A 1-8 POPULATION
Series A 1-5. Area and Population of the United States: 1790 to 1970
Population Population
Land Land
area 1 Increase from preceding area 1 Increase from preceding
(square census Per square (square census Per square
Year miles) Number mile of Year miles) Number
land area land area
Number Percent! Number Percents
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
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1970 (Apr. 1) 3,536,855 203,235,298 23,912,123 13.3 57.6 1880 (June 1)... 2,969,640 50,155,783 10,337,334 26.0 16.9
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1960 (Apr. 1) * — 3,540,911 179,323,175 28,625,814 19.0 50.6 1870 (June 1)... 2,969,640 39,818,449 8,375,128 26.6 13.4
1960 (Apr. 1) 2,968,054 178,464,236 27,766,875 18.4 60.1 1860 (June 1)___ 2,969,640 31,443,321 8,251,445 35.6 10.6
1950 (Apr. 1) 2,974,726 150,697,361 19,028,086 14.5 50.7 1850 (June 1)._. 2,940,042 23,191,876 6,122,423 35.9 7.9
1940 (Apr. 1) 2,977,128 131,669,275 8,894,229 7.2 44.2 1840 (June 1).„ 1,749,462 17,069,463 4,203,433 32.7 9.8
1930 (Apr. 1) 2,977,128 122,775,046 17,064,426 16.1 41.2 1830 (June 1)___ 1,749,462 12,866,020 3,227,567 33.6 7.4
1920 (Jan. 1) 2,969,451 105,710,620 13,738,364 14.9 35.6 1820 (Aug. 7) 1,749,462 9,638,453 2,398,572 33.1 5.5
1910 (Apr. 15) 2,969,565 91,972,266 16,977,691 21.0 31.0 1810 (Aug. 6)__. 1,681,828 7,239,881 1,931,398 36.4 4.3
1900 (June 1) 2,969,834 75,994,575 13,046,861 20.7 25.6 1800 (Aug. 4)... 864,746 5,308,483 1,379,269 35.1 6.1
1890 (June 1) 2,969,640 62,947,714 12,791,931 25.5 21.2 1790 (Aug. 2)... 864,746 3,929,214 (X) (X) 4.5
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* Denotes first year for which figures include Alaska and Hawaii. Based on interval since preceding census which is not always exactly 10 years,
X Not applicable. a Official resident population. 1970 census tables show a population of 203,211,926.
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Gross area (including inland water) in square miles: 1790-1800—888,811; 1810— The
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net difference of 23,372 reflects errors found after the tabulations were completed.
1,716,003; 1820-1840—1,788,006; 1850—2,992,747; 1860-1950—3,022,387; 1960 5
Conterminous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii).
conterminous—3,022,261; 1960 including Alaska and Hawaii—3,615,123; 1970— Revised to include adjustment of 1,260,078 for underenumeration in the Southern
3,615,122. States. Unrevised census count is 38,558,371. See text.
Series A 6-8. Annual Population Estimates for the United States: 1790 to 1970
[In thousands. As of July 1. 1960-1970, preliminary; for description of estimates, see text]
Total,
including Total Civilian Total Total Total
Armed resident resident resident resident resident
Forces population population Year population Year population Year population Year
204,879 203,810 201,722 1929. 121,767 1894. 68,276 1869. 30,687 1824.
202,677 201,385 199,145 1928. 120,509 1893. 66,970 1858. 29,862 1823.
200,706 199,399 197,113 1927. 119,035 1892. 65,666 1857. 29,037 1822.
198,712 197,457 195,264 1926. 117,397 1891. 64,361 1856. 28,212 1821.
196,560 195,576 193,420 1925. 116,829 1890. 63,056 1855. 27,386 1820.
194,303 193,526 191,606
1924. 114,109 1889. 61,775 1854. 26,561 1819.
191,889 191,141 189,141 1923. 111,947 1888. 60,496 1853. 25,736 1818.
189,242 188,483 186,493 1922. 110,049 1887. 59,217 1852. 24,911 1817.
186,538 185,771 183.677 1921. 108,538 1886. 57,938 1851. 24,086 1816.
183,691 182,992 181,143 1920. 106,461 1885. 56,658 1850. 23,261 1815.
180,671 179,979 178,140
177,830 177,135 1
175,277 1919. 1
104,514 1884. 55,379 1849. 22,631 1814.
1918. 1
103,208 1883. 54,100 1848 22,018 1813.
177,073 176,289 174,521 1917. 103,268 1882. 52,821 1847 21,406 1812.
174,141 173,320 171,486 1916. 101,961 1881. 51,542 1846 20,794 1811.
171.274 170,371 168,400 1915. 100,646 1880. 50,262 1846 20,182 1810.
168,221 167,306 165,373
165.275 164,308 162,311 1914. 99,111 1879 49,208 1844 19,569 1809.
1913. 97,225 1878 48,174 1843 18,957 1808.
162,391 161,164 159,059 1912. 95,335 1877 47,141 1842 18,345 1807.
159,565 158,242 155,975 1911. 93,863 1876 46,107 1841 17,733 1806
156,964 165,687 153,292 1910. 92,407 1875 45,073 1840 17,120 1805.
154,287 153,310 151,009
151,684 151,235 150,203 1909 90,490 1874 44,040 1839 16,684 1804.
1908 88,710 1873 43,006 1838 16,264 1803
149,188 148,665 147.678 1907. 87,008 1872 41,972 1837 15,843 1802.
146,631 146,093 146,168 1906. 86,450 1871 40,938 1836. 15,423 1801.
144,126 143,446 142,566 1905. 83,822 1870 39,905 1835. 15,003 1800.
141,389 140,054 138,385
139,928 132,481 127,673 1904 82,166 1869. 39,051 1834 14,582 1799
1903. 80,632 1868 38,213 1833 14,162 1798.
138,397 132,885 126,708 1902. 79,163 1867. 37,376 1832 13,742 1797.
136,739 134,245 127,499 1901. 77,584 1866 36,538 1831 13,321 1796
134,860 133,920 130,942 1900. 76,094 1865. 35,701 1830 12,901 1795
133,402 133,121 131,595
132,122 131,954 131,658 1899. 74,799 1864 34,863 1829 12,565 1794
1898. 73,494 1863. 34,026 1828 12,237 1793
131,028 130,880 130,683 1897. 72,189 1862. 33,188 1827 11,909 1792
129,969 129,825 129,635 1896. 70,885 1861. 32,351 1826. 11,580 1791
128,961 128,825 128,639 1895. 69,580 1860. 31,513 1825 11,252 1790
128,181 128,053 127,879
127,362 127,250 127,099
126,485 126,374 126,228
125,690 125,579 125,436
124,949 124,840 124,694
124,149 124,040 123,886
123,188 123,077 122,923
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* Denotes first year for which figures include Alaska and Hawaii. Total population, including Armed Forces overseas (in thousands); 1917—103,414;
1918—104,550; 1919—105,063. Civilian population (in thousands): 1917—102,796;
1918—101,488; 1919—104,158.
