Demographics ... Then and Now
| 1830 | 1990 | |
| Total Population | 738,000 | 6,628,638 |
| Population Per Square Mile | 15.1 | 136.1 |
| Male Female |
371,000
367,000 |
3,214,290
3,414,347 |
| Urban Rural |
10,000
728,000 |
3,337,778
3,290,859 |
| White Black Hispanic Origin American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other |
473,000
265,000 * * * * |
4,971,127
1,449,142 76,726 78,930 50,593 2,119 |
Sources: Historical Statistics of the U.S., Colonial Times to 1970, Bicentennial Edition prepared by the U.S Bureau of the Census; and 1990 U.S. Census