Community Long View

Memphis: what changed over time?

Population, projects, public money and government decisions belong on the same dated record. Every published point opens its source; missing records stay visibly missing.

Population baselineCensus baseline complete2000 · 2010 · 2020 official counts
Projects & decisions2 verified markersEach marker opens its receipt
Verified population history
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2,3902,0981,8071,5151,2231,41818801,78018902,19519001,98419101,94119201,72819301,93519402,03519502,10619602,08119702,10519802,09419902,06120001,82220101,7312020

Population is one measure—not a score for whether a community is succeeding.

Household finances over time

What changed in the dollar figures?

Each chart has its own dollar scale. Values and uncertainty ranges use 2024 dollars, so earlier survey periods can be compared with the latest one.

Comparable historical dollar estimates have not been verified for Memphis yet.

These are five-year Census survey estimates, not annual totals. Vertical bars show the published 90% margins of error, adjusted with the estimates. Small differences may be sampling noise, especially in a small town. Earlier dollars use the annual U.S. CPI-U; it measures national inflation, not local prices. The original figures and survey receipts are below. See the price index ↗

Measurement receipts

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June 1, 18801,418 persons

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · 1880 Census Compendium — Population of Minor Civil Divisions, Missouri

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June 2, 18901,780 persons

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · 1890 Census Bulletin 119 — Population of Missouri

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June 1, 19002,195 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1910 Abstract of the Thirteenth Census — Supplement for Missouri

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April 15, 19101,984 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1910 Census — Abstract of the Thirteenth Census, Supplement for Missouri

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January 1, 19201,941 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1930 Census, Volume I — Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 19301,728 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 19401,935 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 19502,035 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 19602,106 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1970 Census of Population, Missouri — Number of Inhabitants

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April 1, 19702,081 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1970 Census of Population, Missouri — Number of Inhabitants

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April 1, 19802,105 people

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri: 2000 — Table 5

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April 1, 19902,094 people

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri: 2000 — Table 5

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April 1, 20002,061 people

Decennial Census population

U.S. Census Bureau · Census 2000 data for Missouri

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April 1, 20101,822 people

Decennial Census population

U.S. Census Bureau · State of Missouri Incorporated Places - 2010 Census

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April 1, 20201,731 people

Decennial Census population

U.S. Census Bureau · State of Missouri Incorporated Places - 2020 Census

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Project and decision markers

What moved—and what the record establishes

  1. cdbg project

    1985 Memphis sanitary sewer CDBG project

    $200,000

    Historical CDBG table lists Memphis in 1985 with $200,000 for sanitary sewer collection.

    Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission · Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2019-2024 — historical Community Development Block Grant tablesInspect the receipt ↗
  2. cdbg project

    1999 Memphis drainage and sewer project

    $500,000

    Historical CDBG table lists $500,000 for drainage work and replacement of 3,035 linear feet of old leaking 8-inch PVC sewer pipe, with new manholes and appurtenances.

    Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission · Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2019-2024 — historical Community Development Block Grant tablesInspect the receipt ↗

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