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Population density growth from 1800 to late 19th century
The article traces U S territorial growth from 1800 to 1867 and shows population density rising from about seven to the square mile in 1800 to over 21 by 1890. It ranks densest areas in the District of Columbia Rhode Island Massachusetts New Jersey Connecticut New York and Pennsylvania and notes very low densities in Montana Wyoming Arizona and Nevada. It also notes high density in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and points Maine New Hampshire and Vermont as surprisingly sparse among old states.
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Atlantic
Mississippi
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Florida
Alaska
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Massachuttts
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Montana
Wyoming
Arizona
Nevada
Massachusetts
North Atlantic
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont