However, a census conducted in the year 2000 shows there is a population of 3,398.
A census conducted in 1793 recorded a population of 294.
A census conducted in 1860 revealed a population of 583,308.
The town had 13,099 inhabitants according to the census conducted in December 2008.
At the first census conducted after incorporation in 1880, the population was 73.
This is population figure for the city proper as determined by the last census conducted in 2001.
The census conducted on 6 March 2006 counted more than 14,000 residents.
A special census conducted in 2010 pegged the city's population at 39,581.
A special census conducted in 1956 listed 9,456 residents, which grew to 11,249 by 1960.
This is a decrease of 68 people (9.4%) from the previous census conducted in 2005.