Population history of St. Louis from 1830 - 1990

year	 rank	population

1830 	   57 	      4977
1840 	   24 	     16469     
1850 	    8 	     77860     
1860 	    8 	    160773  
1870 	    4 	    310864  
1880 	    6 	    350518  
1890 	    5 	    451770  
1900 	    4 	    575238  
1910 	    4 	    687029   
1920 	    6 	    772897   
1930 	    7 	    821960   
1940 	    8 	    816048    
1950 	    8 	    856796    
1960 	   10 	    750026   
1970 	   18 	    622236    
1980 	   26 	    453085    
1990 	   34 	    396685