<page_title> Port St. Lucie, Florida </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 88,769 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 164,603 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
Port St. Lucie was the most populous municipality with a population of 164,603 at the time of the 2010 census, due to its rapid growth during the 2000s.