Economic Transition in the City of Paterson, New Jersey (America’s First Planned Industrial City): Causes, Impacts, and Urban Policy Implications

Table 2

Population growth in Paterson, 1810–1950.

Census year	Population	Change (%)
1810	2023	—
1820	3338	+65.0
1830	7710	+131.0
1840	7596	−1.5
1850	11,341	+49.0
1860	19,588	+22.7
1870	33,579	+71.4
1880	51,031	+52.0
1890	78,347	+53.5
1900	105,171	+34.2
1910	125,600	+19.4
1920	135,875	+8.2
1930	138,513	+1.9
1940	139,656	+0.8
1950	139,135	−0.4

Source: Job and Bakal [16].