Historical State Centers of Population by Year for 1880-2020 Censuses

1950

The table below provides the centers of population for all available states in 1950. The source of these coordinates is: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Centers of Population for States and Counties, 1974.

State	North Latitude	West Longitude	County	Approximate Location by Important Places
Alabama	32° 47′ 09″	86° 46′ 41″	Chilton	9 miles SW of Clanton
Alaska	not available	not available
Arizona	33° 22′ 11″	111° 31′ 55″	Pinal	25 miles NW of Florence
Arkansas	34° 54′ 54″	92° 13′ 43″	Pulaski	12.5 miles NE of Little Rock
California	35° 44′ 46″	119° 39′ 01″	Kern	44.9 miles NW of Bakersfield
Colorado	39° 20′ 32″	105° 05′ 57″	Douglas	12.7 miles SE of Castle Rock
Connecticut	41° 30′ 33″	72° 52′ 57″	New Haven	13.8 miles NE of New Haven
Delaware	39° 24′ 43″	75° 33′ 14″	New Castle	23.8 miles S of Wilmington
District of Columbia	38° 53′ 51″	77° 00′ 33″	D.C.	0.6 miles N of the Capitol
Florida	28° 15′ 09″	82° 05′ 47″	Polk	29.8 miles NW of Bartow
Georgia	33° 00′ 23″	83° 42′ 46″	Jones	10.2 miles W of Gray
Hawaii	not available	not available
Idaho	44° 11′ 57″	114° 46′ 01″	Custer	33.5 SW of Challis
Illinois	41° 06′ 37″	88° 23′ 35″	Grundy	17 miles SE of Morris
Indiana	40° 07′ 17″	86° 18′ 47″	Boone	9.8 miles NE of Lebanon
Iowa	41° 59′ 46″	93° 12′ 44″	Marshall	15.8 miles NW of Marshalltown
Kansas	38° 26′ 35″	96° 51′ 32″	Marion	11 miles NE of Marion
Kentucky	37° 45′ 14″	85° 06′ 15″	Washington	7.5 miles NE of Springfield
Louisiana	30° 48′ 23″	91° 34′ 05″	Pointe Coupee	11 miles NW of New Roads
Maine	44° 46′ 01″	69° 35′ 09″	Somerset	6.5 miles E of Skowhegan
Maryland	39° 10′ 31″	76° 43′ 56″	Anne Arundel	18.5 miles NW of Annapolis
Massachusetts	42° 22′ 02″	71° 26′ 09″	Middlesex	17 miles W of Cambridge
Michigan	42° 51′ 01″	84° 05′ 48″	Shiawassee	8 miles S of Corunna
Minnesota	45° 20′ 24″	93° 45′ 59″	Sherburne	9.5 miles NW of Elk River
Mississippi	32° 48′ 05″	89° 44′ 57″	Madison	22 miles NE of Canton
Missouri	38° 30′ 06″	92° 07′ 42″	Cole	5.5 miles SE of Jefferson City
Montana	46° 56′ 02″	110° 35′ 22″	Judith Basin	23.2 miles SW of Stanford
Nebraska	41° 12′ 10″	97° 52′ 01″	Merrick	10 miles NE of Central City
Nevada	38° 36′ 39″	117° 14′ 18″	Nye	37 miles N of Tonopah
New Hampshire	43° 20′ 25″	71° 32′ 05″	Merrimack	9.3 miles N of Concord
New Jersey	40° 26′ 29″	74° 25′ 53″	Middlesex	3.8 miles SE of New Brunswick
New Mexico	34° 34′ 07″	105° 53′ 50″	Torrance	15.5 miles SE of Estancia
New York	41° 30′ 23″	74° 44′ 31″	Sullivan	10.5 miles SW of Monticello
North Carolina	35° 36′ 33″	79° 36′ 56″	Randolph	14.2 miles SE of Asheboro
North Dakota	47° 27′ 31″	99° 35′ 42″	Wells	13 miles SE of Fessenden
Ohio	40° 31′ 33″	82° 41′ 27″	Morrow	7.5 miles SE of Mt. Gilead
Oklahoma	35° 33′ 54″	96° 55′ 42″	Lincoln	9.5 miles SW of Chandler
Oregon	44° 44′ 53″	122° 26′ 43″	Linn	33.4 miles NE of Albany
Pennsylvania	40° 30′ 24″	77° 18′ 17″	Perry	8.3 miles NW of New Bloomfield
Rhode Island	41° 46′ 47″	71° 26′ 15″	Providence	4.5 miles S of Providence
South Carolina	34° 04′ 22″	81° 02′ 15″	Richland	5.5 miles N of Columbia
South Dakota	44° 16′ 16″	98° 50′ 19″	Hand	18.3 miles SE of Miller
Tennessee	35° 47′ 36″	86° 27′ 28″	Rutherford	5 miles SW of Murfreesboro
Texas	31° 07′ 30″	97° 35′ 10″	Bell	8.8 miles NW of Belton
Utah	40° 27′ 57″	111° 47′ 16″	Utah	17 miles NW of Provo
Vermont	44° 02′ 54″	72° 46′ 58″	Washington	17.3 miles SW of Montpelier
Virginia	37° 26′ 28″	78° 21′ 53″	Cumberland	7 miles SW of Cumberland
Washington	47° 20′ 26″	121° 23′ 04″	Kittitas	45.7 miles NW of Ellensburg
West Virginia	38° 36′ 14″	81° 00′ 51″	Clay	11.2 miles NE of Clay
Wisconsin	43° 48′ 00″	89° 02′ 11″	Green Lake	4.7 miles SW of Green Lake
Wyoming	42° 37′ 43″	106° 49′ 51″	Natrona	30.5 miles SW of Casper

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