Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

united states of america

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PENNSYLVANIA 1787

Area: 46,054 sq miles

(119,280 sq km)

Population: 12,787,000

Capital: Harrisburg

RHODE ISLAND 1790

Area: 1,545 sq miles

(4,001 sq km)

Population: 1,055,000

Capital: Providence

SOUTH CAROLINA 1788

Area: 32,020 sq miles

(82,933 sq km)

Population: 4,832,500

Capital: Columbia

SOUTH DAKOTA 1889

Area: 77,116 sq miles

(199,729 sq km)

Population: 853,000

Capital: Pierre

TENNESSEE 1796

Area: 42,144 sq miles

(109,153 sq km)

Population: 6,549,000

Capital: Nashville

TEXAS 1845

Area: 268,596 sq miles

(695,662 sq km)

Population: 26,957,000

Capital: Austin

UTAH 1896

Area: 84,897 sq miles

(219,882 sq km)

Population: 2,943,000

Capital: Salt Lake City

VERMONT 1791

Area: 9,616 sq miles

(24,906 sq km)

Population: 626,500

Capital: Montpelier

VIRGINIA 1788

Area: 42,775 sq miles

(110,787 sq km)

Population: 8,326,000

Capital: Richmond

WASHINGTON 1889

Area: 71,298 sq miles

(184,661 sq km)

Population: 7,061,500

Capital: Olympia

WEST VIRGINIA 1863

Area: 24,230 sq miles

(62,756 sq km)

Population: 1,850,000

Capital: Charleston

WISCONSIN 1848

Area: 65,496 sq miles

(169,635 sq km)

Population: 5,757,500

Capital: Madison

WYOMING 1890

Area: 97,813 sq miles

(253,335 sq km)

Population: 584,000

Capital: Cheyenne

IDAHO 1890

Area: 83,569 sq miles

(216,443 sq km)

Population: 1,634,500

Capital: Boise

ILLINOIS 1818

Area: 57,914 sq miles

(149,995 sq km)

Population: 12,880,500

Capital: Springfield

INDIANA 1816

Area: 36,420 sq miles

(94,326 sq km)

Population: 6,597,000

Capital: Indianapolis

IOWA 1846

Area: 56,273 sq miles

(145,746 sq km)

Population: 3,107,000

Capital: Des Moines

KANSAS 1861

Area: 82,278 sq miles

(213,100 sq km)

Population: 2,904,000

Capital: Topeka

KENTUCKY 1792

Area: 40,408 sq miles

(104,656 sq km)

Population: 4,413,500

Capital: Frankfort

LOUISIANA 1812

Area: 52,378 sq miles

(135,659 sq km)

Population: 4,650,000

Capital: Baton Rouge

MAINE 1820

Area: 35,380 sq miles

(91,633 sq km)

Population: 1,330,000

Capital: Augusta

MARYLAND 1788

Area: 12,406 sq miles

(32,131 sq km)

Population: 5,976,500

Capital: Annapolis

MASSACHUSETTS 1788

Area: 10,554 sq miles

(27,336 sq km)

Population: 6,745,500

Capital: Boston

MICHIGAN 1837

Area: 96,714 sq miles

(250,487 sq km)

Population: 9,910,000

Capital: Lansing

MINNESOTA 1858

Area: 86,936 sq miles

(225,163 sq km)

Population: 5,457,000

Capital: St. Paul

MISSISSIPPI 1817

Area: 48,432 sq miles

(125,438 sq km)

Population: 2,994,000

Capital: Jackson

ALABAMA 1819

Area: 52,420 sq miles

(135,767) sq km

Population: 4,849,000

Capital: Montgomery

ALASKA 1959

Area: 665,384 sq miles

(1,723,337) sq km

Population: 737,000

Capital: Juneau

ARIZONA 1912

Area: 113,990 sq miles

(295,234 sq km)

Population: 6,731,500

Capital: Phoenix

ARKANSAS 1836

Area: 53,179 sq miles

(137,732 sq km)

Population: 2,966,000

Capital: Little Rock

CALIFORNIA 1850

Area: 163,695 sq miles

(423,967 sq km)

Population: 38,802,500

Capital: Sacramento

COLORADO 1876

Area: 104,094 sq miles

(269,601 sq km)

Population: 5,356,000

Capital: Denver

CONNECTICUT 1788

Area: 5,543 sq miles

(14,357 sq km)

Population: 3,596,500

Capital: Hartford

DELAWARE 1787

Area: 2,489 sq miles

(6,446 sq km)

Population: 935,500

Capital: Dover

FLORIDA 1845

Area: 65,758 sq miles

(170,312 sq km )

Population: 19,893,000

Capital: Tallahassee

GEORGIA 1788

Area: 59,425 sq miles

(153,910 sq km)

Population: 10,097,000

Capital: Atlanta

HAWAII 1959

Area: 10,932 sq miles

(28,313 sq km)

Population: 1,419,500

Capital: Honolulu

MISSOURI 1821

Area: 69,707 sq miles

(180,540 sq km)

Population: 6,063,500

Capital: Jefferson City

MONTANA 1889

Area: 147,040 sq miles

(380,831 sq km)

Population: 1,023,500

Capital: Helena

NEBRASKA 1867

Area: 77,348 sq miles

(200,330 sq km)

Population: 1,881,500

Capital: Lincoln

NEVADA 1864

Area: 110,572 sq miles

(286,380 sq km)

Population: 2,839,000

Capital: Carson City

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1788

Area: 9,349 sq miles

(24,214 sq km)

Population: 1,327,000

Capital: Concord

NEW JERSEY 1787

Area: 8,723 sq miles

(22,591 sq km)

Population: 8,938,000

Capital: Trenton

NEW MEXICO 1912

Area: 121,590 sq miles

(314,917 sq km)

Population: 2,085,500

Capital: Santa Fe

NEW YORK 1788

Area: 54,555 sq miles

(141,297 sq km)

Population: 19,746,000

Capital: Albany

NORTH CAROLINA 1789

Area: 53,819 sq miles

(139,391 sq km)

Population: 9,944,000

Capital: Raleigh

NORTH DAKOTA 1889

Area: 70,698 sq miles

(183,108 sq km)

Population: 739,500

Capital: Bismarck

OHIO 1803

Area: 44,826 sq miles

(116,098 sq km)

Population: 11,594,000

Capital: Columbus

OKLAHOMA 1907

Area: 69,899 sq miles

(181,037 sq km)

Population: 3,878,000

Capital: Oklahoma City

OREGON 1859

Area: 98,379 sq miles

(254,799 sq km)

Population: 3,970,000

Capital: Salem

STATeS, with date of

admission to Union

SeAT OF gOveRNMeNT

DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA

Area: 68 sq miles (177 sq km)

Population: 659,000

Capital: Washington, D.C.

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