Demographics
Town Profile
2003 
Profile of the Town of Darien published by the Connecticut Department
of Economic and Community Development.
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Census 2000
| Total Population: 19,607 | ||
| Percent growth since 1990: 7.8% | ||
| Percent growth since 1950: 66.6% | ||
| Percent minority: 5.9% | ||
| Percent growth under 18: 32.5% | ||
| Percent multi-racial: 0.8% | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | 2000 Population | 1990 Population |
| White | 18,816 | 17,678 |
| Black | 89 | 75 |
| Native American | 8 | 9 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 479 | 371 |
| Hispanic | 429 | 340 |
PLEASE NOTE:
The race and ethnicity numbers listed above will not add up to the published
total.
First, Hispanic origin refers to a person's ethnic origin, and is completely independent of race. People who identified themselves as Hispanic may also be included as White, Black, Native American, or Asian/Pacific Islander in the race counts.
The race numbers alone will not add up to the total because people who identified themselves as "other" and people who identified themselves as more than one race on the 2000 census are not included.
Federal Census Figures
(Historical Data)
1860---1,705
1870---1,808
1880---1,948
1890---2,276
1900---3,116
1910---3,946
1920---4,184
1930---6,951
1940---9,222
1950--11,767
1960--18,437
1970--20,411
1980--18,892
1990--18,196
Source: US Census