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The 1990 Census population of the County was 90,208, an increase of 50.6% over the 1980 Census <br />population of S9,896. Vero Beach, the largest city in the County and the county seat, hada 1990 Census <br />population of 17,350 an increase of 7.3% over its 1980 Census population of 16,176. <br />In 1990, Indian River County ranked 31st out of 67 counties in Florida in terms of total population, <br />representing 0.7% of the total state population at that time. As illustrated in the following table, the population <br />of the County has more than tripled since 1960. It is anticipated that the growth of the County will continue for <br />the foreseeable future. <br />Int Population <br />1930 6,724 <br />1940 8,957 <br />1950 11,872 <br />1960 25,309 <br />1970 35,992 <br />1980 59,896 <br />1985 76,442 <br />1986 80,023 <br />1987 83,515 <br />1988 87,512 <br />1989 89,000 <br />1990 90,208 <br />Source: U.S. Census and University of Florida, Bureau of <br />Economic and Business Research. <br />/6190.2 <br />A-2 <br />96 Annual Increase <br />3.32 <br />3.25 <br />11.32 <br />4.22 <br />6.64 <br />2.76 <br />4.68 <br />4.36 <br />4.79 <br />1.70 <br />1.35 <br />4 <br />