States of the U.S. Admission to Statehood

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Facts & Figures:
Admission Dates and 1990 Land Area

	State	Year of Admission to Statehood	One of the original 13 States	Total Area Rank	Land Area Square Miles (1 square mile = 640 acres or 2.590 square kilometers)
1	Alabama	1819		30	50 750
2	Alaska	1959		1	570 374
3	Arizona	1912		6	113 642
4	Arkansas	1836		29	52 075
5	California	1850		3	155 973
6	Colorado	1876		8	103 730
7	Connecticut	1788	*	48	4 845
8	Delaware	1787	*	49	1 955
9	Florida	1845		22	53 997
10	Georgia	1788	*	24	57 919
11	Hawaii	1959		43	6 423
12	Idaho	1890		14	82 751
13	Illinois	1818		25	55 593
14	Indiana	1816		38	35 870
15	Iowa	1846		26	55 875
16	Kansas	1861		15	81 823
17	Kentucky	1792		37	39 732
18	Louisiana	1812		31	43 566
19	Maine	1820		39	30 865
20	Maryland	1788	*	42	9 775
21	Massachusetts	1788	*	44	7 838
22	Michigan	1837		11	56 809
23	Minnesota	1858		12	79 617
24	Mississippi	1817		32	46 914
25	Missouri	1821		21	68 898
26	Montana	1889		4	145 556
27	Nebraska	1867		16	76 878
28	Nevada	1864		7	109 80
29	New Hampshire	1788	*	46	8 968
30	New Jersey	1787	*	47	7 419
31	New Mexico	1912		5	121 365
32	New York	1788	*	27	47 224
33	North Carolina	1789	*	28	48 718
34	North Dakota	1889		19	68 994
35	Ohio	1803		34	40 953
36	Oklahoma	1907		20	68 679
37	Oregon	1859		9	96 003
38	Pennsylvania	1787	*	33	44 820
39	Rhode Island	1790	*	50	1 045
40	South Carolina	1788	*	40	30 111
41	South Dakota	1889		17	75 898
42	Tennessee	1796		36	41 220
43	Texas	1845		2	261 914
44	Utah	1896		13	82 168
45	Vermont	1791		45	9 249
46	Virginia	1788	*	35	39 598
47	Washington	1889		18	66 582
48	West Virginia	1863		41	24 087
49	Wisconsin	1848		23	54 314
50	Wyoming	1890		10	97 105
Source: Historical Statistics of the States of the United States. Comp. by D.B. Dodd. 1993

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