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RATIFICATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION BY THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES, THEIR POPULATION

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

Seceded Dec. 20, 1860.

Readmitted to representation upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, July 9, 1868.

The area of Virginia at the date of ratification was 61, 352 square miles, but Dec. 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 Apr. 17, 1861, and was readmitted to representation by act of Jan. 26, 1870.

Seceded May 21, 1861. Readmitted to representation upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, July 4, 1868.

Delaware

Dec. 7, 1787

Pennsylvania

Dec. 12, 1787

59,096

434, 373 184, 139 82,548 |

146, 608

4,282, 891

1, 131, 116 1, 542, 180

168,493 5, 258, 014 I, 444,933 1,837, 353 746, 258 2,238, 943 I, 042, 390 I, 151, 149

7,815 59,475

49, 170 52, 250

Rhode Island

May 29, 1790

68,825

276,531

345, 506

I, 250

STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION, THEIR
POPULATION, AREA, AND FORMATION.

Vermont

Mar. 4, 1791

85.539

332, 256

332, 422

9.565

40, 400

42,050

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of New York.

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

Formed from territory ceded to the United States
by North Carolina. Seceded May 6, 1861. Read-
mitted to representation by joint resolution 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.
Seceded Jan. 26, 1861, Readmitted to representa-
tion upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment,
July 9, 1868.

36, 350 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the State of Virginia.

46, 810

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

56,650 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, 11, 1861. Readmitted to representa-
tion upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment,
July 13, 1868.

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

41, обо

48, 720

52, 250

Maine

Mar. 15, 1820

298, 335

648,936

661,086

33.040

Missouri

Aug. 10, 1821

66,586

2, 168, 380

2,679, 184

69,415

58,915 58,680

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.
53, 850 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.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States
by Spain by treaty of 1819. Seceded Jan. 11, 1861.
Readmitted to representation upon ratifying the
fourteenth amendment, June 25, 1868.

265, 780 This State was originally a part of the Republic of
Mexico, but by a successful revolt the people
established for themselves an independent
republican government, and were subsequently
annexed to the United States. Seceded Feb. 1,
1861. Readmitted to representation by the act of
Mar. 30, 1870.

Formed from a portion of the Territory of Wiscon-
sin, 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,'
Apr. 20, 1836.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States
by Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
of Feb. 2, 1848.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to
the United States by France by the treaty of
Apr. 30, 1803.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States
by the treaty with France of Apr. 30, 1803, the
treaty with Spain of Feb. 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 Apr. 30, 1803, and by
the State of Texas, in the settlement of her bound-
aries, in 1850.

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

82, 080

West Virginia

Dec. 31, 1862

376,683

618,457

762,794

Kansas

Formation.

·STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION, THEIR POPULATION, AREA, AND FORMATION-Continued.

Nevada.

Oct. 31, 1864

6,857

62,266

45, 761

110,700

77,510

103, 925

70, 795

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by Mexico by the treaty of Guada-
lupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to
the United States by France by the treaty of Apr.
30, 1803.

Formed from portions of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by the treaty of Apr. 30,
1803, and of that ceded by Mexico by the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848.

77,650 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
146,080 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
69, 180
Formed from territory ceded to the United States
by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803. The north-
ern boundary of the territory was settled by a
treaty with Great Britain, known as the "Oregon
treaty," of June 15, 1846.

84, 800 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
97, 890 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the tèrritory ceded to the
United States by Mexico by the treaty of Guada-
lupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848.

84,970

-South Dakota

Nov. 2, 1889

328,808

* 100, 000

135, 177

North Dakota.

Nov. 2, 1889

182,719

Montana

Nov. 8, 1889

* 156, 086

39, 150

132, 159

Washington.

Nov. 11, 1889

* 186, 393

75, 116

349,390

THE TERRITORIES: DATE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT IN EACH, THE POPULATION, AREA, AND FORMATION.

Formation.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by Mexico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb.
2, 1848.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mexico;
part by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, of Feb. 2, 1848, and
part by what is known as the "Gadsden purchase," in 1852.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Russia by
treaty of Mar. 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 Dec. 23,
1788, and by the State of Virginia, by act of her legislature of
Dec. 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, Mar. 30, 1791. By an act of July 9, 1846, Congress
retroceded the county of Alexandria, in the District of Colum-
bia, 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 Tenth Census. +Including Cherokee Country and No Man's Land.

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