Hawthorne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 3,269, a decrease since the 2000 census, when it was 3,311. It is the county seat of Mineral County. The nearby Hawthorne Army Depot is the primary economic base of the town.
According to the 2010 census, Hawthorne has lost almost 20% of its population since the last census taken in 2000.
The statement gave number of inhabitants at both the 2000 and 2010 census info gathering. I just made up a semi-plausible but obviously (to me at least!) incorrect percentage in drop of the town's population (the actual number/percentage would've been much higher).