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1960 Census - Population, Supplementary Reports: 1960 Population of Congressional Districts for the 91st Congress
1960 Census - Population, Supplementary Reports: 1960 Population of Congressional Districts for the 91st Congress
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The House of Representatives has 435 members. The 1960 population figures are for 428 congressional districts for the 91th Congress because seven-- two from Hawaii and one each from Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming--are elected at large.
The 1960 populations of the districts ranged from a low of 275,103 for the Second District of New Hampshire to a high of 507,330 for the Third District of Nebraska, The range for the districts for the 90th Congress was from 227,692 to 588,933. The distribution of the districts by the number of inhabitants in 1960 is as follows:
| Number of inhabitants | 91st | 90th |
| 500,000 or more | 3 | 11 |
| 450,000 to 500,000 | 29 | 58 |
| 400,000 to 450,000 | 269 | 196 |
| 350,000 to 400,000 | 117 | 138 |
| 300,000 to 350,000 | 8 | 18 |
| Under 300,000 | 2 | 5 |
The PDF to the right contains the 7-page report.
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Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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