The First Census

Minot Census – 1890 – The first federal census recorded for Minot was in 1890. At that time Minot had a population of 575 people. In 1910 Minot jumped ahead of Bismarck in population and stayed ahead even in 1960. The Census by decades for Minot is as follows:
1910 – 6,188 … 1920 – 10,476 …. 1930 – 16,099 … 1940 – 16,577 … 1950 – 22,032 and 1960 – 30,604 … in 1960 Bismarck’s population was 27,670…. Sometime after 1960 Minot fell behind Bismarck in the census count