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

1970

The table below provides the centers of population for each state in 1970. 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° 59′ 28″	86° 46′ 39″	Chilton	13.5 miles NW of Clanton
Alaska	61° 08′ 24″	148° 58′ 47″	Anchorage	33 miles SE of Anchorage
Arizona	33° 17′ 09″	111° 41′ 15″	Maricopa	26.5 miles SE of Phoenix
Arkansas	34° 54′ 52″	92° 21′ 05″	Pulaski	12.5 miles NW of Little Rock
California	35° 28′ 03″	119° 28′ 31″	Kern	27.5 miles NW of Bakersfield
Colorado	39° 26′ 37″	105° 07′ 36″	Jefferson	21.8 miles SE of Golden
Connecticut	41° 29′ 17″	72° 52′ 38″	New Haven	12.5 miles NE of New Haven
Delaware	39° 28′ 44″	75° 33′ 33″	New Castle	19 miles S of Wilmington
District of Columbia	38° 54′ 22″	77° 00′ 29″	D.C.	1.1 miles N of the Capital
Florida	27° 51′ 49″	81° 43′ 32″	Polk	7.3 miles SE of Bartow
Georgia	33° 08′ 52″	83° 48′ 13″	Jasper	13 miles SW of Monticello
Hawaii	21° 13′ 38″	157° 39′ 20″	Honolulu	15.2 miles SE of Honolulu
Idaho	44° 12′ 00″	114° 49′ 57″	Custer	36 miles SW of Challis
Illinois	41° 13′ 03″	88° 23′ 12″	Grundy	9.8 miles SE of Morris
Indiana	40° 11′ 48″	86° 17′ 30″	Clinton	13.8 miles SE of Frankfort
Iowa	41° 59′ 46″	93° 05′ 14″	Marshall	10 miles SW of Marshalltown
Kansas	38° 27′ 39″	96° 39′ 46″	Chase	9 miles NW of Cottonwood Falls
Kentucky	37° 48′ 54″	85° 16′ 57″	Washington	9.3 miles NW of Springfield
Louisiana	30° 43′ 44″	91° 28′ 41″	Pointe Coupee	3 miles NW of New Roads
Maine	44° 26′ 57″	69° 37′ 20″	Kennebec	12.2 miles NE of Augusta
Maryland	39° 09′ 51″	76° 47′ 11″	Howard	7.5 miles S of Ellicott City
Massachusetts	42° 17′ 26″	71° 23′ 40″	Middlesex	15.5 miles SW of Cambridge
Michigan	42° 48′ 21″	84° 02′ 58″	Shiawassee	12 miles SE of Corunna
Minnesota	45° 14′ 12″	93° 39′ 01″	Wright	12 miles NE of Buffalo
Mississippi	32° 36′ 57″	89° 39′ 18″	Leake	10.2 miles SW of Carthage
Missouri	38° 31′ 27″	92° 01′ 36″	Cole	8 miles SE of Jefferson City
Montana	46° 53′ 52″	110° 49′ 30″	Meagher	24.5 miles NE of White Sulphur Springs
Nebraska	41° 11′ 49″	97° 32′ 49″	Polk	1.3 miles N of Osceola
Nevada	37° 38′ 16″	116° 45′ 08″	Nye	39.3 miles SE of Tonopah
New Hampshire	43° 11′ 35″	71° 28′ 45″	Merrimack	3.5 miles E of Concord
New Jersey	40° 29′ 45″	74° 24′ 04″	Middlesex	2.8 miles E of New Brunswick
New Mexico	34° 34′ 45″	106° 06′ 53″	Torrance	13 miles SW of Estancia
New York	41° 30′ 49″	74° 43′ 02″	Sullivan	10 miles SW of Monticello
North Carolina	35° 34′ 28″	79° 40′ 12″	Randolph	12.5 miles SE of Asheboro
North Dakota	47° 27′ 48″	99° 30′ 57″	Wells	13.5 miles SE of Fessenden
Ohio	40° 32′ 42″	82° 40′ 45″	Morrow	7.8 miles E of Mt. Gilead
Oklahoma	35° 35′ 02″	96° 56′ 20″	Lincoln	8 miles SW of Chandler
Oregon	44° 44′ 33″	122° 33′ 10″	Linn	28 miles NE of Albany
Pennsylvania	40° 27′ 17″	77° 11′ 59″	Perry	2.5 miles N of New Bloomfield
Rhode Island	41° 45′ 39″	71° 26′ 02″	Providence	5.5 miles S of Providence
South Carolina	34° 03′ 35″	81° 02′ 55″	Richland	4.5 miles N of Columbia
South Dakota	44° 08′ 29″	98° 57′ 55″	Buffalo	7.8 miles NE of Gannvalley
Tennessee	35° 45′ 45″	86° 30′ 06″	Rutherford	8.2 miles SW of Murfreesboro
Texas	31° 04′ 52″	97° 31′ 30″	Bell	4 miles NW of Belton
Utah	40° 33′ 51″	111° 49′ 43″	Salt Lake	14.5 miles SE of Salt Lake City
Vermont	44° 02′ 45″	72° 48′ 24″	Addison	18 miles E of Middlebury
Virginia	37° 36′ 20″	77° 58′ 35″	Pawhatan	5.2 miles NW of Powhatan
Washington	47° 21′ 10″	121° 31′ 57″	King	41.5 miles SE of Seattle
West Virginia	38° 43′ 44″	80° 58′ 42″	Gilmer	15.8 miles SW of Glenville
Wisconsin	43° 40′ 56″	88° 55′ 04″	Green Lake	11.5 miles SE of Green Lake
Wyoming	42° 40′ 09″	106° 46′ 59″	Natrona	27 miles SW of Casper

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