7. States from territory defined by treaty with
Great Britain (see p. 254).
Oregon,
Washington, Idaho.
8. States from other sources.
Florida, from a Spanish
cession,
Texas, by annexation
(see p. 254).
APPENDIX G.
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