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File: CEN_M_P.TXT
Revised: Aug. 05, 1996
Original: Sep. 09, 1993
By: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
Internet: prsjr@aol.com
Part II. Maine to Pennsylvania
The following is the list of the 50 States with some important Census
information, such as creation of Territory, Statehood, first
available Census, and a list of what Census are missing.
SOME IMPORTANT U.S. CENSUS DATA
Became Became First Pertinent
State Terr. State Census Census Comments
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Maine 1820 1790 This Territory was annexed
by Mass. in 1693 as York(shire)
Co., and remained part of Mass.
until 1820. In 1760 the one
County was divided to form three.
1800 missing York Co; 1810 missing
part of Oxford Co; 1820 missing
Washington & part of Penebscot Co.
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Maryland 1788 1790 One of the original 13
states. 7th to ratify
the Constitution. 1790 Census
missing Allegany, Calvert &
Somerset Counties; 1800 Census
missing Baltimore Co. (except
City of Baltimore) and part of
Suffolk Co.; 1830 Census missing
Montgomery, Prince George's,
St. Mary's; Queen Annes, and
Somerset Counties.
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Massachusetts 1788 1790 One of the original 13 states.
7th to ratify the Constitution.
1800 Census missing part of
Suffolk Co.
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Michigan 1805 1837 1820 MI. became part of NW Terr.
1787; In 1800 the W. part of
lower MI. and E. part of upper
MI. became part of IN. Terr.
In 1802 all of state was in
IN. Terr. and thus remained
until 1805 when MI. Terr. was
created. Jurisdiction extended
W. to the Miss. River, including
Wisc. and E. Minn. (from 1818-36)
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Minnesota 1849 1858 1850 Minn. became part of NW Terr.
1787; W. part was in the LA.
Purchase of 1803. In 1800 E.
part was in IN. Terr.; 1818
in Mich. Terr; 1836 in Wisc.
Terr.; Thus remained until
1849; Wisc. Terr. also included
the W. part of the state; The
Minn. 1849 extended W. to the
MO. River including much of
what later became the Dakota
Terr.
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Mississippi 1798 1817 1830 MS. originally claimed by GA.
Remained loyal to the British
Crown during the Revolutionary
War, but taken over by Spain btw
1789-91. Held by Spain until 1798.
All of the S. 31st parallel was in
Spanish W. FL. until 1812. In 1817
AL. was separated from Miss. Terr.
1820 missing All; 1840 missing
Pike Co.; 1860 missing Hancock,
Sunflower and Washington Counties.
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Missouri 1812 1821 1830 N. part of LA. Purchase was
made into MO. Terr. in 1812.
Originally the Terr. included
AR.; IA.; KS.; NB.; and OK.
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Montana 1864 1889 1860 Most of the state was part
of the LA. Purchase 1803; In LA.
Terr. 1805-12; MO. Terr. 1812-54
NB. Terr. 1854-61; Dakota Terr.
1861-64; The extreme N.W. part of
the state was in OR. Terr.
1846-53; Wash. Terr. 1853-63;
Idaho Terr. 1863-64;
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Nebraska 1854 1864 1860 NB. was originally part of the
LA. Purchase of 1803; was part
of MO. Terr. 1812-20 (no settlers
until 1823) Was in Un-Organized
Terr. 1820-34. In 1834 part of
area was placed under jurisdiction
of AR. part under Mich. and part
under MO. When NB. Terr. was created
it included parts of CO.; MT.; WY.;
and N. & S. Dakotas (N. from 40th
parallel to Canada & W. from MO.
River to Continental Divide. Area
was reduced to present size of
state in 1861 with the creation
of CO. and Dakota Terr. in 1861.
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Nevada 1861 1864 1860 Land ceded to U.S. by Mexico
in 1848. From 1850-61 NV. was
part of the Utah Terr. except
S. tip of state which was in
NM. Terr. 1850-63, before AZ.
Terr. was organized.
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New Hampshire 1788 1790 One of the original 13 States.
9th to ratify the Constitution.
1800 Census, missing part of
Rockingham and Strafford Counties
1820 Census missing Grafton,
Strafford and part of Rockingham
Counties.
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New Jersey 1787 1830 One of the original 13 States
3rd to ratify the Constitution.
Missing All Census 1790, 1800,
1810, 1820.
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New Mexico 1850 1912 1850 This land was ceded to U.S.
by Mexico in 1848, except for
a strip of land which Texas had
claimed (E. of the Rio Grande Rv)
when NM. Terr, was created in 1850
it also included AV. and part of CO.
(A small area in S.W. corner and a
larger area now in AZ. were added
by Gadsden Purchase of 1852.
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New York 1788 1790 One of the original 13 States
11th to ratify the Constitution.
1810 Census missing Cortland Co.
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North Carolina 1789 1790 One of the original 13 states
12th to ratify the Constitution.
Included present-day TN. until 1796.
1790 Census missing Caswell, Granville
and Orange Counties. 1810 Census
missing Craven, Green, New Hanover
and Wake Counties. 1820 Census missing
Currituck, Franklin, Martin, Montgomery
Randolph, and Wake Counties.
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North Dakota 1861 1889 1860 ND. was originally part of
the LA. Purchase, 1803. Later
when Minn. Terr. formed in 1849
It included all of the area of
ND. as far W. as the MO. River
but was left in Un-Organized
Terr. in 1859 when Minn. was
cut to its present-day boundaries.
As the Dakota Terr. was organized
in 1861 it included both North &
South Dakota and most of Wyo.
and Mont. In 1864 Wyo. and Mont.
separated to form Mont. Terr.
A movement to divide the Dakotas
began in early 1870's but was not
legislated until 1889 when both
became states. The 1860 Census is
of the Dakota Terr.
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Ohio 1799 1803 1820 OH. was originally part of
the NW. Terr. in 1787 and
was the 1st state carved out
of the Territory. OH. began
to function as a state in 1802.
1810 Census missing ALL.
1820 Census missing Franklin &
Wood Counties.
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Oklahoma 1890 1907 1900 OK. became part of the AR.
Terr. in 1819, but the relevant
history dates from 1866 when the
Indian tribes ceded the W. part
of their domain to the U.S. OK.
land was not opened to white
settlement until 1889. The Indian
Terr. (abt the E. 1/3 of present-
day OK. and was not officially
organized but remained under the
jurisdiction of AK. until state-
hood in 1907.
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Oregon 1848 1859 1850 Original Oregon Terr. embraced
OR. all of Wash. & Idaho, British
Terr. Columbia to 54deg 40', and
Mont., & Wyo. W. of the continental
divide until cut to present-day
size to become a state.
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Pennsylvania 1787 1790 One of the original 13 States
2nd to ratify the Constitution.
1800 Census missing part of
Westmoreland Co.; 1810 Census
missing parts of Bedford,
Cumberland & Philadelphia Co.
End of Part II. Maine to Pennsylvania
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