By 1900, 7,531 people lived in the city. The population increased gradually to 13,913 in 1910. At about this time, the U.S. Veterans Administration had begun construction on the present Veterans Hospital. Many veterans who had been gassed in World War I and were in need of respiratory therapy began coming to Tucson after the war, due to the clean dry air. Over the following years the city continued to grow, with the population increasing to 20,292 in 1920 and 36,818 in 1940. In 2006 the population of Pima County, in which Tucson is located, passed one million while the City of Tucson's population was 535,000. COUNT 10
QSN1 What county is Tuscon located in? ANS1 Pima County QSN2 What was the population of Tuscon in 2006? ANS2 535,000 QSN3 what were veterans in need of after World War I? ANS3 respiratory therapy QSN4 What did the U.S. Veterans Administration build around 1910? ANS4 Veterans Hospital QSN5 What was the population of Tuscon in 1940? ANS5 36,818 QSN6 What was Tucson's population in 1900? ANS6 7,531 QSN7 What was Tucson's population in 1910? ANS7 13,913 QSN8 What was Tucson's population in 1920? ANS8 20,292 QSN9 What was Tucson's population in 1940? ANS9 36,818 QSN10 What was Tucson's population in 2006? ANS10 535,000