Surry County Population
Historical Data & Estimates

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1970	51,415	1986	60,783	2002	71,900
1971	52,500	1987	61,100	2003	71,981
1972	53,600	1988	61,243	2004	71,672
1973	54,600	1989	61,387	2005	71,857
1974	55,000	1990	61,704	2006	71,965
1975	56,100	1991	62,872	2007	72,126
1976	57,500	1992	63,752	2008	72,388
1977	57,500	1993	64,837	2009	72,496
1978	57,900	1994	65,862	2010*	73,791
1979	58,500	1995	66,828	2011*	74,246
1980	59,449	1996	67,831	2012*	74,702
1981	59,637	1997	68,739	2013*	75,157
1982	59,896	1998	69,986	2014*	75,616
1983	59,818	1999	70,942	2015*	76,069
1984	60,276	2000	71,294	2016*	76,525
1985	60,525	2001	71,657	2017*	76,980

Source:  US Census Bureau
*North Carolina Office of Budget and Management, Population Estimates


2009 Population Estimates

County/Municipality	April 2000	July 2009	Growth Amount	Growth %
Surry	71,209	73,881	2,672	3.74%
Dobson	1,457	1,516	59	4.05%
Elkin	4,036	4,150	114	2.82%
Mount Airy	8,484	10,820	2,336	27.53%
Pilot Mountain	1,281	1,299	18	1.41%

Source:  North Carolina Office of Budget and Management,
2009 Population Estimates