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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 1920. 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° 57′ 26″ | 86° 43′ 21″ |
| Alaska | not available | not available |
| Arizona | 33° 21′ 03″ | 111° 12′ 55″ |
| Arkansas | 34° 55′ 14″ | 92° 20′ 48″ |
| California | 36° 20′ 23″ | 120° 10′ 54″ |
| Colorado | 39° 14′ 53″ | 105° 01′ 24″ |
| Connecticut | 41° 30′ 08″ | 72° 51′ 47″ |
| Delaware | 39° 25′ 14″ | 75° 32′ 09″ |
| District of Columbia | not available | not available |
| Florida | 29° 04′ 36″ | 82° 46′ 42″ |
| Georgia | 32° 54′ 17″ | 83° 36′ 32″ |
| Hawaii | not available | not available |
| Idaho | 44° 14′ 12″ | 114° 35′ 17″ |
| Illinois | 40° 56′ 45″ | 88° 29′ 01″ |
| Indiana | 40° 00′ 14″ | 86° 17′ 16″ |
| Iowa | 41° 58′ 45″ | 93° 17′ 43″ |
| Kansas | 38° 27′ 33″ | 96° 50′ 09″ |
| Kentucky | 37° 42′ 21″ | 85° 15′ 24″ |
| Louisiana | 30° 51′ 28″ | 91° 36′ 40″ |
| Maine | 44° 46′ 44″ | 69° 31′ 02″ |
| Maryland | 39° 11′ 03″ | 76° 43′ 40″ |
| Massachusetts | 42° 22′ 18″ | 71° 25′ 45″ |
| Michigan | 43° 06′ 17″ | 84° 24′ 59″ |
| Minnesota | 45° 25′ 26″ | 93° 51′ 01″ |
| Mississippi | 32° 55′ 35″ | 89° 45′ 37″ |
| Missouri | 38° 33′ 17″ | 92° 16′ 23″ |
| Montana | 46° 52′ 36″ | 110° 14′ 02″ |
| Nebraska | 41° 12′ 32″ | 97° 57′ 00″ |
| Nevada | 39° 20′ 41″ | 117° 31′ 23″ |
| New Hampshire | 43° 21′ 30″ | 71° 32′ 17″ |
| New Jersey | 40° 28′ 19″ | 74° 24′ 34″ |
| New Mexico | 34° 44′ 34″ | 105° 55′ 13″ |
| New York | 41° 36′ 13″ | 74° 50′ 59″ |
| North Carolina | 35° 36′ 48″ | 79° 31′ 27″ |
| North Dakota | 47° 28′ 43″ | 99° 46′ 27″ |
| Ohio | 40° 33′ 11″ | 82° 41′ 36″ |
| Oklahoma | 35° 28′ 33″ | 96° 52′ 48″ |
| Oregon | 44° 55′ 41″ | 122° 13′ 33″ |
| Pennsylvania | 40° 32′ 05″ | 77° 18′ 30″ |
| Rhode Island | 41° 47′ 43″ | 71° 26′ 27″ |
| South Carolina | 34° 02′ 35″ | 81° 03′ 42″ |
| South Dakota | 44° 19′ 25″ | 98° 40′ 39″ |
| Tennessee | 35° 48′ 53″ | 86° 32′ 01″ |
| Texas | 31° 28′ 34″ | 97° 19′ 12″ |
| Utah | 40° 22′ 19″ | 111° 47′ 04″ |
| Vermont | 44° 02′ 46″ | 72° 45′ 03″ |
| Virginia | 37° 23′ 38″ | 78° 30′ 23″ |
| Washington | 47° 24′ 05″ | 121° 14′ 24″ |
| West Virginia | 38° 42′ 36″ | 80° 52′ 55″ |
| Wisconsin | 43° 55′ 42″ | 89° 12′ 46″ |
| Wyoming | 42° 48′ 58″ | 106° 54′ 38″ |
Page Last Revised - October 25, 2021
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