DATE OF ADMISSION, AREA, AND INCREASE OF POPULATION OF THE STATES, from 1799 to 1870

TABLE SHOWING DATE OF ADMISSION OR ORGANIZATION, AREA, AND INCREASE OF POPULATION OF THE STATES, FROM 1799 TO 1870

©2006 Transcribed by K. Torp

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STATES & TERRITORIES	ADMISSION DATE	AREA IN SQ. MILES	TOTAL POPULATION
STATES & TERRITORIES	ADMISSION DATE	AREA IN SQ. MILES	1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870
Alabama	1819	50,722				127,901	309,527	590,756	771,623	964,201	996,992
Arkansas	1836	52,198				14,273	30,388	97,574	209,897	435,450	484,167
California	1850	155,500							92,597	379,994	560,222
Connecticut	1788	4,730	238,141	251,002	262,042	275,202	297,675	309,978	370,792	460,147	537,454
Delaware	1787	2,120	59,098	64,273	72,674	72,749	76,748	78,085	91,532	112,216	125,015
Florida	1845	59,268					34,730	54,477	87,445	140,425	187,748
Georgia	1788	58,000	82,548	162,101	252,433	340,987	516,823	691,392	906,185	1,057,286	1,195,338
Illinois	1818	55,405			12,282	55,211	157,445	476,183	851,470	1,711,951	2,538,400
Indiana	1816	33,809		4,875	24,520	147,178	343,031	685,866	988,416	1,350,428	1,680,637
Iowa	1846	50,914						43,112	192,214	674,948	1,191,725
Kansas	1861	78,418								107,206	364,379
Kentucky	1792	37,680	73,029	220,955	406,511	564,317	687,917	779,828	982,405	1,155,684	1,231,911
Louisiana	1812	41,255			76,558	153,407	215,739	352,411	517,762	708,002	726,915
Maine	1820	31,766	96,540	151,719	228,705	298,335	399,455	501,793	583,169	628,279	626,915
Maryland	1788	11,124	319,728	341,548	380,546	407,350	447,040	470,019	533,034	687,049	780,894
Massachusetts	1788	7,800	378,717	432,245	472,040	523,287	610,408	737,699	994,514	1,231,066	1,457,351
Michigan	1837	56,243			4,762	8,896	31,639	212,267	397,654	749,113	1,184,050
Minnesota	1858	81,259							6,077	173,855	439,706
Mississippi	1817	47,156		8,830	40,352	75,448	136,631	375,651	606,526	791,305	829,019
Missouri	1821	67,380			20,845	66,586	140,455	383,702	682,044	1,182,012	1,721,295
Nebraska	1867	75,995								28,841	122,993
Nevada	1864	81,530								6,857	42,491
New Hampshire	1788	9,280	141,899	183,762	214,360	244,161	269,328	284,574	317,976	326,073	318,300
New Jersey	1787	8,320	184,139	211,949	245,555	277,575	320,823	373,306	489,555	672,035	906,096
New York	1788	50,519	340,120	586,756	939,049	1,372,812	1,918,008	2,428,291	3,097,394	3,880,735	4,374,499
North Carolina	1789	45,000	393,751	478,103	555,500	638,829	737,987	753,419	869,039	992,622	1,071,404
Ohio	1802	39,964		45,365	230,760	581,434	937,903	1,519,467	1,980,329	2,339,502	2,665,002
Oregon	1859	80,000							13,294	52,465	90,923
Pennsylvania	1787	46,000	434,373	602,361	810,091	1,049,458	1,348,233	1,724,033	2,311,786	2,906,115	3,519,601
Rhode Island	1799	1,046	69,110	69,122	77,031	83,059	97,199	108,830	147,545	174,620	217,356
South Carolina	1788	30,213	249,073	345,591	415,115	502,741	581,185	594,398	668,507	703,708	705,163
Tennessee	1796	45,600	35,791	105,602	261,727	422,813	681,904	829,210	1,002,717	1,109,801	1,258,376
Texas	1845	237,504							212,592	604,215	810,218
Vermont	1791	9,056	85,416	154,465	217,713	235,764	280,652	291,948	314,120	315,098	330,552
Virginia	1788	61,352	748,308	880,200	974,622	1,065,379	1,211,405	1,239,797	1,421,661	1,596,318	1,225,163
West Virginia	1862	---								376,688	442,014
Wisconsin	1848	53,924						30,945	305,391	775,881	1,055,133
District of Columbia	1790	60		14,093	24,023	83,039	39,834	48,712	51,687	75,080	131,706
Arizona	1867	About 900,000 Sq. miles									9,658
Colorado	1861									34,277	39,864
Dakota	1861									4,837	14,181
Idaho	1867										14,998
Montana	1867										20,594
New Mexico	1850								61,547	93,516	91,874
Utah	1850								11,380	40,273	86,786
Washington	1853									11,594	23,925
Wyoming	1868										9,118
Total			3,929,827	5,305,937	7,239,814	9,638,191	12,866,020	17,069,453	28,191,876	31,821,768	38,989,243

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