1/2000 139,797 (DPH using US Census)
7/1/01 138,216 (DPH)
7/1/02 140,104 (DPH)
7/1/03 139,664 (DPH)
7/1/04 140,132 (DPH)
7/1/05 139,008 (DPH)
7/1/06 138,116 (DPH)
7/1/07 136,695 (DPH)
7/1/08 136,405 (DPH)
7/1/09 137,298 (DPH)
7/1/10 144,355 (DPH and US CENSUS)
7/1/11 145,638 (DPH)
7/1/12 146,425 (DPH)