The following information illustrates the change in population within the watershed during the past few decades. Statistics shown are only for the watershed area within the boundary of this Water Atlas.

Total Population within each Watershed from 1970-2020

Watershed	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020
Boca Ciega Bay Watershed	68,243	76,800	79,817	82,629	80,951	78,430	Graph
Clearwater Harbor Watershed	46,278	56,862	57,655	58,780	64,245	66,358	Graph
Lake Tarpon Watershed	4,201	11,651	38,319	59,623	58,927	65,468	Graph
Long Bayou Watershed	107,186	149,639	172,366	179,492	177,007	183,647	Graph
Lower Tampa Bay Watershed	74,679	75,129	70,593	69,781	67,133	67,429	Graph
Narrows Watershed	28,324	56,273	58,610	60,991	59,036	59,801	Graph
Old Tampa Bay Watershed	51,510	103,751	136,711	157,137	162,992	160,585	Graph
Riviera Bay, Middle Tampa Bay Watershed	64,701	78,169	87,582	89,718	89,880	96,224	Graph
St. Joseph Sound Watershed	30,429	60,258	91,450	102,653	103,442	91,967	Graph
Totals for All Watershed Areas	475,551	668,532	793,103	860,804	863,613	869,909

Source(s): U.S. Department of Commerce

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Statistics shown are only for the watershed area within the boundary of this Water Atlas.

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