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Rh Ninth Census of the United States,

Population

June, 1870

Exact

Approximate

Estimated

Territories : —

Arizona ....

9,658

—

.

Colorado

39,681

—.

—

Dakota

14.181

—

Idaho

14,886

—

—

Montana

20,594

—.

—

New Mexico

—

86,245

—

Utah.

—

—

100,000

Washington

23,271

—

—

Wyoming.

9,118

_

—

District of Columbia

131,706

—

—

Total, States and Territories

4,792,757

8,207,595

25,271,760

Grand total

38,272,112

The ninth census of the United States did not embrace the Territory of Alaska, purchased from the Russian government by treaty of June 20, 1867.

The area, population, and number of inhabitants to the square mile in various groups of states, in the year 1860, and the increase, in percentage, over the preceding decennial period, is given in the following table, in which the States are arranged in groups:—

States

Area in sq. miles

1860

1850

Number of

Number of

Population

inhabitants

inhabitants

to sq. mile

to sq. mile

Six New England States

63,272

3,135,283

4955

4311

Six Middle States, including

Maryland, Delaware, and

Ohio

151,760

10,597,661

69-83

56-36

Six Coast Planting States, in-

cluding South Carolina.

Georgia, Florida, Alabama,

Mississippi, and Louisiana.

286,077

4,364,927

15-25

12-43

Six Central States, namely,

Virginia, North Carolina.

Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis-

souri, and Arkansas

309,210

6,471,887

2093

1671

Seven North-western States,

namely, Indiana, Illinois,

Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa,

Minnesota, and Kansas

250,295

5,543,382

22-14

1092

Texas .....

237,321

604,215

2-55

0-89

California ....

188,982

379,994

2-01

0-87

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