TABLE NO. 19.
SHOWING RELATIVE PROGRESS OF THE STATES OF THE UNION AND THE SEVERAL DIVISIONS OF NEW YORK STATE, 1820-1840, ON THE BASIS OF AVERAGE DENSITY TIME PERCENTAGE-INCREASE. (ILLUSTRATED GRAPHICALLY ON PLATE NO. V.)
|
State. |
Population 1820.* |
Population 1840.* |
Per cent gain. |
Density 1820. |
Density 1840. |
Average density. |
Area sq. mi. † |
Average density X percentage- gain. |
|
Alabama |
144,317 |
590,756 |
309.3 |
2.7 |
11.2 |
6.95 |
52,960 |
2,149.64 |
|
Arkansas |
14,273 |
97,574 |
583.6 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.05 |
54,655 |
612.78 |
|
District of Columbia |
33,039 |
43,712 |
32.3 |
472.0 |
624.5 |
548.25 |
70 |
17,708.48 |
|
Connecticut |
275,202 |
309,378 |
12.6 |
55.2 |
62.1 |
58.65 |
4,990 |
738.99 |
|
Delaware |
72,749 |
78,085 |
7.3 |
35.5 |
38.1 |
36.80 |
2,050 |
268.64 |
|
Georgia |
340,987 |
691,932 |
102.7 |
5.7 |
11.6 |
8.65 |
59,475 |
888.35 |
|
Illinois |
55,211 |
476,183 |
762.5 |
1.0 |
8.5 |
4.75 |
56,000 |
3,621.87 |
|
Indiana |
147,178 |
685,866 |
366.0 |
4.0 |
18.8 |
11.40 |
36.790 |
4,172.40 |
|
Kentucky |
564,317 |
779,828 |
38.2 |
13.9 |
19.3 |
16.60 |
40,400 |
634.12 |
|
Louisiana |
153,407 |
352,411 |
129.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.55 |
448,720 |
71.34 |
|
Maine |
298,335 |
501,793 |
68.2 |
9.0 |
15.2 |
12.10 |
33,040 |
825.22 |
|
Maryland |
407,350 |
470,019 |
15.4 |
33.4 |
38.5 |
35.95 |
12,210 |
553.63 |
|
Massachusetts |
523,287 |
737,699 |
40.9 |
62.9 |
88.7 |
75.80 |
8,315 |
3,100.22 |
|
Michigan |
8,896 |
212,267 |
2,286.2 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
1.90 |
58,900 |
4,343.78 |
|
Mississippi |
75,448 |
375,651 |
397.9 |
1.5 |
7.7 |
4.65 |
48,610 |
1,850.24 |
|
Missouri |
66,586 |
383,702 |
476.3 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
3.25 |
69,415 |
1,592.48 |
|
New Hampshire |
244,161 |
284,574 |
16.6 |
26.2 |
30.5 |
28.35 |
9,336 |
170.61 |
|
New Jersey |
277,575 |
373,306 |
34.5 |
33.8 |
45.4 |
39.60 |
8,224 |
1,366.20 |
|
North Carolina |
638,829 |
753,419 |
17.9 |
12.2 |
14.4 |
13.30 |
52,286 |
238.07 |
|
Ohio |
581,434 |
1,519,467 |
161.3 |
14.2 |
37.0 |
25.60 |
41,060 |
4,129.28 |
|
Pennsylvania |
1,049,458 |
1,724,033 |
64.2 |
22.8 |
37.5 |
30.15 |
46,000 |
1,935.63 |
|
Rhode Island |
83,059 |
108,830 |
31.0 |
66.4 |
87.1 |
79.95 |
1,250 |
2,478.45 |
|
South Carolina |
502,741 |
594,398 |
18.2 |
15.5 |
17.8 |
16.65 |
33,393 |
303.03 |
|
Tennessee |
422,813 |
829,210 |
96.1 |
10.1 |
19.7 |
14.90 |
42,050 |
1,431.89 |
|
Vermont |
235,764 |
291,948 |
23.8 |
24.7 |
30.5 |
27.60 |
9,565 |
656.88 |
|
Virginia |
1,065,379 |
1,239,797 |
16.4 |
25.1 |
29.2 |
27.15 |
42,450 |
445.20 |
|
New York |
1,372,812 |
2,428,921 |
76.9 |
27.3 |
48.3 |
37.80 |
50,203 |
2,905.82 |
|
Division III |
256,047 |
500,290 |
95.4 |
33.1 |
64.7 |
48.90 |
7,737 |
4,665.06 |
|
Division IV |
300,685 |
531,104 |
76.6 |
21.3 |
37.6 |
29.45 |
14,134 |
2,456.87 |
|
Division I |
134,893 |
360,323 |
167.2 |
121.5 |
324.6 |
223.05 |
111 |
37,293.56 |
|
Division II |
531,742 |
733,347 |
39.7 |
42.6 |
58.7 |
50.65 |
12,496 |
1,919.64 |
* Population figures from Statistical View of the U. S., by J. D. De Bois, 1854.
† Area includes land and water, taken from the Encyclopedia Americana.
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