Arkansas. June 15, 1836 52, 240 1,786, 272 1,923,295 53, 104 8,875, 083 58, 216 Texas. Dec. 29, 1845 *250,000 9,579, 677 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 11, 196, 730 267, 339 This State was originally a part of the Republic of 19, 953, 134 158, 693 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 84, 068 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the 2,825,041 3,805, 069 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the 1 By Public Law 204 of the 83d Cong., approved Aug. 7, 1953 (67 Stat. 407), Congress corrected an oversight of one and a half centuries and formally admitted the State of Ohio to the Union, setting Mar. 1, 1803, as the effective date of admission. Estimated. STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION-Continued square Formation 77, 227 Formed from a petition of the territory ceded to the United States by France by the treaty of Apr. 30, 1803. 104, 247 Formed from portions of the territory ceded to the United States by France by the treaty of Apr. 30, 1803, and of that ceded by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848. 77, 047 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803. Do. Formed from territory ceded to the United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803. The northern boundary of the territory was settled by a treaty with Great Britain, known as the "Oregon Treaty" of Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803. Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848. Formed by the union of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory. Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848. Arizona. Feb. 14, 1912 $216, 639 1,302, 161 1,772, 482 113,909 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mexico, part by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848, and part by what is known as the "Gadsden Purchase," Dec. 30, 1853. Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Formed from the territory of the Republic of Hawaii, District of Columbia. 763, 956 756, 510 69 Formation Established under Art. I, sec. 8, clause 17 of Constitution. Ter- [973] COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, THE INSULAR POSSESSIONS, AND TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Commonwealth of Puerto July 25, 1952 2, 349, 544 2,712, 033 3, 437 Canal Zone.. Aug. 24, 1912 42, 122 44, 650 553 Acquisition Ceded to United States by Spain by Treaty of Paris, Dec. 10, Under the terms of the Isthmian Canal Convention of Nov. Ceded to the United States by Spain by Treaty of Paris, Dec. 10, 76 Acquired by the United States Feb. 16, 1900, under terms of tripartite treaty Dec. 2, 1899. Full sovereignty accepted from native chiefs by United States Feb. 20, 1929. 133 By purchase from Denmark, Mar. 3, 1917, for $25,000,000. The Revised Organic Act of 1954 is the basis for the present territorial government. Occupied during World War II. Placed under the United Nations Trusteeship system in 1947 by agreement with the 212 687 1 Final figures for Puerto Rico; all others preliminary, Administered under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. Administered under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior except for the Saipan District, which is under Navy. W. Va... Wis. Total.. 1 1 1 1 1 1 65 106 142 186 213 242 232 237 243 293 332 357 391 435 435 435 437 435 435 Indicates representation of new States admitted after the respective decennial census apportionments. NOTE: The original apportionment of Representatives was established in 1787 by the Constitution. Subsequent apportionments based on the 1st Census through the 6th Census were as follows (number of census, date of act, and ratio of persons per Representative): 1st, Apr. 14, 1792, 33,000; 2d, Jan. 14, 1802, 33,000; 3d, Dec. 21, 1811, 35,000; 4th, Mar. 7, 1822, 40,000; 5th, May 22, 1832, 47,700, 6th, June 25, 1842, 70,680. Apportionment based on the 7th Census (1850) through the 12th Census (1900) was determined by the Vinton method, and for the 13th Census (1910) and 15th Census (1930) the method of major fractions was employed, there being no reapportionment in 1920. Apportionment based on the 16th Census (1940), the 17th Census (1950), and the 18th Census (1960), was determined by the method of equal proportions, a description of which may be found in S. Doc. 304, 76th Cong., 3d sess. |