RATIFICATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION BY THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES, THEIR POPULATION AND AREA.

Seceded January 19, 1861. Readmitted to representation by the act of July 15, 1870.

Seceded December 20, 1860. Readmitted to repre-
sentation upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment,
July 9, 1868.

The area of Virginia at the date of ratification was
61,352 square miles, but December 31, 1862, a portion
of its territory was set off and admitted into the
Union as a free and independent State under the
name of West Virginia. The State seceded April
17, 1861, and was readmitted to representation by act
of January 26, 1870.

Seceded May 21, 1861. Readmitted to representation
upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, July 4,

1868.

47,000
50,704

Rhode Island

May 29, 1790

68,825

217.353 276,531

1,306

TABLE OF STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION, THEIR POPU-
LATION, AREA, AND FORMATION.

Population

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
North Carolina. Seceded May 6, 1861. Readmitted to
representation by joint resoluion of July 24, 1866.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France under the treaty of Paris of April, 1803. Se-
ceded January 26, 1861. Readmitted to representation
upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, July 9, 1868.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
States of Georgia and South Carolina. Seceded Jan-
uary 9, 1861. Readmitted to representation by act of
February 23, 1870.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
States of South Carolina and Georgia. Seceded Jan-
uary 11, 1861. Readmitted to representation upon rat-
ifying the fourteenth amendment, July 13, 1868.

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Massachusetts.

65,350 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, under the name of "Louisiana," by
the treaty of Paris of 1803.

52,108 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, under the name of "Louisiana,"
," by
the treaty of Paris of 1803.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.

59,268 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
Spain by treaty of 1819. Seceded January 11, 1861.
Readmitted to representation upon ratifying the four-
teenth amendment, June 25, 1868.

States.

Date of admission.

at time of admission.

Popula-
tion in
1870.
85,539 330,551 332,286
73,677 1,321,011 1,648,690
77,262 1,258,520 1,542,359

Popula-
tion in
1880.

41,915 2,665,260 3,198,062
76,556 726,915 939,946

63,897 1,680,637 1,978,301
827,922 1,131,597

34,620 2,539,891 3,077,871
144,317 996,992 1,262,505

Maine
Missouri

Mar. 15, 1820
Aug. 10, 1821

298,335
626,915 648,936
66,586 1,721,295 2,168,380

52,240 484,471 802,525

Florida

200,000 1,184,059 1,636,937 54.477 187,748 269,493

Texas.

Dec. 29, 1845

250,000

818,579 1,591,749

274,356

This State was originally a part of the Republic of Mex-
ico, but by a successful revolt, the people established
for themselves an independent republican government,
and were subsequently annexed to the United States.
Seceded February 1, 1861. Readmitted to representa-
tion by the act of March 30, 1870.

Formed from a portion of the Territory of Wisconsin, as
the Territory of Iowa," June 12, 1838.

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Michigan, as the "Territory of Wisconsin," April 20,
1836.

188,981 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mex-
ico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, of February 2,
1848.

95,274

81,318

83,531 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
treaty with France of April 30, 1803, the treaty with
Spain of February 22, 1819, and the treaty with Great
Britain of June 15, 1846.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803, and by the State
of Texas, in the settlement of her boundaries, in 1850.
Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Virginia.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by Mexico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
of February 2, 1848.

55,045

53,924

23,000

112,090

75,995

39,864 194,327 104,500

135,177 150,932

143,776
69,994

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from portions of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803, and of
that ceded by Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi-
dalgo, of February 2, 1848.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France, by treaty of April 30, 1803. The northern
boundary of the territory was settled by a treaty with
Great Britain, known as the "Oregon Treaty," of June
15, 1846.

* Estimated October 10, 1888.

+ Estimated November 1, 1889.

Estimated September 30, 1888.

TABLE OF TERRITORIES, SHOWING DATE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, THEIR POPULATION, AREA, AND FORMATION.

Area in square miles.

government.

New Mexico.

Sept. 9, 1850

91,874

119,565

121,201

Utah

Sept. 9, 1850

86,786

143,963

Arizona

Feb. 24, 1863

9,658

40.440

86,294

97,883

577,390

60

Formation.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by
Mexico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by
Mexico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mexico; part
by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848, and
part by what is known as the "Gadsden purchase" in 1852.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States
by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States
by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Russia, by
treaty of March 30, 1867.

The District of Columbia was established under the 17th clause,
8th section, 1st article, of the Constitution of the United States.
The territory embraced in the District was ceded to the United
States, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, by
the State of Maryland, by act of her legislature of December 23,
1788, and by the State of Virginia, by act of her legislature of
December 3, 1789. These cessions were accepted by Congress,
by act of July 16, 1790, and the lines and bounds of the District
were established by a proclamation of the President, George
Washington, March 30, 1791. By an act of July 9, 1846, Congress
retroceded the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia,
to the State of Virginia. The present government of the District
is administered by a board of three commissioners, appointed by
the President, in pursuance of an act of Congress of June 20, 1874.

*These are the figures given in the reports of the Ninth and Tenth Census.