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The Village of Freeport conducted its own census in 1892, 1901, 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, and 1925. A census was conducted by the Freeport Police Department for the years 1924, 1927, and 1931. Below are the total population figures for the Village of Freeport.
1892 Freeport Census - 1,821
1901 Freeport Census - 3,000
1905 Freeport Census - 4,012
1910 Freeport Census - 4,836
1915 Freeport Census - 7,463
1920 Freeport Census - 8,599
1925 Freeport Census - 13,903
1924 Police Census - 14,315
1927 Police Census - 18,901
1931 Police Census - 19,475
1940 U.S. Census - 20,410
1950 U.S. Census - 24,290
1960 U.S. Census - 34,419
1970 U.S. Census - 40,374
1980 U.S.Census - 38,272
1990 U.S. Census - 39,894
2000 U.S. Census - 43,783
2010 U.S. Census - 42,860
The Freeport Historical Society has local census data for the years 1898 and 1912. Click to access these records.
1925 New York State Census
Village of Freeport
Source:
The Long Island Almanac and Year Book, 1928. New York: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1928.
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Population of Long Island from 1703
(Please note: Nassau County was part of Queens County until 1899)
1703
New York County - 8,120
Suffolk County - 6,504
Queens County - 4,236
Kings County - 3,481
1723
New York County - 7,248
Queens County - 7,191
Suffolk County - 6,241
Kings County - 2,218
1731
New York County - 8,622
Queens County - 7,995
Suffolk County - 7,675
Kings County - 2,150
1737
New York County - 10,664
Queens County - 9,059
Suffolk County - 7,923
Kings County - 2,348
1746
New York County - 11,717
Queens County - 9,640
Suffolk County - 9,254
Kings County - 2,331
1749
New York County - 13,294
Suffolk County - 9,384
Queens County - 8,040
Kings County - 2,283
1756
New York County - 13,040
Queens County - 10,786
Suffolk County - 10,290
Kings County - 2,707
1771
New York County - 21,863
Suffolk County - 13,128
Queens County - 10,980
Kings County - 3,623
1786
New York County - 20,430
Suffolk County - 13,793
Queens County - 13,084
Kings County - 3,986
1790
New York County - 33, 131
Suffolk County - 16,440
Queens County - 16,014
Kings County - 4,495
1800
Suffolk County - 19,735
Queens County - 16,916
Kings County - 5,740
1810
Suffolk County - 21,113
Queens County - 19,336
Kings County - 8,303
1820
Suffolk County - 24,272
Queens County - 21,519
Kings County - 11,187
1830
Suffolk County - 26,780
Queens County - 22,460
Kings County - 20,535
1840
Kings County - 47,613
Suffolk County - 32,469
Queens County - 30,324
1850
Kings County - 138,882
Suffolk County - 36,922
Queens County - 36,883
1860
Kings County - 279-122
Queens County - 57,391
Suffolk County - 43,275
1870
Kings County - 419,921
Queens County - 73,603
Suffolk County - 46,926
1880
Kings County - 599,495
Queens County - 90,574
Suffolk County - 53,888
1890
Kings County - 838,547
Queens County - 128,059
Suffolk County - 62,491
1900
Kings County - 1,166,582
Queens County -152,999
Suffolk County -77,582
Nassau County - 55,448
1910
Kings County - 1,634,351
Queens County - 284,041
Suffolk County - 96,138
Nassau County - 83,930
1920
Kings County - 2,018,356
Queens County -469,042
Nassau County -126,120
Suffolk County -110,246
1930
Kings County - 2,560,401
Queens County - 1,079,129
Nassau County - 303,053
Suffolk County - 161,055
1940
Kings County - 2,698,285
Queens County - 1,297,634
Nassau County - 406,748
Suffolk County - 197,355
1950
Kings County - 2,738,175
Queens County - 1,550,849
Nassau County - 672,765
Suffolk County - 276,129
1960
Kings County - 2,627,319
Queens County - 1,809,578
Nassau County - 1,300,171
Suffolk County - 666,784
1970
Kings County - 2,602,012
Queens County - 1,986,473
Nassau County - 1,428,080
Suffolk County - 1,124,950
1980
Kings County - 2,230,936
Queens County - 1,891,325
Nassau County - 1,321,582
Suffolk County - 1,284,231
1990
Kings County - 2,300,664
Queens County - 1,951,598
Suffolk County - 1,321,864
Nassau County - 1,287,348
2000
Kings County - 2,504,700
Queens County - 2,229,379
Suffolk County - 1,419,369
Nassau County - 1,334,544
2010
Kings County - 2,465,326
Queens County - 2,230,722
Suffolk County - 1,493,350
Nassau County - 1,339,532
Sources:
American Fact Finder. Department of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Green, Evarts B. and Virginia D. Harrington. American Population Before the Federal Census of 1790. Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1966.
Population of States and Counties of the United States. Department of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division.