Table 3. Total county populations and estimated changes for Missouri counties that include portions of the East Osage River Basin.
County 1990 Pop. 1995 Pop. 2000 Est. 2005 Est. 2010 Est. 2015 Est. 2020 Est.
Benton 13,859 14,705 15,421 15,992 16,404 16,621 16,629
Camden 27,495 30,950 34,061 36,838 39,135 40,872 41,978
Cole 63,579 66,418 68,761 70,803 72,645 74,244 75,515
Hickory 7,335 7,758 8,103 8,345 8,475 8,499 8,429
Laclede 27,158 28,524 29,834 31,124 32,373 33,593 34,700
Maries 7,976 8,183 8,389 8,587 8,788 8,975 9,122
Miller 20,700 21,710 22,730 23,812 24,897 25,916 26,860
Morgan 15,574 16,433 17,197 17,883 18,456 18,883 19,145
Osage 12,018 11,979 11,929 11,912 11,914 11,923 11,920
Pulaski 41,307 43,816 46,322 48,994 51,836 54,742 57,634
Total 237,001 250,476 262,747 276,295 286,933 296,283 303,952

Source: Missouri State Office of Administration (1998).

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