NUMBER OF INHABITANTS United States Summary LIST OF DETAILED TABLES [Page numbers listed here omit the prefix number which appears as part of the page number for each page. The prefix 7. 6. Population of continental United States, by regions, divisions, and States, and of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1790 to 1950_. Decennial rates of increase in population, for continental United States, by regions, divisions, and States, and for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1790 to 1950.......... 8 8. Percent distribution of population by regions, divisions, and States: 1790 to 1950... 9.—Area, 1950, and population per square mile, by regions, divisions, and States, and for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, 1900 to 1950... 10. Membership of the House of Representatives at each apportionment, by regions, divisions, and States: 1789 to 1950.... 11.-Rank of States according to population: 1900 to 1950. 12.-Rank of States according to amount and percent increase in population between 1940 and 1950....... 13.-Composition of the urban population according to the new definition, by regions, divisions, and States: 1950--- 14. Comparison of urban and rural population under new and old urban definitions, by regions, divisions, and States: 195015.—Urban and rural population of continental United States, by regions, divisions, and States, and of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1790 to 1950 16.-Population in groups of places classified according to size, by regions, divisions, and States: 1950. 17.-Population and land area of urbanized areas: 1950....... 18.-Rank of urbanized areas according to population: 1950. 19. Population of counties in continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1950 and 1940---- 20.-Number of counties classified according to percent change in population between 1940 and 1950, for continental United States, by regions, divisions, and States, and for Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico... 43 21.-Number and types of minor civil divisions, by States: 1950--- 22.-Number and types of incorporated places for continental United States, by States, and for Alaska: 1950 23.-Population of cities in continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico having, in 1950, 100,000 inhabitants or more: 1790 to 1950 24.-Population of urban places in continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1950 and 1940......25.-Fifty largest cities in rank order for censuses of 1950, 1940, 1900, and 1850.......... 26.-Population of standard metropolitan areas and constituent parts in continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1950 and 1940..... 45 46 65 66 27.-Population inside and outside central city or cities of standard metropolitan areas in continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1950 and 1940___ 28.-Rank of standard metropolitan areas in continental United States according to population in 1950... 29.-Land area and population per square mile, for standard metropolitan areas of continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: 1950--- 75 -Population of 1940 metropolitan districts: 1950 and 1940--- 76 31.-Population of economic subregions by State economic areas: 1950 and 1940... 77 32-Population of areas in which special censuses were taken: April 1, 1940, to April 1, 1950___ 33-Number of census tracts in tracted areas in continental United States and Hawaii: 1950.. 80 84 1-1 Table 1.-POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS, ETC.: 1930 TO 1950 [Areas within each group are listed in descending order of population in 1950] ! Includes estimated population of the Philippine Islands (1940, 16,356,000; 1930, 13,513,000), not shown separately. Ceded by Spain in 1898, the Philippine Islands constituted a territorial possssion of the United States from 1898 to 1946. Granted independence as of July 4, 1946, they then became the Republic of the Philippines. Excludes inhabitants (560) of Baker, Canton and Enderbury, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston and Sand, and Midway Islands which were enumerated with Hawaii in 1940. Excludes inhabitants (36) of Midway Islands which were enumerated with Hawaii in 1930. Census taken as of Oct. 1 of preceding year. Not enumerated. Enderbury Island uninhabited at time of enumeration. Less than 0.5 square mile. Sand Island uninhabited at time of enumeration. Little Swan Island uninhabited at time of enumeration. 10 Includes Caroline, Christmas, Danger (Pukapuka), Flint, Funafuti, Kingman Reef, Malden, Manahiki, Navassa, Nukufetau, Nukulailai, Nurakita, Penrhyn, Quita Sueno Bank, Rakahanga, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, Starbuck, Vostok, Phoenix Group (except Canton and Enderbury), and Union (Tokelau) Group, not enumerated in decennial Censuses; and Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands. Area is for Navassa (area, 2 square miles), and Baker, Howland, and Jarvis (combined area, 3 square miles). Excludes Kingman Reef, Quita Sueño Bank, Roncador Cay, and Serrans Bank (each less than 0.5 square mile); area of other islands listed in footnote 10 not available. "Not enumerated or uninhabited at time of enumeration. Population of Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands. Other islands not enumerated or uninhabited at time of enumeration. Under the jurisdiction of the United States in accordance with the treaty of Nov. 18, 1903, with the Republic of Panama. 1 Leased (1914) from the Republic of Nicaragua for 99 years. Figures are those of the 1950 and 1940 Censuses of the Republic of Nicaragua, May 1950 and 1940. Little Corn Island uninhabited at time of both enumerations. Under trusteeship with the United States as administering authority. See Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands (Documentary Supplement No. 1) of the Security Council of the United Nations which became effective on July 18, 1947. U. S. Department of the Navy, Handbook on the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1948. U. S. Department of the Navy, Report on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands for the Period July 1, 1949, to June 30, 1950, U. S. Government Printing Offce, Washington, D. C., 1950. 20 Population: 1940, 131,258; 1930, 69,626 (censuses of Japan). "Excludes United States citizens abroad on private business, travel, etc. Many of these were enumerated in the United States at their usual place of residence as absent members of households. Based on 20-percent sample of reports received and consequently subject to sampling variability. Chances are about 2 out of 3 that the figure that would have been obtained from a complete count would have differed by less than 1,200 from figure shown here. Not available. Table 2.-POPULATION AND AREA OF CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES: 1790 TO 1950 Percentage increases are computed on basis of change in population since preceding census date, and period covered therefore is not always exactly 10 years. Adjustments for differences in census date must be made if strictly comparable figures are desired for each decade. Figures given for various census years represent the area of all land within the present boundaries of continental United States which was under the jurisdiction of the United States on the date in question, including in some cases considerable areas of land not then organized or settled and not covered by the census. Revised figure of 39,818,449 for the 1870 population includes adjustments for underenumeration in the Southern States. Unadjusted data are used in this and subsequent tables because revised figures for States, urban-rural residence, etc., are not available. On the basis of the revised figure the population increased by 8,375,128, or 26.6 percent, between 1860 |