Description: A map from 1912 of the United States, subtitled "Distribution of Population and Railways in 1850." The map is color–coded to show population densities ranging from areas with fewer than 2 inhabitants per square mile to areas of 90 or more inhabitants per square mile. Cities with populations over 8,000 are shown with circles proportionate to their populations at the time.
Place Names: Demographics, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, New York, populatio
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
location,
inlandWaters,
transportation
Keywords: United States Population Density, transportation, statistical, kPopulation, kTransportation, population, railroads, oceans,
location,
inlandWaters,
transportation, Unknown, 1850
Source: Ward, Prothero, and Leathes, The Cambridge Modern History Atlas (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1912)
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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