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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 1930. The source of these coordinates is recomputation from historical county level data. The recomputation relied upon aggregate county level population data with an estimated county centroid resulting in a possible error of up to one mile.
| State | North Latitude | West Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 32° 59′ 01″ | 86° 44′ 36″ |
| Alaska | not available | not available |
| Arizona | 33° 18′ 40″ | 111° 44′ 02″ |
| Arkansas | 34° 54′ 05″ | 92° 21′ 05″ |
| California | 35° 43′ 12″ | 119° 41′ 06″ |
| Colorado | 39° 13′ 07″ | 104° 58′ 24″ |
| Connecticut | 41° 32′ 11″ | 72° 53′ 22″ |
| Delaware | 39° 20′ 21″ | 75° 33′ 04″ |
| District of Columbia | 38° 53′ 27″ | 77° 00′ 60″ |
| Florida | 28° 40′ 23″ | 82° 23′ 05″ |
| Georgia | 32° 56′ 11″ | 83° 39′ 13″ |
| Hawaii | 21° 04′ 09″ | 157° 26′ 00″ |
| Idaho | 44° 16′ 46″ | 114° 38′ 24″ |
| Illinois | 41° 02′ 04″ | 88° 31′ 13″ |
| Indiana | 40° 04′ 53″ | 86° 18′ 42″ |
| Iowa | 41° 59′ 22″ | 93° 18′ 21″ |
| Kansas | 38° 26′ 50″ | 96° 54′ 06″ |
| Kentucky | 37° 41′ 41″ | 85° 08′ 15″ |
| Louisiana | 30° 55′ 40″ | 91° 33′ 50″ |
| Maine | 44° 42′ 17″ | 69° 34′ 23″ |
| Maryland | 39° 13′ 05″ | 76° 46′ 03″ |
| Massachusetts | 42° 18′ 41″ | 71° 27′ 06″ |
| Michigan | 42° 54′ 12″ | 84° 13′ 16″ |
| Minnesota | 45° 25′ 44″ | 93° 52′ 58″ |
| Mississippi | 32° 55′ 16″ | 89° 45′ 38″ |
| Missouri | 38° 32′ 18″ | 92° 09′ 13″ |
| Montana | 46° 53′ 41″ | 110° 17′ 04″ |
| Nebraska | 41° 12′ 55″ | 98° 00′ 49″ |
| Nevada | 39° 31′ 50″ | 117° 27′ 24″ |
| New Hampshire | 43° 20′ 50″ | 71° 34′ 55″ |
| New Jersey | 40° 32′ 18″ | 74° 23′ 30″ |
| New Mexico | 34° 40′ 12″ | 105° 53′ 44″ |
| New York | 41° 31′ 32″ | 74° 46′ 01″ |
| North Carolina | 35° 36′ 46″ | 79° 36′ 30″ |
| North Dakota | 47° 28′ 21″ | 99° 47′ 20″ |
| Ohio | 40° 32′ 12″ | 82° 37′ 49″ |
| Oklahoma | 35° 30′ 40″ | 96° 58′ 53″ |
| Oregon | 44° 51′ 22″ | 122° 16′ 40″ |
| Pennsylvania | 40° 30′ 25″ | 77° 19′ 08″ |
| Rhode Island | 41° 48′ 50″ | 71° 32′ 04″ |
| South Carolina | 34° 05′ 22″ | 81° 04′ 49″ |
| South Dakota | 44° 15′ 03″ | 98° 46′ 31″ |
| Tennessee | 35° 49′ 00″ | 86° 27′ 22″ |
| Texas | 31° 22′ 53″ | 97° 34′ 11″ |
| Utah | 40° 22′ 26″ | 111° 49′ 12″ |
| Vermont | 44° 02′ 57″ | 72° 43′ 52″ |
| Virginia | 37° 26′ 11″ | 78° 39′ 32″ |
| Washington | 47° 20′ 36″ | 121° 09′ 12″ |
| West Virginia | 38° 40′ 25″ | 80° 55′ 27″ |
| Wisconsin | 43° 50′ 07″ | 89° 07′ 11″ |
| Wyoming | 42° 48′ 51″ | 106° 53′ 59″ |
Page Last Revised - October 25, 2021
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