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Article: St. Petersburg: Population Profile
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St. Petersburg: Population Profile
Metropolitan Area Residents
1980:
1,614,000
1990:
2,067,959
2000:
2,395,997
Percent change, 1990
–
2000:
15.8%
U.S. rank in 1980:
22nd
U.S. rank in 1990:
21st
U.S. rank in 2000:
20th
City Residents
1980:
238,647
1990:
240,318
2000:
248,232
2003 estimate:
247,610
Percent change, 1990
–
2000:
3.2%
U.S. rank in 1980:
58th
U.S. rank in 1990:
65th (State rank: 4th)
U.S. rank in 2000:
79th (State rank: 4th)
Density:
4,163.1 people per square mile (based on 2000 land area)
Racial and ethnic characteristics
(2000)
White: 177,133
Black or African American: 55,502
American Indian and Alaska Native: 769
Asian: 6,640
Native Hawaiian and Pacific ...