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Historical State Centers of Population by Year for 1880-2020 Censuses
Historical State Centers of Population by Year for 1880-2020 Censuses
The table below provides the centers of population for all available states in 1880. The source of these coordinates is: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1923.
| State | North Latitude | West Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 32° 51′ 09″ | 86° 43′ 16″ |
| Alaska | not available | not available |
| Arizona | 33° 17′ 36″ | 111° 25′ 32″ |
| Arkansas | 34° 55′ 41″ | 92° 30′ 25″ |
| California | 37° 55′ 55″ | 121° 27′ 42″ |
| Colorado | 39° 05′ 23″ | 105° 32′ 53″ |
| Connecticut | 41° 32′ 49″ | 72° 46′ 21″ |
| Delaware | 39° 09′ 50″ | 75° 35′ 30″ |
| District of Columbia | not available | not available |
| Florida | 29° 43′ 40″ | 83° 17′ 00″ |
| Georgia | 33° 02′ 04″ | 83° 42′ 00″ |
| Hawaii | not available | not available |
| Idaho | 43° 59′ 34″ | 114° 24′ 04″ |
| Illinois | 40° 26′ 47″ | 88° 57′ 44″ |
| Indiana | 39° 51′ 33″ | 86° 13′ 26″ |
| Iowa | 41° 51′ 40″ | 92° 56′ 53″ |
| Kansas | 38° 36′ 11″ | 96° 41′ 07″ |
| Kentucky | 37° 42′ 40″ | 85° 26′ 30″ |
| Louisiana | 30° 49′ 29″ | 91° 21′ 08″ |
| Maine | 44° 55′ 10″ | 69° 32′ 46″ |
| Maryland | 39° 09′ 04″ | 76° 41′ 17″ |
| Massachusetts | 42° 22′ 30″ | 71° 28′ 15″ |
| Michigan | 43° 03′ 29″ | 84° 38′ 36″ |
| Minnesota | 44° 47′ 33″ | 93° 44′ 41″ |
| Mississippi | 33° 02′ 50″ | 89° 42′ 06″ |
| Missouri | 38° 42′ 32″ | 92° 25′ 08″ |
| Montana | 46° 23′ 05″ | 111° 43′ 16″ |
| Nebraska | 40° 57′ 47″ | 97° 20′ 43″ |
| Nevada | 39° 41′ 41″ | 117° 59′ 22″ |
| New Hampshire | 43° 26′ 25″ | 71° 35′ 50″ |
| New Jersey | 40° 25′ 48″ | 74° 31′ 01″ |
| New Mexico | 35° 09′ 35″ | 106° 10′ 35″ |
| New York | 42° 00′ 04″ | 74° 54′ 50″ |
| North Carolina | 35° 38′ 35″ | 79° 18′ 37″ |
| North Dakota | 47° 02′ 03″ | 98° 09′ 37″ |
| Ohio | 40° 20′ 17″ | 82° 53′ 48″ |
| Oklahoma | not available | not available |
| Oregon | 44° 39′ 37″ | 122° 18′ 00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 40° 35′ 18″ | 77° 10′ 02″ |
| Rhode Island | 41° 46′ 14″ | 71° 27′ 40″ |
| South Carolina | 33° 58′ 47″ | 80° 58′ 46″ |
| South Dakota | 43° 59′ 28″ | 98° 18′ 04″ |
| Tennessee | 35° 50′ 09″ | 86° 38′ 37″ |
| Texas | 31° 20′ 50″ | 96° 38′ 30″ |
| Utah | 40° 13′ 56″ | 111° 54′ 30″ |
| Vermont | 44° 01′ 45″ | 72° 43′ 05″ |
| Virginia | 37° 29′ 34″ | 78° 29′ 51″ |
| Washington | 47° 05′ 32″ | 120° 36′ 29″ |
| West Virginia | 38° 53′ 20″ | 80° 37′ 47″ |
| Wisconsin | 43° 44′ 57″ | 89° 17′ 06″ |
| Wyoming | 42° 10′ 48″ | 106° 39′ 14″ |
Page Last Revised - October 25, 2021
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