Remarks. RATIFICATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION BY THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES, THEIR POPULATION Seceded Jan. 19, 1861. Readmitted to representation by the act of July 15, 1870. State. Date of ratification of the Constitution. Population at date of ratification. Area in Population Population square in 1900. in 1910. miles. Seceded Dec. 20, 1860. Readmitted to representation The area of Virginia at the date of ratification was 61,352 square miles, but Dec. 31, 1862, a portion of its territory was set off and admitted into the Union as a free and independent State under the name of West Virginia. The State seceded Apr. 17, 1861, and was readmitted to representation by act of Jan. 26, 1870. Seceded May 21, 1861. Readmitted to representation upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, July 4. 1868. 202,322 7,665, 111 New Jersey Georgia Dec. 18, 1787 184, 139 1,883,669 2,537, 167 Jan. 2.1788 82,548 2.216, 331 2,609, 121 New Hampshire. Virginia June 21, 1788 June 26.1788 141, 899 747,610 411, 588 1,854, 184 430, 572 2,061,612 STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION, THEIR POPULATION, AREA, AND FORMATION. Vermont. Mar. 4.1791 85,539 343.641 355.956 9.565 Kentucky June 1, 1792 73.677) 2. 147, 174 2,289,905 40.400 Tennessee. June 1, 1796 77,262 2,020.616 2. 184,789 Formation. Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 36.350 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 46.810 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 56,650 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 33,040 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 52,250 Maine. Mar. 15, 1820 298,335 694.466 742,371 Missouri. Aug. 10, 1821 66.586 3,106,665 3,293,335 69,415 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the 53,850 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the 58,915 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by This State was originally a part of the Republic of " 158,360 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848. 82,080 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by France by the treaty of Apr. 30, 1803. Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Formed from territory ceded to the United States by 24, 780 Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of Virginia. Texas. Dec. 29. 1845 *250,000 3,048, 710 3,896.542 265, 780 Iowa.. Dec. 28, 1846 81.920 2,231,853 2,224, 771 Wisconsin. May 29, 1848 210, 596 2,009,042 2,333,860 56,025 56,040 |