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In , prior to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, America consisted of 13 colonies under British rule. A decade after the first United States census, the year marked the second authorized census for the country. It lasted for nine months, with a census day of August 4th, and included two new states, Kentucky and Tennessee , and well as territory located northwest of the Ohio River and Mississippi Territory.
John Marshall was the secretary of state at the time and headed up census proceedings. The total U. The most populated city was New York, with a population of 60,, and was followed by Philadelphia with a population of 41, The year marked a few major events in American history.
A presidential election took place between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, with Jefferson elected to office in after a tie in the Electoral College. Also, the year was just three years prior to the Louisiana Purchase, in which the U. It marked a major western expansion in the U. The United States census in the year was limited to the topics of population, mortality, manufacturing, and agriculture. It was the 12th census ever to be conducted in the country, and its official enumeration date was June 1, The census took place over two weeks in areas with 8, or more residents and over one month in rural areas.
Oklahoma , Alaska , Hawaii, Arizona , and New Mexico enumerated as territories, and Utah was the most recent addition. In , the most populated U. Chicago came next with a total of 1,,, followed by Philadelphia, which came in at 1,, In , under half of Americans were homeowners.
Just The state with the second highest homeownership rate in was Idaho at A major event that affected the United States population in was the Galveston Hurricane. It hit on September 8th in Galveston, Texas. The storm had a death toll approximated at 6, to 12, and is, to this date, the deadliest natural disaster ever to hit the United States. This is a population density of The census was the 22nd census to be conducted in the United States and was taken on April 1st.
California was the most populated state in the U. It was followed by Texas with a population of 20,, and New York with 18,, residents. New York, however, was the most populated city, with a population of 8,, Los Angeles, California was the second most populated city with 3,, residents.
Chicago came in third with 2,, residents. As the United States grows and becomes more diverse, the measure of the population by race becomes a crucial element of each year's census.
The census brought significant revisions to the questions regarding race and Hispanic origin to gather a more accurate picture of the population's evolving racial diversity. In , Out of the total population, In total, there were ,, housing units reported in the census.
In the decade from to , housing inventory in the United States went up by The census also revealed that 2 out of 3 householders, or In , there were This is a growth in the population of 9. More specifically, regional population growth was higher between and in the South and West than in the Mideast and Northeast. The South had a regional growth of The most populated U. It was followed by Los Angeles with a population of 3,, and Chicago with a population of 2,, The homeownership rate in was West Virginia and Minnesota were the two states with the highest homeownership rates, with The United States population is expected to rise to approximately million in This projection is based on the assumption that currently observed population trends will continue.
This equals out to 67 million people added to the population from immigrants, 47 million people added from second-generation immigrants, and 3 million added from third-generation immigrants. The racial makeup of the United States in is projected to greatly contrast that of the early s. Age is another key factor to look at in population projections for The current trend of population aging will have an increasingly significant impact in the coming years.
This chart shows the top 10 ancestries in the United States. The United States Constitution enshrines the right to religious freedom and prevents the development of an official state religion. The lack of official involvement in religion means that no questions about religion are asked in the census, and as a result, limited and sometimes questionable data is available.
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