Population of the United States – 1790 to 1800

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Population of the United States – 1790 to 1800

This map displays the population density of the United States according to the 1790 and 1800 Censuses. It is a subset of larger map historic map that also displays the U.S. population density based on the 1810 and 1820 Censuses. This map is an example of a choropleth map; the darker shaded regions represent higher population densities while the lighter shaded regions represent lower population densities.

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Population of the United States -1790 to 1800

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