<page_title> Knoxville, Tennessee </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 178,874 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2.9% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the census of 2010, the population of Knoxville was 178,874, a 2.9% increase from 2000.