<page_title> Essex, Iowa </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 884 <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> 798 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
The population of Essex was 798 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 884 population in the 2000 census.