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

Table 9

Paterson’s population, 1900–1990.

Census year	Population	Change (%)
1900	105,171	20.4
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
1960	141,131	1.4
1970	144,676	2.5
1980	138,970	−4.8
1990	140,891	7.6

Source: Bakal and Job [16].