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

1960

The table below provides the centers of population for each state in 1960. 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° 57′ 16″	86° 47′ 32″	Chilton	12 miles NW of Clanton
Alaska	61° 12′ 50″	148° 36′ 10″	Valdez-Chitina-Whittier	41 miles E of Anchorage
Arizona	33° 15′ 41″	111° 30′ 19″	Pinal	17.5 miles NW of Florence
Arkansas	34° 52′ 19″	92° 10′ 48″	Pulaski	11 miles NE of Little Rock
California	35° 30′ 13″	119° 31′ 13″	Kern	30.2 miles NW of Bakersfield
Colorado	39° 22′ 40″	105° 08′ 04″	Douglas	14.5 miles W of Castle Rock
Connecticut	41° 32′ 11″	72° 53′ 00″	New Haven	16 miles NE of New Haven
Delaware	39° 27′ 51″	75° 33′ 03″	New Castle	20 miles S of Wilmington
District of Columbia	38° 54′ 23″	77° 01′ 00″	D.C.	1.2 miles NW of the Capital
Florida	28° 06′ 05″	81° 39′ 30″	Polk	18.5 miles NE of Bartow
Georgia	33° 03′ 42″	83° 45′ 28″	Monroe	10.5 miles NE of Forsyth
Hawaii	21° 12′ 50″	157° 37′ 03″	Honolulu	17.7 miles SE of Honolulu
Idaho	44° 10′ 33″	114° 49′ 35″	Custer	37 miles SW of Challis
Illinois	41° 10′ 52″	88° 22′ 57″	Grundy	12.5 miles SE of Morris
Indiana	40° 11′ 50″	86° 18′ 55″	Clinton	12.5 miles SE of Frankfort
Iowa	41° 59′ 33″	93° 07′ 58″	Marshall	12 miles SW of Marshalltown
Kansas	38° 26′ 02″	96° 39′ 17″	Chase	7.5 miles NW of Cottonwood Falls
Kentucky	37° 47′ 16″	85° 13′ 32″	Washington	7 miles N of Springfield
Louisiana	30° 46′ 43″	91° 31′ 20″	W. Feliciana	8.5 miles W of St. Francisville
Maine	44° 30′ 21″	69° 33′ 28″	Kennebec	17 miles NE of Augusta
Maryland	39° 11′ 15″	76° 46′ 22″	Howard	5.5 miles SE of Ellicott City
Massachusetts	42° 17′ 48″	71° 26′ 05″	Middlesex	17.8 miles SW of Cambridge
Michigan	42° 48′ 36″	84° 02′ 06″	Shiawassee	12 miles SE of Corunna
Minnesota	45° 16′ 36″	93° 42′ 24″	Wright	10.7 miles NE of Buffalo
Mississippi	32° 41′ 29″	89° 40′ 34″	Leake	8.5 miles SW of Carthage
Missouri	38° 29′ 50″	92° 02′ 23″	Cole	9 miles SE of Jefferson City
Montana	46° 55′ 07″	110° 35′ 48″	Judith Basin	24.5 miles SW of Stanford
Nebraska	41° 12′ 23″	97° 45′ 54″	Polk	11 miles NW of Osceola
Nevada	38° 01′ 07″	117° 05′ 37″	Nye	7.5 miles SE of Tonopah
New Hampshire	43° 14′ 25″	71° 28′ 51″	Merrimack	3.8 miles NE of Concord
New Jersey	40° 30′ 10″	74° 23′ 18″	Middlesex	3.5 miles E of New Brunswick
New Mexico	34° 31′ 56″	106° 01′ 00″	Torrance	15.5 miles SE of Estancia
New York	41° 30′ 21″	74° 43′ 12″	Sullivan	10.3 miles SW of Monticello
North Carolina	35° 34′ 58″	79° 35′ 25″	Randolph	16 miles SE of Asheboro
North Dakota	47° 28′ 11″	99° 33′ 57″	Wells	12.8 miles SE of Fessenden
Ohio	40° 32′ 42″	82° 39′ 20″	Morrow	9 miles E of Mt. Gilead
Oklahoma	35° 35′ 07″	96° 53′ 08″	Lincoln	7.2 miles S of Chandler
Oregon	44° 44′ 07″	122° 29′ 42″	Linn	31 miles NE of Albany
Pennsylvania	40° 27′ 36″	77° 15′ 56″	Perry	4.8 miles NW of New Bloomfield
Rhode Island	41° 46′ 13″	71° 25′ 52″	Providence	4.5 miles S of Providence
South Carolina	34° 03′ 45″	81° 01′ 48″	Richland	5 miles N of Columbia
South Dakota	44° 08′ 37″	98° 57′ 28″	Buffalo	7.8 miles NE of Gannvalley
Tennessee	35° 45′ 51″	86° 26′ 32″	Rutherford	6 miles SW of Murfreesboro
Texas	31° 05′ 56″	97° 40′ 59″	Bell	13.5 miles NW of Belton
Utah	40° 32′ 10″	111° 50′ 07″	Salt Lake	16.3 miles SE of Salt Lake City
Vermont	44° 01′ 05″	72° 46′ 46″	Addison	19.3 miles E of Middlebury
Virginia	37° 30′ 58″	78° 06′ 23″	Pawhatan	10.5 miles SW of Powhatan
Washington	47° 21′ 11″	121° 24′ 04″	Kittitas	47 miles NW of Ellensburg
West Virginia	38° 40′ 12″	81° 01′ 00″	Braxton	15.8 miles W of Sutton
Wisconsin	43° 41′ 52″	88° 55′ 00″	Green Lake	10 miles SE of Green Lake
Wyoming	42° 39′ 15″	106° 45′ 31″	Natrona	26.5 miles SW of Casper

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