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CHAPTER XXXV. Population and Land Area of the United States. Divided by Geographic Division. Population 1910. Land area and square miles in 1910. Continental United States. Population 91,972,266. Land area 2,973,890 square miles. Geographic divisions. New England.
Population 6,552,681. Land area. Continental United States. Population 91,972,266. Land area 2,973,890 square miles. Geographic divisions. New England. Population 6,552,681. Land area. 61,976 square miles. Middle Atlantic. Population 19,315,892. Land area. 100,000 square miles. East-North-Central. Population 18,250,621. Land area. 245,564
square miles. West-North-Central. Population 11,637,921. Land area. 510,804 square miles. South Atlantic. Population 12,194,895. Land area. 269,071 square miles. East-South-Central. Population 8,409,901. Land area. 179,509 square miles. West-South-Central. Population 8,784,534. Land area. 429,746 square miles. Mountain. Population 2,633,517. Land area. 859,125 square miles.
Pacific. Population 4,192,304. Land area. 318,095 square miles. New England. Maine. Population 742,371. Land area. 29,895 square miles. New Hampshire. Population 430,572. Land area. 9,031 square miles. Vermont. Population 355,956. Land area. 9,124 square miles. Massachusetts. Population 3,366,416. Land area. 8,039 square miles. Rhode Island. Population 542,610. Land area. 1,067 square miles. Connecticut. Population 1,114,756. Land area. 4,820 square miles.
Middle Atlantic. New York. Population 9,113,614. Land area. 47,654 square miles. New Jersey. Population 2,537,167. Land area. 7,514 square miles. Pennsylvania. Population 7,665,111. Land area. 44,832 square miles. East, North, Central. Ohio. Population 4,767. Population 4,767,121. Land area. 40,740 square miles. Indiana. Population 2,700,876. Land area. 36,045 square miles. Illinois. Population 5,638,591. Land area. 56,043 square miles. Michigan. Population 2,810,173. Land area. 57,480 square miles. Wisconsin. Population 2,333,860. Land area. 55,256 square miles. West, North, Central. Minnesota. Population 2,075,708. Land area. 80,858 square miles.
Iowa. Population 2,224,771. Land area. 55,586 square miles. Missouri. Population 3,293,335. Land area. 68,727 square miles. North Dakota. Population 577,056. Land area. 70,183 square miles. South Dakota. Population 583,888. Land area. 76,868 square miles. Nebraska. Population 1,192,214. Land area. 76,808 square miles. Kansas. Population 1,690,949. Land area. 81,774 square miles. South Atlantic. Delaware. Population 202,322. Land area. 1,965 square miles.
Maryland. Population 1,295,346. Land area. 9,941 square miles. District of Columbia. Population 3,31,069. Land area. 60 square miles. Virginia. Population 2,061,612. Land area. 40,262 square miles. West Virginia. Population 1,221,119. Land area. 24,022 square miles. North Carolina. Population 2,206,287. Land area. 48,740 square miles. South Carolina. Population 1,515,400. Land area. 30,495 square miles.
Georgia. Population 2,609,121. Land area. 58,725 square miles. Florida. Population 752,619. Land area. 54,861 square miles. East-South-Central. Kentucky. Population 2,289,905. Land area. 40,181 square miles. Tennessee. Population 2,184,789. Land area. 41,687 square miles. Alabama. Population 2,138,093. Land area. 51,279 square miles.
Mississippi. Population 1,797,114. Land area. 46,362 square miles. West-South-Central. Arkansas. Population 1,574,449. Land area. 52,525 square miles. Louisiana. Population 1,656,388. Land area. 45,409 square miles. Oklahoma. Population 1,657,155. Land area. 69,414 square miles. Texas. Population 3,896,542. Land area. 262,398 square miles.
Montana. Population 376,053. Land area. 146,201 square miles. Idaho. Population 325,594. Land area. 83,354 square miles. Wyoming. Population 145,965. Land area. 97,594 square miles. Colorado. Population 799,024. Land area. 103,658 square miles. New Mexico. Population 327,301. Land area. 122,503 square miles.
Arizona. Population 204,354. Land area. 113,810 square miles. Utah. Population 373,351. Land area. 82,184 square miles. Nevada. Population 81,875. Land area. 109,821 square miles. Pacific. Washington. Population 1,141,990. Land area. 66,836 square miles. Oregon. Population 672,765. Land area. 95,607 square miles.
California. Population 2,377,549. Land area. 155,652 square miles. End of table. Population and land area of the United States. Population per square mile. Continental United States. The following summary shows, for Continental United States, the total population, land area in square miles, and population per square mile
of land area at each census, from 1790 to 1910 inclusive. Census year. 1910. Population 91,972,266. Land area. Square miles. 2,973,890. Population per square mile. 30.9. Census year. 1900. Population 75,994,575. Land area. Square miles. 2,974,159. Population per square mile. 25.6.
Census year. 1890. Population 62,947,714. Land area. Square miles. 2,973,965. Population per square mile. 21.2. Census year. 1880. Population 50,155,783. Land area. Square miles. 2,973,965. Population 16.9 per square mile. Census year. 1870. Population 38,558,371. Land area. Square miles.
2,973,965. Population 13.0 per square mile. Census year. 1860. Population 31,443,321. Land area. Square miles. 2,973,965. Population per square mile. 10.6. Census year. 1850. Population 23,191,876. Land area. Square miles. 1,753,588. Population per square mile. 10.6.
Census year. 1850. Population 23,191,876. Land area. Square miles. 2,944,337. Population per square mile. 7.9. Census year. 1840. Population 17,069,453. Land area. Square miles. 1,753,588. Population 9.7 per square mile. Census year. 1830. Population 12,866,020. Land area. Square miles.
1,753,588. Population per square mile. 7.3. Census year. 1820. Population 9,638,453. Land area. Square miles. 1,753,588. Population per square mile. 5.5. Census year. 1810. Population 7,239,881. Land area. Square miles. 1,685,865. Population per square mile. 4.3.
Census year. 1800. Population 5,308,483. Land area. Square miles. 867,980. Population per square mile. 6.1. Census year. 1790. Population 3,929,214. Land area. Square miles. 867,980. Population per square mile. 4.5. End of table. Population per square mile.
According to the Census of 1910, there are, in continental United States, on the average, 30.9 inhabitants to each square mile of land area, or nearly seven times the number per square mile shown for the much smaller area of 1790, and nearly three times the number shown for 1860. The decrease in the average number of inhabitants per square mile at the Census of 1810 and 1850 was due in each case to large accessions of thinly populated territory during the decade
preceding the Census. In the order of their density of population, the nine geographic divisions of the country rank as follows. Middle Atlantic. 193.2 inhabitants per square mile. New England. 105.7. East North Central. 74.3. East South Central. 46.8. South Atlantic. 45.3. West North Central. 22.8. West South Central. 20.4. Pacific. 13.2. And Mountain. 3.1. The changes in density from Census to Census correspond precisely with the changes in area
and the total number of inhabitants. It may be noted, however, that on account of the rapid increase in their population, the Pacific states in 1910, for the first time, are approaching, in density of population, conditions found in the states between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
