Historical State Centers of Population by Year for 1880-2020 Censuses
Historical State Centers of Population by Year for 1880-2020 Censuses
1980
The table below provides the centers of population for each state in 1980. The source of these coordinates is recomputation from archived national block group/enumeration area data resulting in a possible error of up to 1,000 feet.
| State | North Latitude | West Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 32° 59′ 32″ | 86° 46′ 30″ |
| Alaska | 61° 22′ 11″ | 148° 29′ 07″ |
| Arizona | 33° 19′ 29″ | 111° 43′ 06″ |
| Arkansas | 34° 58′ 18″ | 92° 26′ 03″ |
| California | 35° 28′ 29″ | 119° 26′ 17″ |
| Colorado | 39° 29′ 11″ | 105° 10′ 52″ |
| Connecticut | 41° 29′ 26″ | 72° 52′ 34″ |
| Delaware | 39° 26′ 42″ | 75° 33′ 49″ |
| District of Columbia | 38° 54′ 27″ | 77° 00′ 32″ |
| Florida | 27° 47′ 41″ | 81° 40′ 25″ |
| Georgia | 33° 11′ 12″ | 83° 48′ 36″ |
| Hawaii | 21° 12′ 04″ | 157° 36′ 45″ |
| Idaho | 44° 12′ 26″ | 114° 56′ 09″ |
| Illinois | 41° 12′ 27″ | 88° 24′ 25″ |
| Indiana | 40° 10′ 33″ | 86° 17′ 01″ |
| Iowa | 41° 59′ 10″ | 93° 03′ 30″ |
| Kansas | 38° 27′ 16″ | 96° 38′ 17″ |
| Kentucky | 37° 47′ 31″ | 85° 13′ 22″ |
| Louisiana | 30° 43′ 04″ | 91° 27′ 56″ |
| Maine | 44° 24′ 44″ | 69° 38′ 27″ |
| Maryland | 39° 09′ 35″ | 76° 47′ 25″ |
| Massachusetts | 42° 16′ 45″ | 71° 23′ 04″ |
| Michigan | 42° 50′ 28″ | 84° 06′ 30″ |
| Minnesota | 45° 15′ 16″ | 93° 38′ 56″ |
| Mississippi | 32° 34′ 41″ | 89° 37′ 27″ |
| Missouri | 38° 28′ 54″ | 92° 04′ 48″ |
| Montana | 46° 51′ 39″ | 110° 54′ 55″ |
| Nebraska | 41° 11′ 57″ | 97° 34′ 11″ |
| Nevada | 37° 33′ 10″ | 116° 45′ 24″ |
| New Hampshire | 43° 10′ 43″ | 71° 28′ 25″ |
| New Jersey | 40° 27′ 50″ | 74° 25′ 02″ |
| New Mexico | 34° 37′ 12″ | 106° 14′ 19″ |
| New York | 41° 32′ 45″ | 74° 43′ 06″ |
| North Carolina | 35° 34′ 03″ | 79° 40′ 33″ |
| North Dakota | 47° 25′ 40″ | 99° 30′ 38″ |
| Ohio | 40° 31′ 12″ | 82° 42′ 02″ |
| Oklahoma | 35° 35′ 17″ | 96° 53′ 15″ |
| Oregon | 44° 41′ 39″ | 122° 33′ 53″ |
| Pennsylvania | 40° 28′ 12″ | 77° 12′ 09″ |
| Rhode Island | 41° 45′ 34″ | 71° 26′ 31″ |
| South Carolina | 34° 02′ 50″ | 81° 02′ 08″ |
| South Dakota | 44° 06′ 42″ | 99° 03′ 23″ |
| Tennessee | 35° 46′ 46″ | 86° 25′ 18″ |
| Texas | 30° 59′ 33″ | 97° 27′ 25″ |
| Utah | 40° 30′ 59″ | 111° 49′ 33″ |
| Vermont | 44° 03′ 24″ | 72° 48′ 21″ |
| Virginia | 37° 38′ 19″ | 78° 00′ 03″ |
| Washington | 47° 20′ 11″ | 121° 31′ 57″ |
| West Virginia | 38° 43′ 13″ | 80° 56′ 27″ |
| Wisconsin | 43° 43′ 09″ | 88° 58′ 32″ |
| Wyoming | 42° 39′ 24″ | 106° 56′ 05″ |
Page Last Revised - October 25, 2021