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Facts & Figures:
Population and Land Area


Year

Population
(Total number)

Total Land Area (Square Miles)

1630

4600

 
1650

50300 

 

1670

111 900 

 

1690

210 400

 
1710

331 700

 
1730

629 400

 
1750

1 170 800

 
1770

2 148 000

 
1790

3 929 200

864 746

1800

5 308 483

864 746

1810

7 239 881

1 681 828

1820

9 638 453

1 749 462

1830

12 866 020

1 749 462

1840

17 069 453

1 749 462

1850

23 191 876

2 940 042

1860

31 443 321

2 969 640

1870

39 818 449

2 969 640

1880

50 155 783

2 969 640

1890

62 947 714

2 969 640

1900

75 994 575

2 969 834

1910

91 972 266

2 969 565

1920

105 710 620

2 969 451

1930

122 775 046

2 977 128

1940

131 669 275

2 977 128

1950

150 697 361

2 974 726

1960

178 464 236

3 540 911

1970

179 323 175

3 536 855

1980

203 235 298

3 618 770

1990

226 545 805

3 787 425

2000

281 421 900

 3 794 083
     
(1 square mile = 640 acres or 2.590 square kilometers)
Until 1950 Coterminous U.S. (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)

Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; Datapedia of the United States 1790-2000: America Year by Year.
 
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Updated: April 2004