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Area, Population, and Date of Admission of the States - Viscount James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, vol. 1 [1888]

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The American Commonwealth, with an Introduction by Gary L. McDowell, 2 vols (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1995).

Part of: The American Commonwealth, 2 vols.

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Area, Population, and Date of Admission of the States

The thirteen original states, in the order in which they ratified the Constitution
Foreign Policy and Territorial Extension
Ratified the ConstitutionArea in square milesPopulation (1910)
Delaware17872,050202,322
Pennsylvania178745,2157,665,111
New Jersey17877,8152,537,167
Georgia178859,4752,609,121
Connecticut17884,9901,114,756
Massachusetts17888,3153,366,416
Maryland178812,2101,295,346
South Carolina178830,5701,515,400
New Hampshire17889,305430,572
Virginia178842,4502,061,612
New York178849,1709,113,614
North Carolina178952,2502,206,287
Rhode Island17901,250542,610
States subsequently admitted, in the order of their admission
Vermont17919,565355,956
Kentucky179240,4002,289,905
Tennessee179642,0502,184,789
Ohio180241,0604,767,121
Louisiana181248,7201,656,388
Indiana181636,3502,700,876
Mississippi181746,8101,797,114
Illinois181856,6505,638,591
Alabama181952,2502,138,093
Maine182033,040742,371
Missouri182169,4153,293,335
Arkansas183653,8501,574,449
Michigan183758,9152,810,173
Florida184558,680752,619
Texas1845265,7803,896,514
Iowa184656,0252,224,771
Wisconsin184856,0402,333,860
California1850158,3602,377,549
Minnesota185883,3652,075,708
Oregon185996,030672,765
Kansas186182,0801,690,949
W. Virginia186324,7801,221,119
Nevada1864110,700 81,875
Nebraska186777,5101,192,214
Colorado1876103,925799,024
N. Dakota188970,795577,056
S. Dakota188977,650583,888
Montana1889146,080376,053
Washington188969,1801,141,990
Wyoming189097,890145,965
Idaho189084,800325,954
Utah1895–9684,970373,351
Oklahoma190770,0571,657,155
Arizona1911113,020204,354
New Mexico1911122,580327,301
Territories, Etc.
AreaPopulation (1910)
1According to the census taken in 1903 under the direction of the War Department.
Hawaiian Islands6,449191,909
Alaska590,88464,356
District of Columbia70331,069
Philippine Islands1127,8537,635,426
Porto Rico3,4351,118,012