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Facts & Figures:
Postwar America

 

Population
   
Year
Population
(total number)
1940 131 669 275
1950 150 697 361
1960 178 464 236
  Population 1630 - 2000
Immigration 1821 - 2004
   
Geography
 
Admission to Statehood
 
Year
State
1959 Alaska
1959 Hawaii

Whereas many territories were admitted to statehood shortly after settlement, some areas such as Alaska (bought from Russia in 1867) were admitted after many years.

Land Area 1790 - 2000
Statehood
 

Money

In 1957, paper currency with the inscription "In God We Trust" was printed for the first time. This inscription appears on all currency series 1963 and later.

Prices: 1860 - 1890 | 1900 - 1999
Price Index
Value of the Dollar 1800 - 2000
 
 
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Updated: April 2006