<Tr> <Th> Average precipitation inches (mm) </Th> <Td> 6.11 (155.2) </Td> <Td> 5.47 (138.9) </Td> <Td> 6.71 (170.4) </Td> <Td> 4.53 (115.1) </Td> <Td> 5.60 (142.2) </Td> <Td> 5.94 (150.9) </Td> <Td> 8.00 (203.2) </Td> <Td> 6.22 (158) </Td> <Td> 5.97 (151.6) </Td> <Td> 3.57 (90.7) </Td> <Td> 5.19 (131.8) </Td> <Td> 4.40 (111.8) </Td> <Td> 67.71 (1,719.8) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="14"> Source: The Weather Channel </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Historical population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Census </Th> <Th> Pop . </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th>% ± </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> 356 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> 909 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 155.3% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 1,349 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,261 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 141.7% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 5,044 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 54.7% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9,741 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 93.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Est. 2017 </Td> <Td> 11,809 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> U.S. Decennial Census 2013 Estimate </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Historical population </Th> </Tr>

What was the population of gulf shores in 1970