Description: A map of the United States showing the population distribution in 1850. The map is coded to show population densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to over 90 inhabitants per square mile. The map illustrates the westward migration of the Mormon settlements in Utah and the California gold rush.
Place Names: Demographics, populatio
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries,
society,
oceans,
location,
inlandWaters
Keywords: Distribution of Population , physical, political, statistical, kPopulation, physical features, country borders,
major political subdivisions, population, boundaries,
society,
oceans,
location,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 1850
Source: Albert Perry Brigham & Charles T. McFarlane, Essentials of Geography (New York, NY: American Book Company, 1916) 48
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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