POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1790-1890,
Showing Percentages of Urban Population.
Date. | Pop. of U.S. | No. of | Pop. of Cities. | % of
| | Cities | |of Urban Pop.
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1790 | 3,929,214 | 6 | 131,472 | 3.33
1800 | 5,308,483 | 6 | 210,873 | 3.9
1810 | 7,239,881 | 11 | 356,920 | 4.9
1820 | 9,633,822 | 13 | 474,135 | 4.9
1830 | 12,866,020 | 26 | 864,509 | 6.7
1840 | 17,069,453 | 44 | 1,453,994 | 8.5
1850 | 23,191,876 | 85 | 2,897,586 | 12.5
1860 | 31,443,321 | 141 | 5,072,256 | 16.1
1870 | 38,558,371 | 226 | 8,071,875 | 20.9
1880 | 50,155,783 | 286 | 11,318,597 | 22.5
1890 | 62,622,250 | 443 | 18,235,670 | 29.1
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