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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 1890. 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° 54′ 38″ | 86° 44′ 46″ |
| Alaska | not available | not available |
| Arizona | 33° 15′ 51″ | 111° 25′ 39″ |
| Arkansas | 34° 57′ 35″ | 92° 29′ 41″ |
| California | 37° 25′ 35″ | 121° 02′ 20″ |
| Colorado | 39° 09′ 52″ | 105° 14′ 10″ |
| Connecticut | 41° 31′ 41″ | 72° 48′ 00″ |
| Delaware | 39° 11′ 09″ | 75° 35′ 36″ |
| District of Columbia | not available | not available |
| Florida | 29° 29′ 15″ | 83° 03′ 28″ |
| Georgia | 33° 00′ 00″ | 83° 40′ 17″ |
| Hawaii | not available | not available |
| Idaho | 44° 12′ 41″ | 114° 27′ 33″ |
| Illinois | 40° 39′ 14″ | 88° 44′ 34″ |
| Indiana | 39° 52′ 53″ | 86° 14′ 16″ |
| Iowa | 41° 56′ 02″ | 92° 58′ 43″ |
| Kansas | 38° 33′ 01″ | 97° 08′ 00″ |
| Kentucky | 37° 42′ 46″ | 85° 21′ 52″ |
| Louisiana | 30° 50′ 40″ | 91° 29′ 24″ |
| Maine | 44° 57′ 03″ | 69° 32′ 36″ |
| Maryland | 39° 09′ 32″ | 76° 41′ 21″ |
| Massachusetts | 42° 22′ 30″ | 71° 28′ 10″ |
| Michigan | 43° 15′ 24″ | 84° 43′ 38″ |
| Minnesota | 45° 05′ 42″ | 93° 50′ 36″ |
| Mississippi | 35° 59′ 52″* | 89° 43′ 26″ |
| Missouri | 38° 38′ 19″ | 92° 27′ 57″ |
| Montana | 46° 31′ 45″ | 111° 51′ 22″ |
| Nebraska | 41° 05′ 54″ | 97° 43′ 34″ |
| Nevada | 39° 31′ 55″ | 118° 01′ 46″ |
| New Hampshire | 43° 26′ 01″ | 71° 35′ 23″ |
| New Jersey | 40° 37′ 19″ | 74° 30′ 14″ |
| New Mexico | 34° 58′ 19″ | 106° 09′ 01″ |
| New York | 41° 54′ 51″ | 74° 51′ 56″ |
| North Carolina | 35° 38′ 22″ | 79° 25′ 11″ |
| North Dakota | 47° 28′ 35″ | 98° 20′ 25″ |
| Ohio | 40° 22′ 59″ | 82° 53′ 56″ |
| Oklahoma | 35° 18′ 58″ | 96° 28′ 01″ |
| Oregon | 44° 46′ 13″ | 122° 00′ 09″ |
| Pennsylvania | 40° 35′ 14″ | 77° 12′ 30″ |
| Rhode Island | 41° 46′ 46″ | 71° 27′ 49″ |
| South Carolina | 33° 59′ 12″ | 80° 58′ 50″ |
| South Dakota | 44° 16′ 52″ | 98° 24′ 26″ |
| Tennessee | 35° 50′ 07″ | 86° 35′ 58″ |
| Texas | 31° 26′ 11″ | 96° 50′ 52″ |
| Utah | 40° 18′ 53″ | 111° 46′ 47″ |
| Vermont | 44° 02′ 38″ | 72° 42′ 48″ |
| Virginia | 37° 28′ 31″ | 78° 33′ 29″ |
| Washington | 47° 15′ 44″ | 120° 52′ 30″ |
| West Virginia | 38° 49′ 59″ | 80° 41′ 26″ |
| Wisconsin | 43° 53′ 27″ | 89° 18′ 22″ |
| Wyoming | 42° 24′ 46″ | 106° 36′ 27″ |
* The north latitude for Mississippi that appears in the source material appears to be an error but is displayed here as in the report. The description accompanying the center of population in the source material states it is 3.5 miles SE of Sallis, Attala County, Mississippi which does not correspond to the north latitude. We believe the correct north latitude is 32° 59′ 52″.
Page Last Revised - October 25, 2021
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