United States Census 1950
The 1950 United States Census was the 17th census in the United States since 1790 . "Census Day" was April 1, 1950 .
history
The 1950 United States Census was conducted in 1950 in the United States, Alaska , Hawaii , Samoa , the Panama Canal Zone , Guam , Puerto Rico , the Virgin Islands and other islands under American administration by the United States Census Bureau under the direction of Roy Victor Peel . "Census Day" and thus the official reference date for the census was April 1, 1950, but the collection of the data dragged on until the end of June of the same year. This census included Americans abroad for the first time. Also for the first time, control counts were carried out in 3,500 areas and in 22,000 households after the actual data was recorded in order to check the accuracy of the count.
142,962 people were involved in the data collection for a total cost of $ 91,462,000. The final report consisted of 61,700 pages. After evaluating this census, the Census Bureau became the first agency outside of the military to begin using computers.
Results
The total population of the United States on April 1, 1950 was 150,697,361. This corresponds to an increase of 19,028,086 inhabitants (or 14.5%) since the last census in 1940 . Covering an area of 3,021,295 square miles, the population density was 50.7 people per square mile. In 1950, 74,833,000 of all American citizens were male and 75,864,000 were female. Overall, the population (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) consisted of 134,942,000 white people, 15,042,000 African Americans and 713,000 "others".
The state population figures from the 10-year United States censuses are key to determining the number of representatives from those states in the United States House of Representatives . The adjustment is usually made in the next but one Congress after a census.
States by population
States of the USA by population in 1950. Alaska and Hawaii had the status of a territory at the time and were not yet states.
| rank | State | population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | new York | 14.830.192 |
| 2 | California | 10,586,223 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 10,498,012 |
| 4th | Illinois | 8,712,176 |
| 5 | Ohio | 7,946,627 |
| 6th | Texas | 7,748,000 |
| 7th | Michigan | 6,421,000 |
| 8th | New Jersey | 4,860,000 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 4,690,000 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 4,060,000 |
| 11 | Indiana | 3,952,000 |
| 12 | Missouri | 3,946,000 |
| 13 | Georgia | 3,451,000 |
| 14th | Wisconsin | 3,449,000 |
| 15th | Tennessee | 3,304,000 |
| 16 | Virginia | 3,262,000 |
| 17th | Alabama | 3,060,000 |
| 18th | Minnesota | 2,995,000 |
| 19th | Kentucky | 2,957,000 |
| 20th | Florida | 2,821,000 |
| 21st | Louisiana | 2,701,000 |
| 22nd | Iowa | 2,621,000 |
| 23 | Washington | 2,386,000 |
| 24 | Maryland | 2,376,000 |
| 25th | Oklahoma | 2,193,000 |
| 26th | Mississippi | 2,169,000 |
| 27 | South carolina | 2,119,000 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 2,007,280 |
| 29 | West Virginia | 2,006,000 |
| 30th | Kansas | 1,915,000 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 1,906,000 |
| 32 | Oregon | 1,532,000 |
| 33 | Colorado | 1,337,000 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 1,324,000 |
| 35 | Maine | 911,000 |
| ... | District of Columbia | 814,000 |
| 36 | Rhode Island | 779,000 |
| 37 | Arizona | 756,000 |
| 38 | Utah | 696,000 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 687,000 |
| 40 | South Dakota | 652,000 |
| 41 | North Dakota | 616,000 |
| 42 | Montana | 598,000 |
| 43 | Idaho | 592,000 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 531,000 |
| ... | Hawaii | 491,000 |
| 45 | Vermont | 377,000 |
| 46 | Delaware | 321,000 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 292,000 |
| 48 | Nevada | 162,000 |
| ... | Alaska | 138,000 |
Cities by population
The 20 most populous cities in the United States by population in 1950.
| rank | city | State | population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | new York | 7,891,957 |
| 2 | Chicago | Illinois | 3,620,962 |
| 3 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 2,071,605 |
| 4th | los Angeles | California | 1,970,358 |
| 5 | Detroit | Michigan | 1,849,568 |
| 6th | Baltimore | Maryland | 949.708 |
| 7th | Cleveland | Ohio | 914,808 |
| 8th | St. Louis | Missouri | 856.796 |
| 9 | Washington DC | District of Columbia | 802.178 |
| 10 | Boston | Massachusetts | 801.444 |
| 11 | San Francisco | California | 775.357 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 676.806 |
| 13 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 637.392 |
| 14th | Houston | Texas | 596.163 |
| 15th | Buffalo | new York | 580.132 |
| 16 | New Orleans | Louisiana | 570,445 |
| 17th | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 521.718 |
| 18th | Cincinnati | Ohio | 503.998 |
| 19th | Seattle | Washington | 467.591 |
| 20th | Kansas City | Missouri | 456.622 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b census.gov: Overview , accessed on March 27, 2010
- ↑ census.gov: short summary (PDF; 66 kB), accessed on March 27, 2010
- ↑ census.gov: Population and Area (Historical Censuses) (PDF; 10.2 MB), accessed on March 27, 2010
