TABLE OF STATES AND TERRITORIES.
(Ratio of representation based on census of 1890--173,901.)
Popula- Popula- Rep
tion to Area in tion, in Elect.
Dates. No. Names. sq.m. sq. m. 1890. Cong vote
1892. 1892.
Ratified the Constitution.
1787, Dec. 7 1 Delaware 82.1 2,050 168,493 1 3
Dec. 12 2 Pennsylvania 111.2 45,215 5,258,014 30 32
Dec. 18 3 New Jersey 179.7 7,815 1,444,933 8 10
1788, Jan. 2 4 Georgia 30.8 59,475 1,837,353 11 13
Jan. 9 5 Connecticut 149.5 4,990 746,258 4 6
Feb. 6 6 Massachusetts 269.2 8,315 2,238,943 13 15
April 28 7 Maryland 85.3 12,210 1,042,390 6 8
May 23 8 South Carolina 37.6 30,570 1,151,149 7 9
June 21 9 New Hampshire 40.4 9,305 376,530 2 4
June 25 10 Virginia 39. 42,450 1,655,980 10 12
July 26 11 New York 121.9 49,170 5,997,853 34 35
1789, Nov. 21 12 North Carolina 30.9 52,250 1,617,947 9 11
1790, May 29 13 Rhode Island 276.4 1,250 345,506 2 4
Admitted to the Union.
1791, March 4 14 Vermont 34.6 9,565 332,422 2 4
1792, June 1 15 Kentucky 46. 40,400 1,858,635 11 13
1796, June 1 16 Tennessee 42. 42,050 1,767,518 10 12
1803, Feb. 19 17 Ohio 89.4 41,060 3,672,316 21 23
1812, April 30 18 Louisiana 22.9 48,720 1,118,587 6 8
1816, Dec. 11 19 Indiana 60.3 36,350 2,192,404 13 15
1817, Dec. 10 20 Mississippi 42.7 46,810 1,289,600 7 9
1818, Dec. 3 21 Illinois 67.5 56,650 3,826,351 22 24
1819, Dec. 14 22 Alabama 28.9 52,250 1,513,017 9 11
1820, March 15 23 Maine 20. 33,040 661,086 4 6
1821, Aug. 10 24 Missouri 38.5 69,415 2,679,184 15 17
1836, June 15 25 Arkansas 20.9 53,850 1,128,179 6 8
1837, Jan. 25 26 Michigan 35.5 58,915 2,093,889 12 14
1845, March 3 27 Florida 6.6 58,680 391,422 2 4
1815, Dec. 29 28 Texas 8.4 265,780 2,235,523 13 15
1846, Dec. 28 29 Iowa 34.1 56,025 1,911,896 11 13
1848, May 29 30 Wisconsin 30. 56,040 1,686,880 10 12
1850, Sept. 9 31 California 7.6 158,360 1,208,130 7 9
1858, May 11 32 Minnesota 15.6 83,365 1,301,826 7 9
1859, Feb. 14 33 Oregon 3.2 96,030 313,767 2 4
1861, Jan. 29 34 Kansas 17.3 82,080 1,427,096 8 10
1863, June 19 35 West Virginia 30.7 24,780 762,794 4 6
1864, Oct. 31 36 Nevada 0.4 110,700 45,761 1 3
1867, March 1 37 Nebraska 13.6 77,510 1,058,910 6 8
1876, Aug. 1 38 Colorado 3.9 103,925 412,198 2 4
1889, Nov. 2 { 39 North Dakota } 2.5 70,795 182,719 1 3
{ 40 South Dakota } 4.2 77,650 328,808 2 4
1889, Nov. 8 41 Montana 0.9 146,080 132,159 1 3
1889, Nov. 11 42 Washington 5. 69,180 349,390 2 4
1890, July 3 43 Idaho 0.9 84,800 84,385 1 3
1890, July 10 44 Wyoming 0.6 97,890 60,705 1 3
Organised.
1850, Sept. 9 Utah 2.4 84,970 207,905
1850, Sept. 9 New Mexico 1.2 122,580 153,593
1863, Feb. 24 Arizona 0.5 113,020 59,620
1868, July 27 Alaska 577,390 no census
1834, June 30 Indian Territory 31,400 no census
1889, April 22 Oklahoma 1.5 39,030 61,834
1791, Mar 3 Dist. of C. 3,291.1 70 230,392
1892, total House of Representatives 356 + Senate 88 = electoral votes,
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