1850 US Census Facts

• US population: 23.2 million
• Population per square mile of land area: 7.9
• Percent increase in population from previous census: 35.9

Source: US Census Bureau History

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Interesting facts for 1841-1850

1841:

• William Henry Harrison became President on March 4 and died one month later of pneumonia; he was succeeded by John Tyler

1845:

• Texas was annexed
• James Polk became President
• The term "manifest destiny" used for the first time in a magazine article

1846:

• The Oregon Territory acquired by the US
• US declared war on Mexico

1848:

• The war with Mexico ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Mexico sells territory containing present-day state of California, nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico, and Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming to the US for $15 million
• Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California
• Women's rights convention held at Seneca Falls, NY

1849:

• Zachary Taylor became the President

1850:

• President Taylor died on July 9, 1850, of cholera and was succeeded by vice president Millard Fillmore
• California became a state
• Slave trade in Washington, D.C. was prohibited
• A stricter fugitive slave law is passed by Congress

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1850 United States Census of
Baldwin County

Division 2